The penny-farthing went out of fashion in the 1880s, despite the efforts of some modern people to revive the traditional bicycle. Perhaps Greg Mitchell's variant, pictured above, will re-establish it.Motorcycle News repo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2025/01/31/This-Is-the-Worlds-Fastest-Penny-Farthing/If you take a spill while on your motorcycle, you don't have to break your knees and hips as you roll to a stop. Core77 tells us about airbag pants developed by two different companies. Both have a similar premise: a sma...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/03/01/Airbag-Jeans-for-Motorcyclists/The welbike- a British motorcycle fitted in an air drop canister for use during WWII. pic.twitter.com/pDukGVIhrJ— Lost in history (@lostinhist0ry) August 1, 2022 During World War II, Britain wanted to ensure that...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/08/01/The-World-War-II-Airdropped-Minibike/[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV8NBaqlPYo](Video Link)A car drifted into the lane occupied by a motorcylist on a road in São Paulo, Brazil. The motorcyclist responded by chasing after the driver, then kicking t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/06/30/Road-Raging-Motorcyclist-Gets-Instant-Karma/[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYveDEem5VA](Video Link)In Russia, motorcyclists, like car drivers, have to drive with cameras. This rider had a helmet-mounted camera turned on when he saw an old man trying to cross a ve...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/04/30/Watch-This-Motorcyclist-Help-an-Old-Man-across-the-Street/[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9AVUgTBupM](Video Link)You don't need fancy training and expensive equipment to secure hefty medical bills. All you need is a motorbike, a tree, and two ropes. Just make sure that your wh...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/04/30/Motorcycle-Swing-Backyard-Daredevil/[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL8SdMrxpNo](Video Link)There are easier ways to park a motorcycle, but that misses the point of stunt riding. Watch this rider pull a stoppie, then neatly slide into a narrow slot.The man...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/04/13/Motorcyclist-Parks-Like-a-Master/In 1903, William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson built their first motorcycle--the first of what became a great American tradition. Their factory was a crude wooden workshop that measured just 10 x 15 feet. Though it may h...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/09/Harley-Davidsons-First-Factory/[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T645xjxMxTc](Video Link)Racing bike riders may occasionally drag their knees on the pavement while turning at high speeds. But this daring rider appears to deliberately lay his head on the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/23/Motorcyclist-Lays-His-Head-on-the-Track-During-High-Speed-Turn/(Photo: Solarcross)Some electric bikes have solar cells to charge batteries. But what sets Terry Hope’s SolarCross EV apart is that it doesn’t need batteries. On level ground, it can move him at speeds of up...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/29/Electric-Bike-Can-Move-Exclusively-Through-Solar-Energy-No-Batteries/