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Brummie Jackie

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WOULDN'T IT be great if riders, especially short or tall ones, could raise and lower their bike's seat at the touch of a button? And wouldn't it be even better if that simple shift could transform a bike from a cruiser into a cafe racer?

Well, the answer may have arrived from a Norwegian robotics engineer. Peer Toftner, the founder of Veon Motorcycles, has designed an adjustable bike where riders can raise and lower the seat by a whopping seven inches.

And it's not just the seat that's adjustable: the Veon's steering geometry alters, too, giving the machine a whole new look and feel - check the second image and see how much more the front forks are kicked out.

Two sets of foot controls allow for classic cruiser riding or a more sporty feet down stance.

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well an image would be nice!                                                                                                                                                                             
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Brummie Jackie

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wont let me paste a pic GH sorry :(
                                                                                                                                                                             
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  http://www.visordown.com/uploads/images/Original/11200.jpg                                                                                                                                                                               
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Want one looks like a true cafe racer                                                                                                                                                                             
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That is awesome!!                                                                                                                                                                              
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looks a bit uncomfortable in cruiser mode, the bars need to come up and back a bit for my liking. Fab idea though. Induction fan hover bike next please :)                                                                                                                                                                             
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SteveB

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Well spotted BJ. I have really short legs and I'm not fond of cruiser riding position. The major manufacturers seem to swap from normal to cruiser mode at about 800mm seat height. I know peg height needs to be quite high for sports bikes to lean at high speed, but with short legs there is still room. All us height challenged folk need is to be able to get a foot down when stopped. Modern rear subframes should be able to move a couple of inches with out compromising the suspension?
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Transformers eh? 'Robots in disguise'   or was it 'Robots in de skies'   I was never too sure about that!   ratty                                                                                                                                                                             
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drobess

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wot a wierd looking bike, I personally dont like it at all, tho the adjustable concept is a gud idea                                                                                                                                                                             
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Wilson

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Thats my kinda bike! retail at over 10k id imagine? Tongue                                                                                                                                                                             


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