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UPDATE! Thanks Jim for sharing this with us. 
More epic win.
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Absolutely awsome power char conversion… wonder if the guy has a website with plans
Great engineering, this is what accessibility is all about!
Awesome!
That is totally awesome.
With this, I am impressed.
The motorcycle accident didn’t me from riding again!!!
If that back gate flies open on the freeway, this thing will be “popping a wheelie”.
That there is amazing!
Look at that grab rail on the motorcycle side. Ya figure he gets many passengers?
Pretty sure that’s the shifter.
That is truly awesome! Looks like it should be a G.I.Joe vehicle
Nice that someone was able to find a way to keep doing what they love with the help of a little epic jury-rig.
That thing would do awesome burnouts (almost no weight on the left).
But how comfy would you feel with almost “drive by wire” steering?
It’s more like Knight Rider for the dissabled!
I think it’s great that the person still gets to “ride”.
would like to see more pictures of this… anybody has something??
It’s a Chair-iot!
There’s beauty in this.
Amazing! Yes, this is a jury rig, but it’s a brilliant one!
Hardly-Davidson.
Mega-awesome.
That is full of awesome, with an extra helping of awesome on top.
I’ve always dreamed of building one of the motorcycle-based creations I’ve seen in the 3rd world. If that one can work, than my dream is still alive!
I’m pretty sure that the ride in the photo is from Volusia County, FL. The FL tag is pretty clear and I’ve seen this rig on the roads in the general Daytona area on occasion. The seat is fully operational, in that it carries a passenger sometimes. It would be amusing to have a dog platform on the seat and some fake handlebars for the dog!
I agree. I wonder if he could help me move my refrigerator with it?
I saw one like htis 25 years ago in Dallas made out of a 750 honda. The guy was haulin ass down the LBJ freeway
@Obvious
Hey, they fly Airbuses by wires, so why not a motorcycle that would be on the ground?
Are there any more pictures of this? Different angles maybe?
Right, if the original controls work, there is all kinds of potential for abuse here. Moving a fridge is only the beginning of it.
Pretty cool and sketchy all at the same time! I wonder how it handles with that one wheel powering it, as well as being off center, and that the two front wheels are of unequal size.
But, more power to him/her!
Truely inspiring, epic! I also vote for the dog idea.
Imagine what he could do with a shopping cart on the left side of that thing- he could ride it through Wal Mart! Too cool.
Win
That’s actually really cool.
The controls are moved over to the side car and chain driven for turning. I used to live in the next apartment complex over from this bike if it’s the one I’m thinking of. Always thought it was the best bike I have seen in my life.
How the hell is the shifter hooked up to the hand controls? Or is it one of those rare Honda automatic 400s?
This is a rare case in which the motorcycle itself is the side car!
I want to say that’s not street legal, but it might actually be. It looks like they took the front end of the bike (including the wheel) and remounted it on the right, so steering is just about normal. The right turn signal has been moved over as well. Assuming the tailgate locks securely, it’s safe for the occupant. It’s essentially a regular motorcycle with the controls in a rather unorthodox sidecar.
Major props to whoever did this. That’s one disabled person who isn’t giving up one bit of independence.
what about putting a second motorcycle on the other side? it’d probably be more stable.
I’m thinking the ‘grab rail’ might be for shifting gears.
I’ve seen one of these in Yogyakarta in Indonesia. Had to try hard not to stare at it though, since I was on a motorbike myself, and not looking where you’re going in Indonesian traffic will fast lead you to need one of these…
I’ve seen “official” disabled vehicles on sale, made by taking a scooter and turning it into a tricycle with a tub rear end (guy who worked near my school always seemed to be on way home in one as we were leaving), but this is at least 110% more awesome.
Win. This is definitely awesome!
@K.Eberhardt
Riding a motorcycle requires two hands when shifting; the clutch is activated by the left hand lever and the throttle is in the left hand grip.
Is a seatbelt/chairbelt required on this? How does the rider lock down the wheel chairs wheels to keep from flying off if he has to stop fast?
@Paddy
An underside-car, then.
This is mad max meets accessibility. I love it. Im turning a riding mower into a power chair/truck.
What a coincidence. My sister has a tub rear end.
What, no foot brake for the rear wheel? I don’t think I would want to have to stop fast with all of that weight on just the front wheel break alone!
