{"id":244051,"date":"2010-01-28T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5458730"},"modified":"2010-01-28T13:40:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-28T18:40:00","slug":"tiny-diy-motorcycle-adds-in-mpg-what-it-subtracts-in-cool-diy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/244051","title":{"rendered":"Tiny DIY Motorcycle Adds in MPG What It Subtracts in Cool [DIY]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/01\/hyperhonda-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/01\/500x_hyperhonda-2.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a>Remember, doing it yourself doesn&#8217;t always mean you&#8217;re making something <em>look<\/em> nicer. Sometimes you turn a perfectly good Honda motorcycle into a recumbent spearmint pod. It&#8217;s worth it, though, when that pod gets 214mpg going 55mph.<\/p>\n<p>Allert Jacobs designed and built this contraption from a Honda Innova motorcycle. In its previous incarnation, the bike weighed 231 pounds and got a still respectable&mdash;but not mind-blowing&mdash;114mpg.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\ngawkerGallery(5458721,4,'');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>By giving it an aerodynamic shell (that splits in half for easy entry), Jacobs has undoubtedly made his hog a much more efficient vehicle in all aspects, aside picking up ladies or applying to the Hell&#8217;s Angels. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.velomobiel.nl\/allert\/Recumbent%20motorbike.htm\">Allert Jacobs<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inhabitat.com\/2010\/01\/27\/diy-hyper-modified-honda-motorcycle-hits-214-mpg\/\">Inhabitat<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=f3cd1f1303a7b8e61cf60b54ad2da585&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=f3cd1f1303a7b8e61cf60b54ad2da585&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"http:\/\/a.rfihub.com\/eus.gif?eui=2226\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=om8B-hzr-CQ:GJvNuUbirbQ:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=om8B-hzr-CQ:GJvNuUbirbQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=om8B-hzr-CQ:GJvNuUbirbQ:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=om8B-hzr-CQ:GJvNuUbirbQ:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=om8B-hzr-CQ:GJvNuUbirbQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=om8B-hzr-CQ:GJvNuUbirbQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/gizmodo\/full\/~4\/om8B-hzr-CQ\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember, doing it yourself doesn&#8217;t always mean you&#8217;re making something look nicer. Sometimes you turn a perfectly good Honda motorcycle into a recumbent spearmint pod. It&#8217;s worth it, though, when that pod gets 214mpg going 55mph. Allert Jacobs designed and built this contraption from a Honda Innova motorcycle. 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