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	<title>Comments on: Shapeshifting motorcycle, a remarkable concept</title>
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		<title>By: bullzeyet</title>
		<link>http://www.helmethairblog.com/entries/shapeshifting-motorcycle/comment-page-1/#comment-151057</link>
		<dc:creator>bullzeyet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Erik, just from my short visit to this blog about the ShapeShifter...a motorcycle for all seasons and conditions!! It&#039;s about time!!!! No need to buy 2-3 motorcycles for various riding conditions or travel requirements. I will be reading more on your website shortly. 

I maybe a seasoned rider(35yrs.+) but I haven&#039;t found just &quot;one&quot; bike that can do it all. Your&#039;s is very, very close. Now...how far will it go on 1 tank of fuel (whatever...diesel,kerosene,alcohol,sunflower oil,manure,windshield bugs,etc). Mmmmm, looking for military uses,eh?? Ya, think. 

bullzeyet</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Erik, just from my short visit to this blog about the ShapeShifter&#8230;a motorcycle for all seasons and conditions!! It&#8217;s about time!!!! No need to buy 2-3 motorcycles for various riding conditions or travel requirements. I will be reading more on your website shortly. </p>
<p>I maybe a seasoned rider(35yrs.+) but I haven&#8217;t found just &#8220;one&#8221; bike that can do it all. Your&#8217;s is very, very close. Now&#8230;how far will it go on 1 tank of fuel (whatever&#8230;diesel,kerosene,alcohol,sunflower oil,manure,windshield bugs,etc). Mmmmm, looking for military uses,eh?? Ya, think. </p>
<p>bullzeyet</p>
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		<title>By: Erik Brinkman</title>
		<link>http://www.helmethairblog.com/entries/shapeshifting-motorcycle/comment-page-1/#comment-101693</link>
		<dc:creator>Erik Brinkman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The specs are now published.

www.erikbrinkman.com/rbike/report.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The specs are now published.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.erikbrinkman.com/rbike/report.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.erikbrinkman.com/rbike/report.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: Billy Bob</title>
		<link>http://www.helmethairblog.com/entries/shapeshifting-motorcycle/comment-page-1/#comment-88630</link>
		<dc:creator>Billy Bob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 21:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For Molly Hastings..........
Too bad your thinking trails back to Harley Davidson instead of saying, Here is an inovative thinker who has a superior product that I can purchase from him. Why do Americans always have to patronize Harley Davisdon. 
They are not that great and never hae been.
Sent with love and respect.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For Molly Hastings&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br />
Too bad your thinking trails back to Harley Davidson instead of saying, Here is an inovative thinker who has a superior product that I can purchase from him. Why do Americans always have to patronize Harley Davisdon.<br />
They are not that great and never hae been.<br />
Sent with love and respect.</p>
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		<title>By: Erik Brinkman</title>
		<link>http://www.helmethairblog.com/entries/shapeshifting-motorcycle/comment-page-1/#comment-34501</link>
		<dc:creator>Erik Brinkman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Time for a bit of an update ....
http://www.erikbrinkman.com/rbike

 BTW- if you don&#039;t have QuickTime application in your computer, 
 you miss out on all the neat videos in the &quot;Gallery&quot;.

 The most important part of the bike is the drivetrain. 
 Merch is handling the 6 engines. 
 They are tops in making very very strong motors. 

 The drivetrain uses 3-inch helical-cut gears 
 (stainless steel with a near-diamond coating 
 .... 10 times slicker than Teflon) 

 It will be tested and ready to install by late 08.
 The first bikes are for the Militaries and the Bike Shows, 
 We also promised 2 bikes for Warner Brothers and others in L.A.

 Orange County Choppers show will be assembling one on TV.
 (almost half the parts are Harley-World aftermarket parts,
 so you will be able to service the bike at any Harley Dealer). 


 They will be built in New York and in Medicine Hat.

 Public production will begin in 09. 
 Prices will begin just below $20k for a stripped budget bike
 with a base $4k engine. 
 and up close to $120k for the highest possible quality and detail
 and the $60k engine.


 We are designing a &quot;Build-a-Bike&quot; section on the WebSite 
 where you can select almost every part on the bike 
 and adjust the price/feature balance to what you want. 
 You will have a choice of 6 engines and 3 transmissions. 
 There are 3 front wheel sizes and 2 rear wheel sizes. 
 There are 3 seat styles and 2 tank options. etc etc 
 until the bike is exactly what you want and can afford. 

 Then if you answer a marketing questionaire, 
 we will email you a poster sized hi-resolution picture 
 of the bike the way YOU designed it.

