Computerized Chopper
Look’s like I’m having a bit of a session on bikes at the moment and the coolest I’ve found so far has to be the operational concept chopper produced in collaboration between Intel and Orange County Choppers with just a little help from Black Diamond. The concept was to produce a product capable of operating under some pretty tough conditions and to show the potential of the current embedded technology. The result was the SwitchBack PC, a product which was already in development stages by Black Diamond. They just needed to make it dirt, weather, shock and vibration proof (easy peasy) and ensure it was also ultra-mobile. And what better way to demonstrate all of this by putting it into a motorcycle.
The finished bike has fingerprint recognition ignition system, digital dashboard with a complete infotainment system including web access and other processor based operations. Another neat feature are the rear mounted cameras to see what’s behind you, thus eliminating the need for rear view mirrors. Capable of wireless connectivity, including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS and with plenty of other oh so cool features (I want one and I can’t even ride a bike!)
Guideline prices for the SwitchBack PC are from $6,000 to $10,000 (plus the cost of whichever bike you want to install it onto). Somehow I don’t think a little 125cc will do it full justice but I think that may be all I can get to start with.
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SP_Kenny Says: January 14, 2008 at 8:45 am
Is a litlle old…, i see how they make it in the Discovery Channel, in the porgram American Choppers, here in Spain, so i supose that it could have been made in 2005 or 2006…
Great page, i discover it the last week.
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Dee Moe Says: January 17, 2008 at 10:47 am
This is the coolest bike ever! I saw this when it was introduced at ESC West last year and you could feel the rumble of the twin V engines in your chest as the OCC guys rode the bike out. somebody should create a product line out of this technology for bikes, ATVs and other motorized recreational vehicles. Heck - we need this for cars too!
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