this is not the first time investors have gotten burned on a great automotive idea that too many greedy people got involved with. a receipt for financial disaster. looking back on this failure to deliver, it's not the money, it's the dishonesty by capable people to ruin a movement that could...
well, with of without the insurance, it's nice to know that having it, they would cover you from that uninsured motorist. but, for something a little different, how about what honda has filed patents for...
engines, regardless of number of cylinders, have evenly spaced throws on the crank, to provide even firing pulses and give the crank an inheriant smoothness of rotation. the firing pulses can produce a rocking motion, such as opposed aircraft engines and the vw with opposed cylinders, that...
interestingly enough, i saw a very similar vehicle constructed from an early goldwing chassie, running around jacksonville last month. it seemed to handle well, was quite and had more enclosure. wish i could have gotten a closer look but he was going in the opposit direction from me.was. looks...
yeah, those 2 stroke gas engines built before the 70's, were, due to oiling requirements. the outboard motor industry made tremendous strides in reducing the emissions of 2 stroke gas engines, because of epa requirements, but still needing a light weight, high power output engine. i remember...
here is one of those crazy items that may find it's way into an elio. http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/12/12/renault-developing-tiny-two-cylinder-two-stroke-diesel/?intcmp=features
btw ru, hope to see u here at the home 20 in a week or so at the elio showing. i'll try to be at the tent on the day and time u will be in town. that can be fine tuned in the coming days.
i wasn't gonna stoop to this foolishness but what the heck. back in the 50's, andrew hero was probably the biggest harley dealer in fl. pensacola was a great place to have a harley dealership, with all the young navy personel with money to spend. andrew's wife was a stunning beauty who rode...
interesting top view of the A frame alignment. kinda gets me to thinking again, about the torsion bar suspension for clearing the path for the drive shaft and eliminating the suspension links, as well as cleaner aerodynamics for less drag. it would require a heavier lower a frame arm, which...
hmmm! so a motorcycle with side car and one head light is ok but a 3 wheeler with two close set head lights isn't ok? or, a trike with a mc front end and two rear wheels and one head light in the center is ok but the elio is not? there is a story in the u s about a car in the '30s that had the...
now imagine this same frame out of aluminum, which is about 20% lighter weight and more abundant on earth than steel. be like getting a bigger engine with better milage. more payload too.
well, for new engine development, elio isn't the only one looking for better gas milage. maybe this one might could be adapted to the performance version of the elio. This compact engine—which Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] says is small enough to fit in a suitcase—perfectly matches the Rip Rod's...
if this is he production frame and it's steel, it would be sooooo easy to weld 4 tabs on there to hang a hitch from. if the diagonals coming down to the arc are functional and not just jig material, this would be perfect for a vertical hitch that would be hidden behind the plastic cover of the...
when it comes to hard points, u might want to look at the vertical hitch for the gl1800 goldwing. it's completely hidden and reaches forwards to the frame to attach the towing loads and attaches vertical to the luggage frame to support toung weight. the hitch ball installs into a vertical...
interesting alignment of the a frames, coil/shock and drive shaft. now, with inboard brakes, the ball joints could be inside the wheel so the steering pivot point would be almost on the center of the tread. the geometery for the moving parts not interfering with each other is a challange.