How many projects begin this way? You see something that looks cool and think, “I bet I could build one of those” and next thing you know you’re making sketches. Steve, a motorcyclist from Melbourne, Australia, watched a motorcycle dyno shootout and figured he could build his own dynamometer, how hard could it be? Well, [...]
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Workshop & Tools
There’s very little I can say about this. Take one Honda Gold Wing and turn it into a ground bound jet fighter, … kinda, sorta. He has the sound worked out pretty well, there’s a 12,000 rpm turbine inside with a microphone next to it, creating the illusion of a jet on the taxiway. He [...]
Sarah Lyon has the new 2008 Female Mechanics calendar finished and it’s for sale now on her website. We’ve covered the previous calendar where Sarah highlights female mechanics in many different industries, motorcyce mechanics for sure, but auto, aviation, truck and heavy equipment, too.
These calendars are not filled with Penthouse pinups holding an air wrench, [...]
Got a note from Pere Tarragó of Barcelona, Spain, he thought I might be interested in looking over his scale model motorcycles. I went to his website, took a quick look and slowed way down, this was something special.
Pere has been building scale model motorcycles for about 35 years, he’s been doing it professionally for [...]
There’s a workshop out in Menlo Park, California, TechShop, that runs a lot like a health club. They installed all of the high end equipment you would need to build most anything you can think of but would cost too much and take up too much space for the average person to buy. Then they [...]
After my post on anodizing aluminum the other day, Mark Savory sent these links to some information on both aluminum and titanium. One thing I’ve learned since posting that article, from both the comments and these links, is that aluminum is NOT the only metal that can be anodized, it also applies to magnesium, titanium, [...]
For the more performance oriented scooter riders out there, here’s a Vespa 750. It’s probably the result of a few spare parts, too much free time and beer. Whatever the case, it looks entertaining but I have a hunch, handling may be compromised a bit.
Video after the jump:
Once you get past painting and powder coating, how many other ways are you familiar with to finish the metal surfaces on your motorcycle? Well, there’s chrome, of course or you could just buff and polish everything and follow it with a sealer, but after the paint route, most everything else involves some chemicals and [...]
Kickboxer Subaru WRX Powered Motorcycle Concept
