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fatpies
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PostPosted: 10:47 - 26 Apr 2014    Post subject: Stealth motorbike (not just painting it black I hope) Reply with quote
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/14/04/26/0044220/darpa-develops-stealth-motorcycle-for-us-special-forces

I see a lot of 'stealth' bikes i.e. a black paint job...
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"Allen McDuffee reports that DARPA is developing a hybrid-powered motorcycle to soundlessly penetrate remote areas and execute complex, lightning-fast raids. The idea is to develop a hybrid power system that relies on both electric and gas power, allowing special ops to go off-road and zip past enemy forces with the silence of an electric engine, while also being able to handle extended missions and higher speeds with a supplemental gas tank. Logos Technologies plans to fit its quieted, multifuel hybrid-electric power system with an all-electric bike from San Francisco-based manufacturer BRD Motorcycles that uses an existing racing bike, the RedShift MX, a 250-pound all-electric moto that retails for $15,000. The RedShift MX has a two-hour range, but will be extended with a gas tank the size of which will be determined by the military in the research period. The focus on the electric element suggests that DARPA is more concerned with the stealthiness of the motorcycle than it is efficiency.


Hmm guess we'll have to attach speakers to the bike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApKjTUrZ9xE

As loud cans save lives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1ZsCYieFKw
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PostPosted: 13:16 - 26 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
how are they going to get rid of tyre noise? Laughing
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PostPosted: 14:30 - 26 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
And wind noise? But i'd love to see a pic of it but that aint gonna happen any time soon.
Oh well it will be in a new BF game lol.
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