Maybe you aren't Jay Leno and you can't afford a Y2K Turbine motorcycle, but you have this crazy desire to listen to the whine and smell the burning Jet A or diesel fuel while you're cruising down the road, ... well, here's your answer. This is a Boeing T-50 jet turbine powered Honda Magna. It's for sale on eBay and he's asking $7000. The T-50 has 300 pounds of thrust, 400 … [Read more...]
Uno Transforms from Parallel to Inline Wheels
Remember the Uno? That's the parallel wheel unicycle (dicycle?) built by Canadian, Ben J. Poss Gulak. The young student, now an MIT sophomore, found riding the original a little scary once he began to pick up speed. Like a Segway, the Uno moved forward when he leaned forward, but, though it worked, he knew he would have to do something different if he was going to get others … [Read more...]
Were You Born to Ride … the Bus?
A recent study indicates 30 percent of the population has a genetic variant that may contribute to bad driving. Bummer, I guess if you have it, you’re doomed to accidents and tickets for the rest of your life. Don't become a rider or racer, you can't possibly hit the big time so learn the bus routes and take up golf, ... People with a particular gene variant performed … [Read more...]
Batman Motorcycle Suit – The Dark Knight
Oh, sure, you can get replicas of the riding suits worn by Valentino Rossi or your favorite racer of choice, but if the real you is more super hero than superbike racer, have we got something for you. The Dark Knight motorcycle riding suit from Universal Designs. The suit is no Halloween costume, ... well, not really, but it could be, ... it's a real suit with real … [Read more...]
Electric Motorcycles – Is It Coming to This?
Think about all of those classic images with motorcycles involved, from the movies or advertising, then rethink them with electric power, does the feeling change? Would you come away with different thoughts, would they have the same impact? Brammofan had a little Photoshop contest on his blog and the results were pretty cool, Arnold as Terminator on an Enertia, an electric … [Read more...]
Hayabusa Reverse Trike – TT-Busa
The Hayabusa is probably one of the most modified and customized motorcycles ever produced, sooner or later, if it's been done to any bike, it will eventually be done to a Hayabusa. So, I wasn't too surprised when I saw this, but I have to think it could get a little interesting in high speed turns. This trike, called the TT-Busa, does not appear to lean, it's sort of a … [Read more...]
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