One-Offs

Hall FT500

An FT500 with Difazio front end scratch built in Australia in the 80s.

Ted Wilkins - Snowmobile engines

Ted Wilkins' Feet forward, snowmobile engine/CVT powered handmade project that was at Daytona last year (2000). All aluminum chassis. He says it works remarkably well- far better than he hoped (and feared) He says he hates the "scooter appearance" and is amazed/ diasappointed by the fact that it handles better than the "conventional" snowmobile-powered bike he built before. Ted also races a snowmobile-powered hillclimber that he built himself. Michael Moore has a photo of a completely CF framed Snowmobile device also built by Ted."It is powered by a 580cc Rotax snowmobile-type engine, has a vacuum-bagged carbon-fiber monocoque frame, weighs 320 lbs, and puts out 100 bhp. Note the belt-drive countershaft is also the swing-arm pivot. Very neat bike - I'm contacting the owner for more information. Photo courtesy of Alan Lapp. 38K jpeg file" No lack of Canadian innovation in this man!!!