Jory Squibb made his own 105 mile per gallon car – “Moonbeam is 79″ long, 52″ wide, and 56″ high. It is made from a 1987 Honda Elite 150 motorscooter in excellent condition and another 1984 Elite 125 parts bike. It weighs 386 pounds unloaded. It cost $2339 in materials and 1000 hours of labor. […]
There is something in the air, and it’s steam… A few Makers sent in some steam powered bicycles, here’s a round up… know of others? Post in the comments. The Roper Steam motorcycle “Bob Jorgensen of Memphis took “Motocycles 1899″ and immediately fabricated the engine that Sylvester H Roper used on his steam motorcycle. The […]
Think you are a serious model maker? Think again. Pierre Scerri worked on this exact replica 1:3 Ferrari for 20,000 hours! It took Pierre 15 years and more than 20,000 hours to build this car. He learned to make glass so he could make the exact pattern lens for the operating headlights. He learned to […]
Atomic Zombie has a great step by step on making your own chopper bike, KoolKat writes – “Kids’ bikes with 20-inch wheels are abundant at the dump and yard sales, especially the cheap steel frame units. These bikes not only take a beating, but they are outgrown in a year or two, so you will […]
Simon writes – “While in Wellington recently we went to their museum and saw this incredibly Aussie piece of art. The car is Australian and although the invention of the corrugated iron came from the poms, much of Australia’s iconic outback scenery has either something fabricated from, or covered in the stuff. But kudos to […]
DL writes – “Bettie is a Bike Hugger project to build a sport-utility bike with a Karate Monkey 29-incher frame, Stokemonkey, and an Xtracycle. Bettie has an enormous carrying capacity, it’s heavy duty — 2 adults or an adult and 2 kids at a time — and is fun (really, really fun).” – Link. Related: […]
A 50cc honda scooter all chopped up. It’s name is “Thunder Flash.” If we go back to my inspiration, to the chopped scooterss that they build in UK; well, apparently most of them are based on Lambrettas, so they have a single piece chassis, but problem with the honda is that the chasis starts as […]
