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Best Underwater Motorcycle Created in Russia
15.10.2007
Best Underwater Motorcycle Created in Russia

34-year-old brothers Dmitry and Timophey Ryabikiny from the Russian city of Yeisk have created Aqua Star – an original underwater motorcycle with technical characteristics excelling foreign analogues.
      
      The underwater motorcycle allows going underwater without any special equipment: the body of a motorcycle rider stays in water and the head – in a kind of helmet serving as a diving-bell and is equipped with an air supplying system. The electronic motors of the motorcycle let it move in all directions underwater.
      Compared to some foreign analogues, such as, for instance, Breathing Observation Bubble/Scuba Scuta, the developers of the Russian Aqua Star used even glass for the helmet instead of spherical glass that distorts the diver’s visibility and makes the eyes get tired. The helmet of Aqua Star motorcycle also has an airflow system to prevent the glass steam up.
      


      
      The motorcycle by the Russian developers has two motors instead of one; the second motor lets the rider regulate the motorcycle’s position underwater by simply pressing and holding a button, and also lets the motorcycle hang at any point and turn around on the spot. The motorcycle can freely be used at a depth of up to 12 metres and ride with 7km/h speed.
      
      The developers say that next summer they are going to sell Aqua Star to diving centres and organize its rent. At the moment the Ryabikiny brothers are planning to design a two-seat motorcycle.
      
      Source: www.point.ru

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cool sawah :
how much will such a motorbike cost? <a href=http://spiegel.de>test</a>

Added: 25 October 2007 19:01

Craig :
I do lots of diving and would give $5 000 for it.

Added: 21 November 2007 15:57

Scuba freak :
It is no clarified, how the motorcycle establish neutral buoyancy and what happens if it loose balance and turns upside down?

Added: 08 December 2007 17:46

costantinos chalas :
hallo i have a d.c at greece and i am inderest to buy an aqua star . i will like please to tell me the price . thang you kostantinos chalas

Added: 21 December 2007 15:00

lisa :
we are a manufacture of motorcycles in china,our products also export to Russia.if u are interesting,pls feel free to contact with me by e-mail.

Added: 27 December 2007 09:04

Elian :
It cost around 10.000 USD (250.000 Russian rubles). I think it a good price for such vehicle.

Added: 09 January 2008 21:04

w saunderson :
i am thinking of starting up an operation in the carribean could you send me any prices

Added: 11 February 2008 09:53

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