To build a simple, unpretentious, and reliable car, I was, one might say, forced by circumstances. Back in the memorable times of general shortages, I bought a well-worn “Zaporozhets” that spent more time in repair than on the road, waiting for me to find the necessary spare parts. After several years of such torment, I Read more…
All-terrain vehicles on ultra-low pressure pneumatic tires are becoming increasingly comfortable. If a decade ago enthusiasts of all-terrain vehicles created mainly three-, four-, and six-wheeled vehicles devoid of even a hint of a cabin, today amateur designers send to the editorial office photographs of all-terrain vehicles they have built with comfortable and warm cabins designed Read more…
For residents of the Urals, Siberia, the North, and the Far East (that is, most of the country’s territory), the need for a vehicle like an all-terrain vehicle is simply a vital necessity. There are many reasons for this: good roads are few, the terrain is rugged, in winter almost half a year there is Read more…
When my grandson Grisha started growing up and stopped paying attention to his previously favorite rattle toys, the family began to notice that he started showing interest in various tools and even mechanisms. Then I decided to make him a small electric car-quad bike that could be ridden outside in good weather, and in bad Read more…
The advantage of a paint sprayer is well known: it provides quality coverage. Moreover, achieving smooth transitions from one color or tone to another can only be done by spraying. And for this, you need to have a compressor in your home workshop. It won’t sit idle after apartment renovations either, and will come in Read more…
Many have probably heard of an interesting winter sport — skijoring, in which skiers compete while being towed by a motorcycle. In northern countries, a similar sport is cultivated — towing a skier by a horse. The vehicle we want to introduce you to will allow you to fully experience the delights of high-speed skiing Read more…
I discovered the sketch of a small motorcar-truck, which this article is about, in an old folder during a major cleanup and reorganization in my garage archive. It brought back memories of those times when enthusiasm for technical creativity—building homemade machines, boats, aircraft, and various other constructions—was, one might say, widespread. I also developed a Read more…
It seems incredible that the chrome-plated roller bike, one of the numerous exhibits at the Central Exhibition NTTM-82, was made by teenagers — it has a very “factory-made” appearance. And yet it was made by members of the Tashkent City Station of Young Technicians Abdukhamid Dekhkambayev and Khasan Nurmatov. They were supervised by designer-constructor V. Read more…
Whatever amateur designers may attempt, no better running gear for snowmobiles has yet been invented than the repeatedly tested combination of “ski plus pneumatic tire.” I became convinced of this after building and testing three variants of snowmobiles of my own design in sequence. The first machine had two skis in front and one wheel Read more…
More than once I tried to build a simple, convenient, and compact micro-motorcycle. However, after building and testing several such machines with a D6 engine, shortcomings emerged that were stereotypically repeated in all of them: uncomfortable riding position (especially for tall riders), lack of auxiliary pedal drive, the need to start, as they say, “by Read more…
