Great ride on a Royal Enfield over the weekend. We took advantage of the beautiful autumn day and rode up through southwestern New York. The particular Royal Enfield Sixty-5 I was on was equipped with a solo saddle which gave it a very period look. I was amazed at how well the bike handled for being essentially a 50's era motorcycle. The power was more than adequate for … [Read more...]
Smart cars
Saw one of these on TV and it seemed odd but after thinking about it and taking another look, SMART cars seem interesting. A steel cage with snap in plastic panels, 2 seats and 60mpg. They are coming to the US and with $2 gas I bet they sell like crazy. Not ideal for cruising the open highways, maybe, but for a lot of other running around... … [Read more...]
Great minds think alike
Am I psychic or what? Yesterday I suggested an X prize for other technology and now they are starting multiple X prizes. You can even suggest the categories. Hmm... imagine the possibilities. … [Read more...]
X prize
How about an X prize for motorcycles or cars? Now that the X prize has been won, everyone is talking about how it stimulated private development of space flight technology. But what about technology we use all the time? A hydrogen car for instance, was built by a teacher and his students. What might we get if there was real money involved? … [Read more...]
Thought so
Renault is investigating that runaway car and so far it seems perfectly normal. Hmm... what a surprise. What they need is a CSI team like on TV. "Could I see your shoes?" … [Read more...]
OK, just call me skeptical
...but I have a hard time believing this one. A driver in France said his car just accelerated to 120mph and would not slow down no matter what he did. A magnetic key wouldn't shut off the engine. After 125 miles it finally slowed down. Now, suppose he just floored it and cooked up this story... … [Read more...]
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