Amos Malone
Well-known member
I am not talking about something that is available in bikes north of 15,000 dollars, with yearly maintenance budget that can keep me in copious enough amounts of beer that I'd never sober up.
First. What we already have as standard in almost all new bikes.
First. What we already have as standard in almost all new bikes.
- Fuel gauge.
- ABS.
- Traction control.
- Gear indicator.
- Fuel injection.
- LED lights.
- 6 gears.
- Cruise control.
- Quick shift.
- Button to fully turn off that bloody ABS when I want to.
- Built-in "dashcam".
- Mirrors that can survive minor fall.
- Levers that can survive minor fall.
- Exhaust that you can set to silent when you're sneaking home late at night.
- Fuel tanks with range over 200 miles. (I like to use the 20%/20% method when calculating range on tank. You never want fuel to go below 20%, and official fuel consumption is 20% optimistic.)
- USB output on the handlebars/dash. To plug in your tablet/phone/GPS.
- Heated grips.
- App connection that require obscure manufacturers apps, that will be obsolete in 3 years. Here is an opportunity for some clever programmer that knows good marketing person, like Wozniak and Jobs. Write one app for all motorcycle manufacturers. Offer customization for each brand and guarantee support for 10 years.
- Satellite location chips that can be used locate your bike and measure speed while you are riding it yourself. This is of course handy if the bike has been stolen.