When it comes to off-road motorized activities, motorcycles already have some pretty strong credentials. As substitutes for ATVs, there are even more extreme designs, like the two-wheeled Rokons, but the Oruga Unitrack (developed in Latvia) takes a different approach.
According to its creators, the Oruga Unitrack is “the world’s first electric off-road monorail vehicle, designed to be versatile, robust, and rugged, taking into account the environment, and created to be used on a variety of terrains, seasons, and operations.” It replaces conventional wheels and tires with “tracks” to distribute its weight over a larger surface area. It remains undeniably a motorcycle – after all, it has two “road wheels,” even if they are accompanied by a third support wheel mounted in a high position at the front to help overcome large obstacles – but it is different from any motorcycle currently in production.
There have been monorail vehicles before, although not in mass production, but the Oruga Unitrack aims to combine that idea with an electric motor and, unlike most built models we have seen before, it has suspension and a curved surface that allows it to lean into turns.
Currently, Oruga has only officially shown some conceptual designs and recently appeared at the Outdoor Riga fair in the capital of Latvia with scale models of the future machine. However, design registrations for the finished machine have also been officially published through the European Union Intellectual Property Office, providing a clear view of the intended appearance of the Unitrack.
Source:https://www.cycleworld.com/motorcycle-news/oruga-unitrack/
