Many of us have had the experience. You have a problem with your bike, it's a tough job, you don't have the tools or the time, the know-how or perhaps you just would rather have it done for you because there are other things you need to do. You get to the bike shop, probably your dealer but maybe an independent shop and you go to the service department. You start explaining … [Read more...]
Norton Shrike 3 wheeler
Well as long as we're doing motorcycle powered 3 wheelers, here's the Norton Shrike. Built some time back in 1984 by Dave Norton, a mechanical design engineer who, after a friend's accident, decided to build something with safety as his priority. He drove this as a daily driver for several years until the original Yamaha 650 Maxim engine blew. It was restored recently but this … [Read more...]
DIY motorcycle powered cars and more
Back around 1975 or 1980, Mechanix Illustrated, Popular Mechanics and Home Mechanix magazines had loads of articles featuring the work of Robert Q. Riley. The articles centered around do it yourself motorized vehicles, often combining power from a small gasoline engine with electric batteries or, in some cases, powered by one or the other alone. The vehicle bodies were often … [Read more...]
Triking Cyclecars – Morgan 3 wheeler replicas
If you like the idea of motorcycle engine powered cars like we do, the older variants are fascinating. The old Morgan 3 wheelers were very cool looking and there was a company in England, Triking Cyclecars, building kits with a Moto Guzzi engine. They had both kit and preassembled models available. There were also a few photos that look like they rebuilt some of the originals, … [Read more...]
Owosso Pulse – Yamaha powered car
I received an email a few weeks ago from someone looking for details on a motorcycle powered car and what she described triggered some memories. I couldn't remember the name of the vehicle but I remembered what it looked like. As luck would have it, while looking for something else, I discovered the car in question, an Owosso Pulse for sale on ebay. These were powered by a … [Read more...]
Lasers used for reverse engineering old parts
Several times in the past we've discussed the idea of Fab labs where someone builds a solid object from a CAD file on a computer, 3D printers build up the digital bits into the real world piece. There are also companies who recreate old pieces for restoration and once they've made a piece, they can build many more for anyone else that needs one. If the file is in a computer, … [Read more...]
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