In 2003, Tom Wiberg from Sweden built a motorcycle with a front wheel diameter of 16 mm (0.62 inches) and a rear wheel diameter of 22 mm (0.86 inches). He rode it for more than 10 m (32.8 feet) in Hökerum, Sweden. The motorcycle has a wheelbase of 80 mm (3.14 inches), a seat height of 65 mm (2.55 inches), weighs 1.1 kg (2.4 lbs). It powered to a top speed of 2 km/h (1.24 mph) by its 0.22 kW (0.3 hp) engine. In my opinion, this was built by the designer just to obtain the Guinness World Record for the World's Smallest Motorcycle. Any sane person would not be caught riding on a motorcycle of this size through daytime traffic. If you are looking for a bike like this you might just find it advertised under "model toys" instead of "motorcycles" in the classifieds. What's genius about this motorcycle is that the designer managed to fit a motor into this tiny design.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
World's Smallest Motorcycle
In 2003, Tom Wiberg from Sweden built a motorcycle with a front wheel diameter of 16 mm (0.62 inches) and a rear wheel diameter of 22 mm (0.86 inches). He rode it for more than 10 m (32.8 feet) in Hökerum, Sweden. The motorcycle has a wheelbase of 80 mm (3.14 inches), a seat height of 65 mm (2.55 inches), weighs 1.1 kg (2.4 lbs). It powered to a top speed of 2 km/h (1.24 mph) by its 0.22 kW (0.3 hp) engine. In my opinion, this was built by the designer just to obtain the Guinness World Record for the World's Smallest Motorcycle. Any sane person would not be caught riding on a motorcycle of this size through daytime traffic. If you are looking for a bike like this you might just find it advertised under "model toys" instead of "motorcycles" in the classifieds. What's genius about this motorcycle is that the designer managed to fit a motor into this tiny design.
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