Tuesday, March 9, 2010

When it ain't time to go.



Look at the picture above and you can see where this driver
broke through the guardrail, on the right side of the culvert,
where the people are standing on the road, pointing.

The pick-up was traveling about 75 mph from right to left
when it crashed through the guardrail.

It flipped end-over-end bounced off and across the culvert outlet,
and landed right side up on the left side of the culvert,
facing the opposite direction from which the driver was traveling.

The 22-year-old driver and his 18-year-old passenger
were unhurt except for minor cuts and bruises.


Now look at the second picture below...

Here is the Google earth verification of the drop off on Hwy 59, near Hurricane City, Utah.

Click the pics to enlarge!

Friday, March 5, 2010

Tail Light Designs!







Unique tail lights...cut your shape...get a cool air brush artist...add some LEDs and you are on your way! Check out more of Mikes work at www.mikelearn.com

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

McQueen's bike goes for $361,000.


The last remnants of Steve McQueen's once massive vehicle collection was sold off at auction in Los Angeles in November of 2006, with the most expensive bike, a 1937 American-made Crocker V-twin, fetching a world record $361,000

His 1934 Indian Scout fetched a ludicrous $232,000, while a 1920 Indian Powerplus Daytona sold for $196,000.

But if you think those prices are out of control, spare a thought for the sanity of the person who spent $91,000 for a pair of the dead film star's sunglasses.

McQueen died at age 50 in 1980 and the majority of his collection was sold off at a Las Vegas auction over 20 years ago.

Crocker built motorcycles from 1936 to 1941. It started with a 3hp scooter and quickly switched to 1000cc V-twins using a mix of Harley, Indian and its own parts.

I'll take two!


A chopper plated with 24k gold...when you don't know what to do with $500,000 US.

A few designs!






Inovative or Messed up?


Unbelievably, in 1937 the French military thought that they might need some motorcycles that were also half tanks as well. And one of these very rare 350cc engined half-track Merciers actually still exists as a museum piece. Strangely, this technological mess even featured front wheel drive. But like all crazy half-track designs, this vehicle sacrifices the speed and maneuverability of motorcycles as well as the true off-road ability of a real tank, offering the best of neither design. Further, this awful design looks nearly as dangerous to the rider as any enemy action. Some things just shouldn't be built. Or should they? What trouble we could get into with something like this.