I AM SICK AND TIRED OF PICS FROM BURNING M-
Oh, sorry. Reflex. Seriously, this thing is badass. With a bit of gumption a rig like this could be specifically designed for the purpose, manufactured, and marketed.
Do motorcycles generally have a reverse gear? Getting out of a parking space might be tricky.
Damn this thing is sooo cool!
The back of his wheelchair reads, “If you can read this, the trauma nurse FELL OFF!
Easily the coolest thing i’ve seen on here in a bit. And that’s saying something!
@Keith On a rig like this, the rear brake and the side wheel brake would be tied to the front brake. Maybe with some brake assist doodad.
Ever heard of Moto Guzzi? They do just that on conventional bikes.
@electronbee
You’ve clearly never ridden a sidecar rig. It takes half an hour of getting used to its asymmetricality (on a quiet road with a sparseness of solid bits to prang into); after that, you’re fine.
@elg3
Shifter probably has some electromagnetic actuator. Pretty common, also for people who can ride a conventional bike but lack sufficient, ehrm, dexterity in the appropriate foot/leg.
@Adam
First, normally the throttle is on the right, and the guy could have the clutch on the right too (bit tricky with the brake being there as well; I wouldn’t want it that way). At least, with a rig like this you can’t assume a normal setup of any of the controls.
Mick Doohan won several Grand Prix races with a rear brake operated by his left thumb, after a crash that left his left leg less than fully functional.
Les :
Is a seatbelt/chairbelt required on this? How does the rider lock down the wheel chairs wheels to keep from flying off if he has to stop fast?
A bit of a physics lesson for you, Les. Newton, he sez, object at rest stays at rest, and object in motion stays in motion unless some force acts on it. If in your car you do a fast stop, where does your body want to go? That’s right, forward, relative to the car. In that respect, motorcycles and sidecar rigs are no different; this guy, and his wheelchair, would want to keep moving, and thus move forward relative to the rig. There’s a fair bit of sidecar there that would block such a motion.
And if you mean: get launched into the air when he crashes into something, then just say so. That, by the way, applies to conventional motorcyclists too, and you could do worse, because it gets you clear of those 200+ kg metal, with some uncomfortably hot parts, that wants to expend its kinetic energy. As far as I’m concerned, it can do so either under my control (in which case it’s not a crash), or totally on its own and away from me.
I saw this, or one like it, in person, a bunch of years ago. My reaction was, way-cool. Now I think I’d say — “Overcoming Adversity-WIN!”
This is pretty cool….EPIC WIN for someone!!!
I have seen this in person in Winfield Kansas. The guys wife rides the bike and he can still be in his wheel chair and drive his bike.
I’ve seen these before. Nothing new. Great way to maintain freedom.
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believe it or not there was a company in our area that built these things for the disabled.
There’s one of these in Mason, Ohio, which is north of Cincinnati.
there is a guy on rt 95 in NJ who I see quite often with a rig like this. Sure doesn’t let his problems slow him down any.
Thumbs up to the bike owner. Ride on brother.
@fred_dot_u
Fred, I’m pretty sure you are right. If not this rig, I saw one almost identical to it about five years ago in Jacksonville. This just made my day.
Even if you weren’t wheelchair-bound, it would make a wicked chariot. Something exciting about standing on your vehicle. Put some of those spikes coming out the wheels ala Ben-Hur and no one would stand in your way.
I know that bike! At least one like it.
Waaaaayyyy back in the late ’70s/early 80′s I was living in Daytona Beach. One day, I’m driving north on river road with this bike/sidecar in front of me. No big deal, a bike and a sidecar…
Suddenly this voice in my head says ‘somethin not right with that bike’..NO DRIVER!
It took a few moments for the brain to process what I was seeing – the ‘passenger’ was the driver. How very cool. Guy in a wheel chair driving a bike. Totally awesome.
Les – uhhh, it’s a motorcycle. You’re pretty much screwed if you go down riding the ‘regular’ way, who needs freaking seat belts? If you care about safety, you kinda don’t ride a bike (I ride so I know of what I speak).
Definite win, but I’d like to see him back out of that spot.
I’ve seen a trike that was built from scratch to hold a wheelchair. Easily the most awesome thing ever. I wish I’d had a camera!
