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Autonomous Electric Vehicles Will Be Here Gradually, Then Suddenly

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It's becoming more apparent every day, the motorcycle parked in your garage is nothing more than a fossil fuel recreational vehicle, along with the internal combustion powered car, truck or boat. With automation removing the driver from practically every self propelled vehicle, it looks like our days of being in control are numbered. If electric driverless cars are all you … [Read more...]

1980 Egli Turbo Kawasaki Offered for Sale

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In a world of constant internet auctions, where everything is available for sale, where rarity itself is, well, rare, a few motorcycles still hide away, known to a few, but rarely if ever seen and certainly never offered for sale, then, out of the blue, one pops up, a 1980 Egli 1MRD Turbo Kawasaki. Eleven years ago I wrote about one of these, referring to a Cycle … [Read more...]

CrossHelmet – the Next Generation Smart Motorcycle Helmet

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Technology is racing ahead and like the smartphone, where multiple functions have been combined into one device, motorcycle helmets are becoming the point of convergence for riders. The CrossHelmet is a new design, bringing together not only futuristic style, but just about everything you would expect in a 21st century helmet. Yes, it's DOT approved so it performs the most … [Read more...]

Universal Reversing Gearbox for Motorcycle Engine Powered Cars

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If you're building a motorcycle engine powered car, the one thing you'll have to figure out is how to put the car in reverse. Quite a few years ago, we covered a reverse gearbox that would do the job with an input shaft on one one end and an output shaft on the opposite side. That post still gets a lot of traffic because a lot of guys building these projects are having a hard … [Read more...]

Inception Drive – Compact Infinitely Variable Transmission

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The Inception Drive, just invented by SRI International, is an extremely compact, infinitely variable transmission developed for robotics, but which could have all sorts of other applications. You have to watch the video and think about it for a while to see what's going on and even then, you'll have to think a little more to picture it in your mind. When you watch the video, … [Read more...]