Some company was showing off an exterior airbag system (as well as a laundry basket of dirty clothes in the background?). The idea is that pedestrians (scooterists?) that get smacked by a car will have a better chance of avoiding a trip to the ER.
Also on the “lesser known” tour was Dunlop’s Enasave 97. Not sure if they have plans for scooter tires, but a set for your car will help reduce CO2 and oil dependency (they are made 97% petroleum free). Looks for these to hit stores in Japan in Q1, 2008.
Another item brought to our attention (Arigato to Aki for these) is the Toyota concept car with a Sony / Toyota developed micro-segway sorta gadget. You’d be better off watching this video to understand what I mean. It’s a scooter, just not the type we usually see around these parts.
One last thing that Aki brought up was some new Harley Davidson financing in Japan. It seems they now allow SUPER long term financing… by that I mean TWELVE years. That’s $35/mo with 2 additional $150 payments each year. Usually, a car loan in Japan is around the same length as a loan in the USA, around 5 years.
6. November 2007 at 12:18 am
About that Toyota thing…
maybe it’s a concept to provide balance for having gotten into NASCAR. But it looks like the Care Bears would have to keep their Puyo’s on a short leash when this beast is loose. The upside is when your transport cubicle runs out of alternative fuel in the urban jungle, there’s no need to walk all the way back to the non-gas station. And maybe, with a GPS you won’t get lost rolling all the way ’round the back to your storage module.