Motorcycle Design

Hossack Front Wheel Drive Design by Norman Hossack

February 12, 2013

Norman Hossack design for a front wheel drive system

Did you ever wonder what Norman Hossack would have done if he had designed a front wheel drive system on a motorcycle using his suspension? Well, some years back, he had been working out the plans for doing just that, he even calculated the additional weight involved, but couldn’t find a suitable CV joint to meet his needs. His dream [...]

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What’s the Point of Model Years?

June 20, 2012

Have you ever wondered why motor vehicles are sold by the model year? It’s been going on for so long, no one seems to think much about it other than to wonder what the “new” models will have that’s different from the “old” ones. Cars change sheet metal or plastic a little bit and put some spiffy new electronic gizmo [...]

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It’s Not Original – It’s Just Pieces of Something Else – Anyone Can Do That – OK Maybe Not

June 18, 2012

Sitting in a college classroom many years ago, I was looking at an image. It was a very simple image of two common objects, a bicycle seat and handlebars. Nothing was hidden, you could plainly see the seat and handlebars, yet there, too, was what appeared to be a bull’s head. It turns out, this was a well know bit [...]

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