Coming soon to a dealer near you – The Handicycle – Now your wheelchair can go 60mph!
@elZaphod
Lets see you trick out a Segway.
I just saw a guy in Japan last week on Route 16 driving something that looked very similar to this. He was just sitting in his wheel chair on the platform going down the street. Wish I had my camera at the time.
Epic sweetness! Gotta love a guy with skills and a sense of adventure in transportation.
In regards to reverse, it would be possible to mount a battery-operated external reverse drive to the rear wheel, but not necessary. It looks like the rider’s parked so he can swing around the sign and exit left. If it were me, I would have swung in from that direction, so I’d be “backed in” to the spot.
In regards to shifting, the bike appears to be a late 1970′s Honda, so it could be a Honda-matic. There’s tons of aftermarket options for an automatic clutch, he’d still have to shift though. And I agree, that “grab rail” looks like its in the right spot to be attached to the engine’s shift shaft.
Epic. Friggin’. Win.
This picture is positively oozing win.
oh i’ll ride again doc, you’ll see, so help me i’ll ride again.
Kudos. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
i’ve seen a lot of different setups for accommodating wheelchairs and such so that people can still ride, but this one absolutely takes the prize! it’s amazing. such ingenuity! once you have the hankerin’ for the wind in your face, it never, i repeat NEVER, goes away. i know, because i ride, and i don’t think that i will ever stop. i will keep this setup in mind, just in case (i hope and pray not, but one never knows) some day i ever need it. my hat is off to the engineer/builder/rider. way to go!!!!!
This guy should look into getting a Patent. Seriously!
Found a youtube video of it.
Good thing the biker in the wheelchair doesn’t need to wear a helmet because he is already in a wheelchair.
Is the video-narrator-lady sober? or high?
@electronbee
All this seemingly off balance stuff mentioned is most likely what makes it work! It’s like flowers, they have no genitalia but they keep making more flowers!
Pretty cool and sketchy all at the same time! I wonder how it handles with that one wheel powering it, as well as being off center, and that the two front wheels are of unequal size.
My uncle used to ride one of these when I was younger. I was always simultaneously impressed and bewildered since it was a motorcycle accident that paralyzed him in the first place.
I was pretty young at the time, though, so I can’t shed any more light on how they work. I also have no idea what he ever did with it.
Absolutely fantastic. This is the absolute meaning of “Ride to Live, Live to Ride!!!”
This is kinda like the contraption from Nacho Libre! Only cooler, and more awesome if the back door thing pops off and Wheelchair Wilbur has the brakes on his wheelchair off…on the highway. Maybe an escape module?!
also, the dude/chick in the youtube vid is either A. Drunk, B. Stoned, or C. Drunk/Stoned.
I ride a sidecar rig and new about these. They’re awesome. If I ever ended up in a wheel chair, I would hope to do something like this.
Looking at the picture compared to the video I see that they are actually two differnt motorcycles . Wonder who came up with it first . Everyone should think outside the box . Makes the difference between living and exististing .
Epic awesome!
We’ve got a guy up here in Ontario that has a similar model. He does the same charity ride with us every year. Great bike
Sarah, I’ve been looking for something like this. Can you put me in contact with your Ontario Guy? I’m from Ottawa. quesnel.jacques@gmail.com
Talk about ‘power chair’.
How sober is the “lady” recording this? She clearly never drinks.
Wait… better question… How many drunken languages does she speak?
Man… that’s the coolest!!! i wonder if he had a bycycle like that when he was a kid!!!!
awesome bike!!!
I once knew a disabled guy (MS, I think) who had a similar but simpler rig. He just had a bike with a platform sidecar – rode his wheelchair up onto the sidecar and locked it on,. He was able to get over onto the standard bike seat. So he drove normally. It made it possible for him to have a fairly normal working life – he was a professinal engineer in an aerospace company.
Must have been a company somewhere making these. Used to see a guy in Aurora, Colorado all the time a few years ago riding one just like in the pic, same color and model bike even. I dont live in that area anymore so dont know if he’s still riding it.
OK, What is this? Is this the Spy Hunter van of wheel chairs? Pull up and you may get smoke screen, machine gun, who knows?
THAT IS SO MOTHER PLUMBING AUWSOME POSSOMEZ!!!!!