12 Motorcycles That Were Meant to Be the Future… Until They Failed

In January of 2003, Cannondale Corporation—a bicycle company worth hundreds of millions of dollars—filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The reason? They'd just burned through eighty million dollars trying to build a motorcycle that weighed 260 pounds, wouldn't start when it got hot, and featured an electric starter that worked beautifully in the showroom but failed spectacularly on the track. 🔔 Subscribe for more motorcycle content! 🔔 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: *Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS