The Japanese manufacturer's show pieces in Tokyo
this year is the Tritown: a three-wheeled mobility scooter that looks like a
kid's toy from the future.
Adopting the same Leaning Multi-Wheel (LMW)
technology as the MWC-4 and Niken, the Tritown features a skeleton-style naked
frame that draws its inspiration from natural sources like a fish skeleton and
a bird's wings.
The result is a form not only more compact and
lightweight than other stand-up scooters, but arguably more beautiful as well.
The whole thing measures less than four feet long and tall, with a hub motor in
the rear wheel to provide momentum.
Like the Toyota Concept-i Walk unveiled at the same
show, the Yamaha Tritown is strictly a concept for the time being. But if we
found ourselves sucked onto the gaming grid inside our computers, finding one
of these puppies to ride would probably be the least surprising part.
