Collaborate Disseminate
Two-stroke streetbikes have never sold well at auction – but in the last few weeks, something strange has been happening. Kawasaki’s Mach IV H2, the notorious 750cc “Widowmaker,” is setting record prices after a flurry of sales to a single buyer.Contin… Continue reading Who is buying all the Kawasaki Mach IV Widowmakers?
According to the UN, there are about 258 million widows in the world. Tomasin Racing feels these are rookie numbers, so it’s making a kit that turns a standard Honda CRF 450 into a certified widow production facility with a 500cc 2-stroke engine.Contin… Continue reading T500 kit turns any Honda CRF450 into a 500cc, two-stroke widowmaker
Langen Motorcycles is a vintage British brand from Manchester with a storied history reaching back to … Oh, 2019. Well it certainly looks vintage, in the finest hipster tradition. It’s a new concern started by Christofer “Langen” Ratcliffe, the ex-Ch… Continue reading Langen unveils a gorgeous, featherweight 2-stroke cafe racer
The ever-resourceful [Turbo Conquering Mega Eagle] has an excellent excuse for starting on projects, he’s building them for his kids and making videos. We’re not so sure his little motorcycle wasn’t built because Dad also wants to have a go though, because it seems he had quite a lot of …read more
Continue reading This Is The Bike You Wanted Your Dad To Make You When You Were Eight Years Old!
Owning and flying your own small airplane offers a nearly unmatched level of freedom and autonomy. Traveling “as the crow flies” without having to deal with traffic on the ground immediately shrinks your world, and makes possible all sorts of trips and adventures. Unfortunately the crippling downsides of plane ownership (storage and maintenance costs, knowledge that you might die in a fiery crash, etc), keeps most of us planted squarely on terra firma.
But not [ITman496]. His dream of owning an ultralight has recently come true, and he’s decided to share his experience with the world. He’s got a long …read more
Leaf blowers, the main instrument of the suburban Saturday symphony, are one of the most useful nuisances. It doesn’t take much work with a rake to convince even the most noise-averse homeowner to head to the Big Box Store to pick one up to speed lawn chores. Once you do buy one, and feel the thrust produced by these handheld banshees, you might wonder, If I let go of this thing, would it fly?
[Peter Sripol] had that very thought and set about building a couple of leaf blower powered planes to answer the question. It’s probably not a spoiler …read more
Additive manufacturing has come a long way in a short time, and the parts you can turn out with some high-end 3D-printers rival machined metal in terms of durability. But consumer-grade technology generally lags the good stuff, so there’s no way you can 3D-print internal combustion engine parts on a run of the mill printer yet, right?
As it turns out, you can at least 3D-print connecting rods, if both the engine and your expectations are scaled appropriately. [JohnnyQ90] loves his miniature nitro engines, which we’ve seen him use to power both a rotary tool and a hand drill before. …read more
Continue reading 3D-Printed Parts Torture-Tested in Nitro Engine — Briefly