Welcome to Bikeweb
Submitted by jbond on 27 May, 2005 - 9:53amBikeweb is all about Feet First Powered Two Wheelers - FFs for short - of one sort or another; from Quasars and Phasars to modified superscooters and even FF racing mopeds. From Kaneda’s animé fantasy bike in Akira, to real world, Reliant-engined Voyagers. There's all sorts of weird and wonderful stuff here, past, present and futuristic; one-offs, prototypes and things that actually made it into series production. And they come from all over the world: Swiss Ecomobiles and MonoTracers, American Alligators and Neracars, French Monotraces, German NSUs, Czech Dalniks, British Avros, Wilkinsons and Whitwoods and Japanese custom scooters. From fully enclosed and all-electric with outriggers, to roofed but open-sided, through aerodynamic but open-topped, to bodywork-free and stark naked. You name it; if it's FF, or related in someway, you'll probably find it here somewhere – or at least a link to where you can find it.
There's more information about how this website works and a potted history of FFs below if you click on 'Read More', but for a technical description read Royce Creasey's Introduction to FF two-wheelers entitled 'Read This First'.
Alex Gurney on Alligator 00
Submitted by paulblez on 8 December, 2011 - 8:17amAlex Gurney rides his father Dan's original Alligator on the Ortega Highway, California. Photo: Paul Blezard
David Robb on BMW C600sport
Submitted by paulblez on 26 November, 2011 - 2:08pmBMW Motorrad's chief designer, David Robb, sitting on the freshly-presented new C600Sport maxiscooter, (which is actually a 650), at the EICMA show in Milan, November 2011. The C600Sport is clearly aimed at Yamaha's Tmax; let's hope it's as easy to FF! Mr Robb has interesting FF experience of his own because he rode the very first K100 Ecomobile way back in the 1980s, after meeting Arnold Wagner at the Nurburgring. PNB
Photo: Paul Blezard
Quasar Bodyshell Breeding
Submitted by paulblez on 19 November, 2011 - 10:09pmQuasar bodyshells being created in Sussex. The two red ones on the left are mating, having already produced the white and blue ones on the right! PNB
Photo: Paul Blezard, Nov 2011
Electric FFTTW @ EICMA
Submitted by paulblez on 11 November, 2011 - 9:54amThis all-electric leaning 3-wheeler was on display in the Green Planet zone at EICMA 2011. It was fully road legal and had a French number plate.
Not a 'proper' FF perhaps, but interesting none the less, IMHO.
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BMW C600 Sport & C650 GT
Submitted by paulblez on 10 November, 2011 - 12:40pmThis image, snapped at Von Kuenheim's presentation of the new maxiscooters, makes it much easier to see the differences between the two new models than looking at them 'in the flesh'. PNB
Photo of BMW image snapped during the live presentation on the BMW stand by Paul Blezard at EICMA in Milan, Nov 8th 2011.
2010 Cmax driving about Bristol
Submitted by Royce on 7 November, 2011 - 8:33amHere's the 2010 Cmax being ridden to it's first MOT, having arrived back from Spain where it went on completion. Now living in Italy, amusing the locals in Naples.
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FJ goes home
Submitted by Royce on 18 September, 2011 - 6:06pmAnother video from FJ's head fairing. selected clips from the trip home from John Bruce's gathering
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8 FFs @ Memorial Woodlands
Submitted by paulblez on 16 September, 2011 - 8:35pmEight FFs at the Baker Memorial Woodlands: 2 Carvers, 1 MonoTracer, 1 Voyager, 1 Coda, 1 Burgman 400, 1 Helix and Genesis. PNB
Photo: Paul Blezard
Voyagers demonstrating sidewind stability over the Old Severn bridge
Submitted by Royce on 13 September, 2011 - 3:06pmVoyagers. Doing what it says in the title. Not very exciting. Which is very much the point.
