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Harley Davidson Quad and Trike from Q-Tec Engineering

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Sandy Poglavec and his partner Erick, have been running Poechy’s Classics in Belgium for a number of years. Sandy builds custom Harleys while Erick uses his skills in the automotive area. After 20 years of building customs, Sandy was beginning to see the limits to where he could go so he and Erick decided on a new direction and the Q-Tec concept was born. Q-Tec … [Read more...]

Polini Powered Home Built Bicycle Motorcycle Conversion

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Got a note from Derek about a trip he took to Seattle. He was walking down the street and came across this really interesting home built bicycle conversion locked up in front of a theater in the university district. The owner and/or builder was obviously using it for around town transportation and Derek thought it was a great example of the type of small displacement homemade … [Read more...]

Peraves Ecomobile, Monotracer, E-Tracer and X-Tracer Cabin Motorcycles

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Cabin motorcycles, the nomenclature for fully enclosed 2 wheelers, are an interesting vehicle concept that, no matter their function or rationale, have to overcome a lot of resistance from both drivers and motorcyclists. Peraves, makers of the Ecomobile, Monotracer and the soon to be unveiled E-Tracer electric and X-Tracer X-Prize competitor, are well aware of the mental leap … [Read more...]

Peraves SuperBallMotor – Rotating Sphere 4 Stroke Engine

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Here's a 4 stroke engine concept you have to see to understand, the Peraves Superballmotor uses a multipart sphere to replace the usual crankshaft, rods and pistons of a normal internal combustion engine. The moving parts of the sphere have ceramic balls on their exterior which travel in grooves in the case surrounding the sphere. The rotating motion of the sphere causes … [Read more...]

Studebaker Astral – One Wheel Atomic Concept Car

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Charles Taylor built a one wheel gyro stabilized vehicle and it worked. It was functional, not flashy, but the guy actually built it and the videos show how it evolved over the years. Just after writing that article the other day I came across a short piece in a 1958 issue of Science and Mechanics that mentioned the Studebaker Astral. It, too, had one central wheel with gyro … [Read more...]

Jesse James Takes on the Ice Road on a BMW R 1200GS – A Really Cool Ride

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Jesse James is a Dead Man, or so the new series says. This week Jesse is taking a trip where most of us would take a pass, he's riding the Arctic Ice Road from Inuvik to Aklavik, Alaska NWT, Canada, ... on a motorcycle, a BMW R 1200GS. OK, the heated handgrips are nice but the metal studs in the tires are essential for this trip. You know, the bike looks pretty slick, right … [Read more...]