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YouTuber turns Mario Kart's Tune Thumper into 65-mph electric bike
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They Turned a Recliner Into an Off-Road Go-Kart, Raced It, and Immediately Crashed
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They Built a Go-Kart Out of Two Dirt Bikes, But Forgot One Crucial Rule of Physics
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Engineers recreate Mazda's suitcase motorcycle that can hit 20.5 mph
2+ week, 6+ day ago (172+ words) The new version weighs 56.8 pounds and reached about 20.5 mph during road testing. In 1991, seven Mazda transmission research engineers built an unusual three-wheeled motorcycle that folded into a Samsonite suitcase. The 71-pound machine used a 33.6-cubic-centimeter (2.05 cubic inches) two-stroke engine and…...
Building Your Own Electric Honda ATV Is Quite the DIY Project
3+ week, 2+ day ago (217+ words) Published Aug 22, 2026 10:00 AM EDT Like electric cars, battery-powered ATVs can make a lot of sense. Electrification of off-road recreation and work rigs is proceeding at a much slower pace, though, so there aren’t a lot of choices around. That’s where…...
Watch a Group of YouTubers Weld Four Cars Together and Create a "Beyblade of Death"
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