A Motorcycle You Wear: Or, a Superman Suit on Wheels

"Deus Ex Machina - The Wearable Motorcycle"
DeviceDaily (May 30, 2008)

"Riding a motorcycle is really cool and the adrenaline is a really nice feeling. Well, somebody thought to change the way that the motorcycle will transport you. Jake Loniak, a student at the Art Center College of Design, has came up with a system that will act as an extension of your body...."

(from DeviceDaily, used w/o permission)

Besides that illustration, there are several photos.

This thing does 0 to 60 in three seconds, with a top speed of 75 miles an hour.

Apparently Yamaha will be making this next-generation motorcycle. It's quite a remarkable device, but I'm still bothered by the name.

"Deus Ex Machina" means:

• "A resolution to a plot problem that is too convenient for the writer and unbelievable to the audience.
• "In ancient Greek and Roman drama, a god introduced by means of a crane to unravel and resolve the plot.
• "Any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty.

"Deus ex machina is New Latin for "god from the machine"; it is a translation of the Greek theos ek mekhanes."

I suppose this sci-fi-looking vehicle might be "unbelievable to the audience." As for the "god from the machine" translation, even if I thought of myself as a god, I wouldn't want to think that I came out of something like that.

Still, it's a cool vehicle.