Canadian power sports company Bombardier Recreational Products, or BRP, recently showed us a glimpse of the future with a proposed hybrid version of its iconic Spyder trike, and now the company is planning another tech assault on the three-wheeled motorcycle world.
The company has had its patent application for a tilting front-end published by the US Patent and Trademark Office, and though the patent has not yet been officially granted, it is a clear indication that the Can-Am Spyder could be offered with a Piaggio MP3-like 'leaning' front-end.
Can-Am's tilting front-end design for a motorised trike is a lot more advanced than most of the cantilever systems available today, and it will need to be considering the Spyder weighs about double that of the scooter-based models that currently utilise tilting mechanisms.
Unlike the Piaggio MP3's tilting system, the Can-Am design doesn't appear to use a switch to 'lock' the front wheels upright. Instead it uses an intuitive system to gauge whether the titling mechanism should be loose (such as round tight, fast corners) or stiff (such as in slow speed urban corners).
This way, the system could potentially lock its front-end upright when the vehicle comes to a stop without any input from the rider.
If the new system does indeed get the green light, there's a very strong chance we'll see a Can-Am Spyder that is far more agile and intuitive than the current rigid models.
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