According to what we can gather from this web page, Kawasaki is working on some sort of “smart bike” technology.. Self-driving cars are already a thing, and it was only a matter of time before something along these lines showed up in the motorcycle world (it already has, if you count Yamaha’s Motobot). Although it’s a little tough to slog through the garbled translation, it seems Kawasaki plans to build an AI that identifies the emotions and capabilities of the rider aboard the bike, and delivers an appropriate riding experience that also fits existing road conditions.
But here’s the gist of it: Kawasaki is working on an artificial intelligence system that will match a motorcycle to its rider.Hrm.Thanks to the inaccuracy of Google Translate and our own inability to Motorcycle Drive systems Suppliers read Japanese, all the details aren’t 100 per cent clear. While your average commuter (especially the ones stuck in the 401 for two hours each way) may not care who is in control of their car, it’s kind of a big deal to motorcyclists. But Kawasaki does seem intent to retain some measure of rider control over the motorcycle’s actions, which is a good thing
The flagship adventure bike has only been on the market a few months at this point, but Visordown says a source tells them the bike is going to see a few changes next year, including stainless steel wheel spokes and the addition of cruise control as standard. The people most excited by this announcement would have to be the madmen who run The Adventurists, as their Adventure #10 (which consists of hooning around in the desert on monkey bikes) now has a potential corporate sponsor …But wait, there’s more! Along with this week’s news of a new litrebike, and the gossip about a monkey bike, comes a rumour that Honda’s Africa Twin is also up for a few changes next year.
The good people at TMC Blog claim to have unearthed patent application drawings that point to the rebirth of the classic monkey bike, with a new version coming from Honda.We’re motojournalists, not linguists, so we can’t read Indonesian and don’t know if we should call BS on this rumour. Sometimes, gossip from Asia’s moto-press is worth exactly what you pay for it, but TMC is generally very trustworthy..Presumably, this bike would be powered by the same air-cooled 125 cc engine that powers the Honda Grom and the Wave Scooter
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