Voyagers coping with strong sidewinds, Old Severn Bridge from ingrid oesten on Vimeo.
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Carver & Genesis
Submitted by paulblez on 13 September, 2011 - 11:34amThe first time the final version of Genesis has ever been snapped with a Carver. This was in the car park of The Ivy pub in Heddington, Wiltshire, home village of the late Malcolm Newell, co-creator of the Quasar. This was the venue for the final group stop of BruceFFest 2011.
Photo: Paul Blezard
Carver & MonoTracer at Bell Inn
Submitted by paulblez on 13 September, 2011 - 10:30amJen leaving the Bell Inn at Yatton Keynell in her Carver, followed by John Brennan in his MonoTracer. This was the venue for a convivial lunch on Sunday, before we moved on to Heddington. Photo: Paul Blezard
John B hosts BruceFFest 2011
Submitted by bobwreford on 11 September, 2011 - 3:41pmJohn Bruce (centre left, blue shirt) welcomes devoted FFers at the Craft Renaissance Centre near Usk as his chickens look on in wonder. Blue Voyager owner Graham Robb is standing next to him. To the right, Royce Creasey, with his back to the camera, is gesticulating while talking to Arthur Middleton and further away, to the left, are VF Quasar owner John Cooper and 'Hooray' Henry Mayhew. Photo: Bob Wreford (Bob's own 'KawaBanana' GPZ500 is in the foreground, right).
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Blez Corners ComforTmax
Submitted by paulblez on 25 August, 2011 - 1:25pmGetting the ComforTmax well cranked over on a roundabout in Surrey, 2005. The extended forward footrests were just starting to ground at this 'angle of dangle'. This photo was used in an article I wrote about FFs and the then-new Honda DN-01 in the January 2008 edition of Motorcycle Monthly. PNB
Photo of Paul Blezard by Bernard Zieja.
Quasar Mk2 VF750 19/8/11
Submitted by John on 19 August, 2011 - 6:53pmAfter pre-MOT test ride. Ready for MOT with one or two faults to fix which may fail it. Engine power is superb and yet another Quasar that needs the roof raising as head height is tight! Last minute tweaks to the rear brake saved the day! Glad to hear "I can't find anything wrong with it" after all the work I did.
Quasar Mk2 VF750 back on the road
Submitted by John on 12 August, 2011 - 9:08pmAfter sitting in a garage for over 8 years I was surprised it started at all, never mind on 2 cylinders. A bit of tweaking by Pete Munden and some fresh petrol, all 4 cylinders fired up. I've now replaced the oil, oil filter, plugs, rat/mouse chewed HT lead and air filters and it starts on all 4 cylinders. I've rubbed down the rust and painted. Passed its MOT 20/8/2011 and is now back on the road. Still plenty of work to do to fix some of the dash clocks/lights and sort cold starting. Bought another 1982 VF750 so I can diagnose what need fixing on the Quasar.
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Blez Drives Blue MonoTracer
Submitted by paulblez on 27 July, 2011 - 3:34pmPaul Blezard driving Roger Riedener's modified blue MonoTracer on the Brno Grand Prix circuit. July 2011.
On Board a Leaning MonoTracer at Brno
Submitted by paulblez on 24 July, 2011 - 3:22pmPaul Blezard leans a Peraves MonoTracer hard right into a turn on the Brno Grand Prix circuit at the annual Peraves training, July 2011.
Photo by Steve Anderson of Cycle World, with Blez's Cannon EOS.
Voyagers in the rain
Submitted by Royce on 13 July, 2011 - 1:15pmSome video shot from FJ, compiled by Ian Kew, during a trip to bewilder the Bristol branch of the institute of Advanced Motorcyclists - who turned up in cars...
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John Brennan MT wheels up
Submitted by paulblez on 1 July, 2011 - 9:47amJohn Brennan leaving Beaulieu, shortly after 'take-off' or raising his MonoTracer's undercarriage. Photo: Paul Blezard
