There was a time when you wanted to stand out from the crowd or be a “rebel”, you’d get a Harley Davidson motorcycle, but those days are long gone. HD motorcycles are too mainstream, and many middle aged men going through mid-life crisis have these bikes. If you really want to stand out, you should check out Janus Motorcycles. Janus is a brand new motorcycle company based out of Goshen, Indiana. The company is
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1966 Little Honda P25 by Chicara Nagata
If done right, custom motorcycles can be quite nice looking, no I’m not talking about the crap shops like OCC make, there are lots of motorcycle …
Awesome Two-Person Killer Whale Submarine
Jesse, from Free Willy, wishes he had access to this back in 1993 when he saved his beloved orca killer whale. The Killer Whale “Submarine” is a two-person watercraft designed after the Orcinus Orca and is capable of reaching speeds of up to 50mph over the water’s surface and can reach speeds of 25mph while submerged.
The watercraft is capable of submerging underwater about five feet deep as the integrated snorkel in the dorsal fins needs access to air. The watercraft features watertight half-inch thick acrylic canopy which has push and pull twin control levers which articulate the whale’s pectoral fins to execute rolls and stealthy dives just like the real whale.
Orvis Restored 1954 Airstream Flying Cloud Travel Trailer
Orvis, one of America’s oldest mail order retailers, has teamed up with Timeless Travel Trailers to restore a vintage 1954 Airstream Flying Cloud trailer. This meticulously restored travel trailer will be on auction until December 11, 2011 with a starting bid of $75,000 at Orvis website and is expected to fetch from $150,000 to $450,000!
This Airstream trailer was originally used as a hunting and fishing lodge in Goose Lake, Oregon, it was sent to Timeless Travel Trailers’ headquarters in Colorado to have it restored to better-than-new condition.
Top Gear – “The Cool 500: The Coolest Cars Ever Made” Book
I can’t remember the last time I read an entire book; as I got older, I lost patience for the long-winded descriptions authors use to describe the simplest of things. There are however, some books I don’t mind “reading”, like Top Gear’s “The Cool 500: The Coolest Cars Ever Made”.
The book is a must have (notice, I didn’t say “must read”) for any car fan. The book features some of the coolest cars every produced, with amazing photography that’s signature Top Gear. The book not only includes pictures, but in-depth commentary on the cars and all the technical information that should keep one busy for a very long time, if they’re into reading that sort of things.
Go Green While Going Fast
If you’re one of those people that like to go really fast but are concerned with the impact your speed is making on the environment, Porsche …
The King of Bling – Mansory Bugatti Veyron LINEA Vincerò
In stock form the Bugatti Veyron is one of the most expensive cars in the world and recently set a top speed record. However, that wasn’t enough for the famous Swiss high performance tuner Mansory.
Mansory has created a Bugatti Veyron that is probably the “blingiest” and most expensive cars I’ve ever seen. The car is called Mansory Bugatti Veyron LINEA Vincerò and is made entirely out of hand-crafted carbon fiber and what’s not covered in carbon fiber, is covered in either leather or gold.
