Archive for 'Alternative thinking' Category
Neodymics Electric Cyclemotor Conversion Unit
22 August 2007Almost 2 years ago, I pointed to the NeoDymics bike to moped conversion unit after inventor, Jeff Radtke wrote in to tell me about it. I thought it was pretty cool but never heard anything more. Jeff wrote in today, telling me he has an all new version called the Neodymics Electric Cyclemotor. He says [...]
Stuffed Motorcycles and Motorcycle Engines
3 August 2007So you wanted to be a motorcycle builder but think you don’t have the proper machine tools? Fear no more. What you need is a sewing machine! These motorcycles and engines (they do cars and trucks, too) look somewhat like the models they represent. I’m not really sure who buys these but it looks like [...]
Honda ST1300 Streetfighter
30 July 2007As I wandered through the bikes at Vintage Motorcycle Days I came across something a little peculiar . As I looked it over, another fellow asked me, “What are we looking at here?” The longitudinal V4 narrows it down pretty quickly and what we were looking at is actually a 2004 Honda ST1300 that had [...]
Steampunk Motorcycles
9 July 2007What if technology had taken a different path? What if the steam powered technology of the Victorian era had continued on to the present day, offering up the same devices we use but with the metal, gears and wheels prevalent in those early machines? That’s the idea behind steampunk, current day tech with a steam [...]
SnowJob Twin Tracked Motorcycle Conversion Kit
2 July 2007Have any of you ever seen one of these? It’s called SnowJob and was sold by Advanced Recreation Equipment of Mountain View, California in 1973. The conversion is a twin track assembly that your motorcycle bolts into after removing the wheels and it looks like the chain is used to drive the tracks. The motorcycle [...]
Yamaha Virago Waterbike
21 June 2007A lot of motorcycle riders like water sports along with motorcycling and warm weather can bring up a tough question, should I go riding or out on my boat? Well, James Garlitz had the same problem and decided to do something about it, he put together a waterbike. Starting with a 1985 Yamaha Virago, he [...]
Harley Davidson ATV
9 June 2007What do you do with a Harley Davidson you purchased from New Orleans after the flood? Well, since it probably already saw some water and mud, why not just go all out and get it ready for full time use in those same conditions and turn your Harley into an ATV?
This started out as a [...]
Fast Changing Technology for Motorcycles
4 May 2007Think back just a few years. How many three wheel production motorcycles or cars were being produced? Not trike conversions using a “normal” motorcycle as a base vehicle but a three wheeler from day one. Were there any? Historically, many have come and gone but at that time, the T-Rex powered by a Kawasaki engine [...]
