Man Builds World’s First Fully Solar-Powered Motorcycle
Richard Gryzch has built what he claims is the world’s first fully sun-powered electric motorbike.
A project that has taken him more than two years. In fact, to finance building the bike Cryzch sold his other motorbikes and even a house.
He calls the bike a Solar Flyer. A name inspired by those Radio Flyer wagons.
“Everyone told me I was crazy for doing it,” he said. “But I’m riding it and it works. And it could change everything. No gas, just hit the throttle and go,” he boasted.
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Details about the bike are scarce, but it travels up to 50 miles on a full charge and has a top speed of 90 mph.
“People look at me at the stop light and just say, ‘What is that?” Gryzch said. “I just shrug my shoulders and tell them, ‘it’s solar powered.”‘
Still, Gryzch plans to outdo himself. He hopes to hit a travel range of 300 miles. I hope he does too!
Source [ABC 15 News] Photo [Inhabitat]
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Go Richard! Its both sad as well as encouraging that a motivated do-it-yourself can out-engineer and out-innovate the brightest minds at most American automotive manufacturers.
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Wow, most impressive. I like it!
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What a lead-in. “Apache Junction man invents solar powered motor…” Rather misleading.
There were kits available to build solar powered motors when I was in grade school in the 1940s.
ChuckL… what are you talking about where in the news story does it say that?
Sure the ability to make a solar powered MOTOR have been around for a long time. But this is a solar powered MOTORCYCLE. Which i’m sure you or I could have built years ago. But we didn’t.
I think that reads “Apache Junction man invents solar powered motorcycle” except tehy ran out of room. No solar powered motorcyles in the 40’s, old man.
This is a very cool cycle. Good luck Mr. Gryzch this is a great idea and all you really need now is a more powerful solar cell. I also like the way you designed the seat area, very Tron like and distinct.
This is BS.
Or stretching the truth to a very, very thin thread.
Sure, if you park this thing in the sun for a few months, you might then be able to travel a few hundred yards with it…
Or maybe on a different planet with plenty of suns shining from odd angles it would actually be useful.