Off to cross the country in a rocket again..

[Cr031k]

Next month I'm once again going across the country in this. Only problems last year was a broken throttle cable, charging issues, and fuel line. I've been thinking of putting a TOS theme interior (switches and lighting) in this and havent really gotten around to it yet.

 

[Plecostomus]

Want.

 

[trampledamage]

Okay, which country? And more pictures and progress reports, please!

 

[DiSiLLUSiON]

Cool.

 

[Cr031k]

www.autocycles.org/2008

 

[Chris3123]

Uh, why is there a leg sticking out of the "cockpit" in this shot?

 

[JuanBolio]

What kind of fuel/propellant does it use?

 

[M'Sharak]

^ Coffee break?

 

[Cr031k]

Uh, why is there a leg sticking out of the "cockpit" in this shot?

HEY! A man's gotta sleep somewhere! Actually thats when the thottle cable broke. Not much room to move around in the cockpit.

It's technically a Honda Goldwing 1200cc engine with an aircraft body on top. It gets about 60 miles per gallon becasue it has 10 times less drag than a standard motorcycle.
It seats 2 people tandem. Drives like a car, shifts like a motorcycle, and drives on only 3 wheels at a time balancing on each of the wings at any given time.

 

[Chris3123]

Cool. How much did yours cost to make? I'm sure it wasn't cheap.

 

[Cr031k]

It cost around 20K in 1989 when it was purchased.

There were only 360 made before the company went out of business. Its too bad, its a head turner and has a decent amount of cargo room to be a realistic functional daily driver. Especially these days when fuel is so expensive.

Last year fuel was nearly 5 bucks a gallon. It still only cost $300 to go coast to coast. Try that in a station wagon.

 

[Angry Angel]

Man, that's just too awesome. I'm pretty sure my dad and uncle would be interested in such a project if they didn't have so many other projects already.

 

[B.J.]

Sweet! I'd love to have a vehicle like that. Unfortunately, I'd need a new (or nearly new) one since I'm absolutely lousy at car repairs/upkeep.

 

[Roger Wilco]

Interesting vehicle, looks very space age-ish.

 

[sojourner]

Didn't someone produce a similar vehicle to this that actually leaned into turns?