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a couple motorcycle things from "TheFancy.com"

turn signals on the helmet... good idea!

http://www.thefancy.com/cars-and-vehicles

Have you heard of the Detroit Maker Faire?

there is a 500 dollar limit to what you can pay for stuff you get a kids toy faster with

"With a limit of $500 spent on modifying a kid’s Power Wheels car – hacker spaces race for the championship in the 2012 Power Racing Series.

The innovative racing series makes engineering entertaining and approachable. The goal of the Power Racing Series is to advance technology education and encourage people to try something new. (And have a good time, too.)"

found on http://www.makerfairedetroit.com/

Starburner Galactic Courier Service base camp for a journey to the center of the earth or time traveling

I don't recall which samll crate is a portable toilet cube in disguise, but one is, and it's damn cool to realize that this basecamp is that well thought out!

in the center of the above is a perfectly working portable typewriter... it folds in half for travel

above is a hand cranked recharging incandescent torch (flashlight)

this is a real working Mimeograph that is about a hundred years old

above, a working Tesla coil

Ever heard of Norm's Henway? I just found it in the late 70's Hot Rod

I can't find where I pulled the above image from, Brandon Flannery took the photo, and says the image was probably from the HAMB / JalopyJournal

It's not like Gray wrote, (click on the image for a very large readable size) this wasn't a restoration, the Henway is a creation. A play on the old joke, what's a Henway... about 3 pounds.

The rest of these images are from the Jalopy Journal and obviously not the same vehicle

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121424&page=2

I just noticed that all 3 of these appear to have different rear windows

Two stroke Pogo stick, and nitro roller skates, the most unusual things from the mind of Von Dutch

The above was first published in the Nov 1955 Hot Rod, but I don't have that one, and instead found it in the 25th anniversary issue of Hot Rod

Above image, and for more info go to: http://chopcult.com/news/blogs/von-dutch-monday-xiii12-21-09-22-06-02.html

For more of Von Dutch's inventive stuff, see: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/12/von-dutch-expert-mechanic.html

Greatest innovation in bumpers ever

above image from http://sucksqueezebangblow-juice.blogspot.com/2011/07/hurst-floor-shifter-special-goodwood.html

This is the 1964 Indy race car of Smokey Yunick, named the Hurst Floor Shifter Special... a momentary loss of traction caused it to run into a wall and never get into the race, Bobby Johns was driving
Via: http://forum.exile.fr/viewtopic.php?pid=157789

Survival of the innovator. A broken 2CV, no welder, no power tools, and Emil Leray made a motorcycle while stranded in the Moroccan desert, in 12 days

Photos of Daniel Denis of 2CV magazine and full story in http://chameaudacier.free.fr/moto1.html

Via: http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/2009/09/our-favorite-hero-emil-leray.html

Visionaries and revolutionaries don't copy the paradigm, they break it. Putting the engine in the wheel

above via: http://tukker.blogspot.com/

above, 1922 Megola Sport

Via: Visual Gratification: http://big-diesel.blogspot.com/2009/08/megalo-concept-engine-on-wheel.html

In 1935 a group of five German engineers named Killinger and Freund from Munich started to design a more streamlined and modified version of the German Megola front-wheel drive motorcycle that had won many motorcycle races in the 1920s. The work took three years to complete but the result was impressive. The engine displacement stayed the same as the Megola at 600cc but was much lighter and more simplified than a standard 100cc motorcycle of the time.

The motorcycle featured a three cylinder two-stroke engine built right into the front wheel, transmission and clutch, with more comfortable front and rear suspension. Streamlining was important as aerodynamics was the first priority of the team who wanted all the moving parts covered, dirt and mud protection, and an elegant style. Other priorities were that the motorcycle be multi-cylinder and possess front-wheel-drive. Their design was a success.

http://greyfalcon.us/Killinger%20and%20Freund%20Motorcycle.htm
Also: http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/2008/08/killinger-freund.html

Impressive, stunningly impressive demonstration of perfect product performance

I've never seen how radiator stop leak works before, and this is so simple... marvelous demonstration rig.

6th product down this page: http://justicebrothers.com/pages/products/news_new_products.htm

as if any other testiment was needed, you could read: http://www.paulhackmann.com/viewpost.php?idnumber=11

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