Honda has unveiled a new technology callied Moto Riding Assist technology, which makes a motorcycle capable of balancing itself when at rest or moving. While self-balancing, the front wheel of the bike twitches back and forth to keep itself upright.

The Riding Assist technology was launched at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The motorcycle basically balance itself while moving at a slow speed and without the use of gyroscopes. According to sources, this has been achieved essentially by raking out the motorcycle's front forks and then moving the front wheel back and forth. The inspiration for the technique was taken from how cyclists balance themselves at extremely slow speeds.

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Most self-balancing technologies use gyroscopes, which adds a lot of weight and thus limits a motorcycle's ability to manoeuver. The Honda Riding Assist motorcycle, in a first, leverages the company's Robotics technology.

How does it really happen?

When engaged, the system increases the fork angle of the front suspension of the bike lengthening its wheelbase and disconnecting the front forks from the handlebars. After that, the system uses minute steering inputs to keep the bike perfectly balanced, without the use of heavy gyroscopes or other mass-shifting devices. In fact, the concept bike showcased by Honda at CES can even silently propel itself along following its owner, hinting that there is space for autonomous technology as well.

However, this is not the first time a self-balancing technology has been revealed as a concept in motorcycles. In October 2016, BMW Motorrad came out with its self-balancing Vision Next 100 Concept bike. But Honda's self-balancing Riding Assist motorcycle is said to be more in line with the current design trend as compared to BMW Motorrad's futuristic concept.