Archive for December, 2004
Well, maybe…
9 December 2004Personal Air Land Vehicle (PALV) In another attempt to show what wonderful things we can do with technology without dealing with that sticky issue of the actual drivers on the road, a Dutch entrepreneur is developing a combination 3 wheel vehicle that has a sort of built in gyrocopter enabling it to take off and [...]
Sachs MadAss
6 December 2004In some weird disturbance of the space-time continuum, Sachs built a version of their MadAss scooter that looks ultra contemporary and powered it with a 500cc engine from (are you ready?) a Royal Enfield! Displayed at Intermot in Europe, it features fuel in frame and a few other interesting features. I am at a loss [...]
Motoczysz C1
6 December 2004An American Builder Builds a Racer and it’s an amazing piece, the MotoCzysz C1! Michael Czysz has a running prototype that’s getting coverage in the motorcycle press and it deserves a lot of attention. An inline 4, mounted longitudinally usually has a lot of torque transferred to the bike, so Czysz split the four into [...]
Monster challenge 2
2 December 2004Round 2 of the Monster Challenge is now in the books and the winner has been announced. There are numerous pictures on Ducati’s site. There are still several shows where the competition will take place. If you have a Monster with something extra, maybe you can win, too. The overall winner gets a new [...]
Interesting mix
2 December 2004Old Honda CBX’s had great engines but the frames were a bit flexible. No matter, here’s a fellow that started with a neat project for his wife, who has MS, and he decided a little power for the wheelchair would be a good thing. Then maybe a little more power, so he has this CBX, [...]
