Well, as I said before, they won't foot the bill for the R&D, because they don't think they can move enough to make a profit. Basically, if this is going to happen, somebody, (maybe me), is going to have to start up a small company, put up the cash, and pay them to develop it. At that point, we could probably get them to build it under license, so that they could only build them for us, the small company. Then we'd have to promote the hell out of it, and hopefully sell enough to cover what we had spent. Which takes me back to why I brought it up on here... Before I go starting up a business, and raising the capital to do this, I need to get a feel for how many of these I might be able to sell. Less than 100, I don't think it's doable. Once you get into the 200-300 unit range, it starts to become a reasonable proposition.
I think it's worth the effort, because I want one...
If you're interested, msg me. If you're interested in helping me make it happen, definitely msg me...
If you're going to tell me how unneccesary it is, or how I should buy a different bike, DON'T msg me... lol