 Soon we shall begin taking pre-orders 
 so you can save your place in line. 
 This is a couple of weeks away.
 We have it functioning correctly. 
 Now it is a matter of the &quot;look&quot;
 and then loading the hundreds of selections / options.

 We promise that when updates occur, 
 they can be added any existing bike, 
 so that the purchase is a lifetime relationship.

 Now, I know the idea of a ShapeShifter motorcycle 
 is a little out of the box .... just a little,
 but the bike actually takes on the proportions 
 of the top bikes in each riding style category. 
 If any part of the frame were mounted or shaped 1/4 inch off, 
 the entire &quot;puppet&quot; would not work well.

 There is much more to this than first meets the eye.
 This is all about the frame, and not just about the bike as such.
 We expect to license the frame to other makers in the future. 
 Adaptive-geometry makes for a safer bike, 
 and ultimately we want to see lots of them on the road, 
 whether ours our eventually someone elses version.

 PS-
 We shall also be activating the INVEST button 
 (hopefully by Monday Oct 22nd)
 It will take you to an index where all the paperwork resides.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Time for a bit of an update &#8230;.<br />
<a href="http://www.erikbrinkman.com/rbike" rel="nofollow">http://www.erikbrinkman.com/rbike</a></p>
<p> BTW- if you don&#8217;t have QuickTime application in your computer,<br />
 you miss out on all the neat videos in the &#8220;Gallery&#8221;.</p>
<p> The most important part of the bike is the drivetrain.<br />
 Merch is handling the 6 engines.<br />
 They are tops in making very very strong motors. </p>
<p> The drivetrain uses 3-inch helical-cut gears<br />
 (stainless steel with a near-diamond coating<br />
 &#8230;. 10 times slicker than Teflon) </p>
<p> It will be tested and ready to install by late 08.<br />
 The first bikes are for the Militaries and the Bike Shows,<br />
 We also promised 2 bikes for Warner Brothers and others in L.A.</p>
<p> Orange County Choppers show will be assembling one on TV.<br />
 (almost half the parts are Harley-World aftermarket parts,<br />
 so you will be able to service the bike at any Harley Dealer). </p>
<p> They will be built in New York and in Medicine Hat.</p>
<p> Public production will begin in 09.<br />
 Prices will begin just below $20k for a stripped budget bike<br />
 with a base $4k engine.<br />
 and up close to $120k for the highest possible quality and detail<br />
 and the $60k engine.</p>
<p> We are designing a &#8220;Build-a-Bike&#8221; section on the WebSite<br />
 where you can select almost every part on the bike<br />
 and adjust the price/feature balance to what you want.<br />
 You will have a choice of 6 engines and 3 transmissions.<br />
 There are 3 front wheel sizes and 2 rear wheel sizes.<br />
 There are 3 seat styles and 2 tank options. etc etc<br />
 until the bike is exactly what you want and can afford. </p>
<p> Then if you answer a marketing questionaire,<br />
 we will email you a poster sized hi-resolution picture<br />
 of the bike the way YOU designed it.</p>
<p> Soon we shall begin taking pre-orders<br />
 so you can save your place in line.<br />
 This is a couple of weeks away.<br />
 We have it functioning correctly.<br />
 Now it is a matter of the &#8220;look&#8221;<br />
 and then loading the hundreds of selections / options.</p>
<p> We promise that when updates occur,<br />
 they can be added any existing bike,<br />
 so that the purchase is a lifetime relationship.</p>
<p> Now, I know the idea of a ShapeShifter motorcycle<br />
 is a little out of the box &#8230;. just a little,<br />
 but the bike actually takes on the proportions<br />
 of the top bikes in each riding style category.<br />
 If any part of the frame were mounted or shaped 1/4 inch off,<br />
 the entire &#8220;puppet&#8221; would not work well.</p>
<p> There is much more to this than first meets the eye.<br />
 This is all about the frame, and not just about the bike as such.<br />
 We expect to license the frame to other makers in the future.<br />
 Adaptive-geometry makes for a safer bike,<br />
 and ultimately we want to see lots of them on the road,<br />
 whether ours our eventually someone elses version.</p>
<p> PS-<br />
 We shall also be activating the INVEST button<br />
 (hopefully by Monday Oct 22nd)<br />
 It will take you to an index where all the paperwork resides.</p>
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		<title>By: Motorcycle</title>
		<link>http://www.helmethairblog.com/entries/shapeshifting-motorcycle/comment-page-1/#comment-31234</link>
		<dc:creator>Motorcycle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I like it, but I think the general public is not ready for this design yet.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like it, but I think the general public is not ready for this design yet.</p>
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