| Author | Message | ||
     Bking |
Guess you don't need a fuel gauge. http://www.octanefreaks.com/a-glass-gas-tank-7561.html  | ||
| Hootowl |
I don't see how that could possibly be legal. | ||
| Sifo |
Yawn. And a nod to Darwin. | ||
| Aesquire |
There are modern glasses that would be safe in that application. Pyrex is not one of them Darwin indeed. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Seems like Lexan or something similar would be a much safer choice to achieve the same end result. | ||
| Hootowl |
Somehow, I don't think this thing would pass DOT crash testing no matter what kind of glass you used. Course, that exhaust isn't legal either, so I guess all bets are off. Probably just decoration anyway, since what appears to be a turbocharger is obviously not attached to anything. | ||
| Aesquire |
Looks like a belt drive supercharger pumping through an intercooler. I like the collapsible rear suspension so it parks on frame rails. Until it collapses at 60. | ||
| Hootowl |
Ah. I couldn't see the belt. | ||
| Hootowl |
Is the belt part of that thing coming up off the primary? | ||
| Aesquire |
Maybe. ............... how can I tell? He didn't make it out of glass.  | ||
| Aesquire |
At least the tank shouldn't melt if he puts e15 in it. Pyrex is great stuff. I've done lab glass work but lack any artistic talent. If it's rubber mounted it might even live a while. I wouldn't buy it. | ||
| Aesquire |
Hoot. Heard of Gorilla glass? There is some stuff coming that will take a rifle bullet. A friend is working for the company. Hired him with a fresh physics & particle physics degree and he's already done.........stuff. Yeah, stuff. I can say that.  | ||
| Aesquire |
http://www.killerglass.com/ more detail on the bike. | ||
| Hootowl |
I have heard of gorilla glass. I'm looking at some (and fingering it) as I peck away at my iPhone. I have also seen iPhone screens shatter. Several, in fact. | ||
| Just_ziptab |
Well...there is always "transparent aluminum. "That's the ticket laddy"  | ||
| Stirz007 |
Too often the old way of thinking gets in the way of seeing the possibilities... | ||
| Hootowl |
Like a post crash fire? | ||
| Stirz007 |
Ha ha! good troll attempt, but no. Some of the newer ceramics are stronger than steel, and more than one steel tank has ruptured on impact, so a non-ceramic material is not an assurance of post-crash fire. I think this is a show/proof of concept bike, so it probably doesn't get ridden much anyway - I do like the idea of stretching materials limits and it is apparent that there are more than a few that will quickly attack an idea rather than see it's potential future possibilities. That, and my comment was more directed to the clip zippy attached. Happy now? | ||
| Aesquire |
Don't get me wrong. Not that fond of the style on the glass tanked bike, but do appreciate the artistry. On a vehicle, a safety critical item must be first, functional, second, pretty. Since the tank holds gas just fine, it's functional. looks more fragile than I'd like for fire safety, but it's a personal decision on a home built anything. On a one off show bike. True, my inner safety Nazi is screaming "It's A Glass Gas Tank!!!". Pretty sure that's the idea, so... again, functional. Pretty, too. | ||
| Stirz007 |
Ae - I checked out the links - they're doing some interesting stuff. As far as the bike: not for me, thanks. I wouldn't be surprised to see clear/ceramic tanks or other parts that are more "crash worthy" in the not too distant future. We're seeing CF tanks and stressed members now that can't take a hit too well, so it's not WAY out in left field. | ||
| Trojan |
I think the galss gas tank is the least of that 'bikes' problems. I use the word bike with caution though because that thing is a pile of poo. The forks are raked out so much that any suspension movement will be from the forks/frame/headstock bending rather than compressing as they are designed to. The rear suspension is just ......missing, and the riding position looks like it would suit the average Orangutan but no human I know. I know it takes all sorts....but why do people do this to perfectly serviceable machines  | ||
| Hootowl |
"I know it takes all sorts" No, it doesn’t. There just are.  And Storz, I know material science has come a long way, and I have no idea of the applicability of the material they're using there. But still, I doubt we'll ever see such a thing on a street legal production motorcycle. You know, unless that whole transparent aluminum thing comes to pass. Ceramics stronger than steel? Sure. But brittle. Steel is quite malleable. It deforms when struck instead of breaking. Makes a good gas tank. And to top it off, I’m spouting off about a subject of which I know very little, and on the Internet too. Take it for what it’s worth. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
I have pics on my home PC of a cycle at a show I saw that had the valve covers and gas tank made out of pyrex. It was a panhead I think. I asked the guy if he lit up the covers in any way and he said nope. I also saw a TL1000 in a parking lot with the clutch cover done over in glass. Cassy as hell. | ||
| Strokizator |
I'm with Trojan on this one. Arguing the merits of a glass fuel tank is pointless as this bike is clearly not intended to be ridden on the road (not that I have the cajones to try to anyway). | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
i think its a neat bike and neat that people are trying new things like glass tank. Its not my style of bike, but I like it and think its really good for that style of bike | ||
| Aesquire |
Purpose of bike. "Made you look". It succeeds. Don't want to even ride the silly thing but you are talking about it. The rear suspension ....... I'm guessing an air shock and a pump to raise it to a stylish but inadequate riding. height? Art. Like a lead blimp. "See what I can do!" | ||
| Fast1075 |
Hold My Beer!!!!! | ||
| Aesquire |
Last words of a redneck? "hey bubba, watch this!" Some guy built "the world's most dangerous bike". A hog with every part you can stick a stupid spike on, spiked. Then he glued single edge razor blades all over the thing, really close together, sticking out. I've seen dumber things, but this was pretty high on the list. A glass gas tank, ( hee hee ) isn't close. Now if the SEAT were glass! | ||
| Aesquire |
 |
