Ecomobile – A Motorcycle for Cagers

The Ecomobile is a motorcycle built by a Swiss company named Pereaves. It’s basically a motorcycle with body encompassing the entire bike, protecting the rider from wind, rain, and debris. If I did my conversion from US Dollars to Euros correctly, these little bastards run about $80K.

VEHICLE BODY & STRUCTURE
Composite-Monocoque made from KEVLAR & glass-weave bonded by ARALDITE Epoxy resin, reinforced by roll- and crashprotection-bars, engine mount and steering head in argon-arc-welded aircraft-grade steel. Front suspension by telescopic fork, BMW-Monolever in rear with WP- or Oehlins-shockstrut. Aircraft-grade-steel supporting-roll-axles, gull-wing-door with integrated sun roof, opening to the left. Acrylic plexi glazing, optionally tinted, ECE-43-spec. windshield on option. Baggage compartment in rear, SAE-compliant seatbelt-hardpoints, paint according to customers specifications.

MECHANICS
4-cylinder-in line BMW-K100-engine 987 ccm, liquid cooling. Dry monodisc-clutch.
PG-gearbox, 4 forward speeds and electrically unlockable reverse, shifted by teleflex lever, electrically on option. Monolever shaft drive. 3 brake discs with 4-piston hydraulic calipers. Fully integrated-, optionally electronic Anti-Lock-Brake-System &/or mechanical parking brake on rear wheel. Aluminium 8-or 3-spoke-wheels MT-H2-type of various sizes standard or optional with VB-tires, ZR-tires on option. Computer-supervised electrical SERVO-stabilizer-system with manual lowering backup.

EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES
2-color leather seats with 3-point-automatic-safety-belts. Interior leather & grey velours padding, opt. Alcantara, black noise-suppressing-carpets.
Self-locking baggage-compartment-cover with integrated headrest. Standard instrumentation with additional options. Heating-and-ventsystem with 3-stage-blower and mirror defogging, PIONEER 7000 RDS-cassette audio system. Air conditioning, mobile phone, GPS ect. on option.

OPERATION
Motorcycle-type-handlebars with extended functions. Clutch pedal left, gearlever and supporting-roll-switch left. Fully integrated brake operation by pedal right, aux-brake-lever and twist-throttle right.