The family of tricycles has been joined by another interesting machine — the “combi”, which was invariably popular with visitors to the NTTM-76 exhibition. It was created at the Kharkiv Bicycle Plant under the direction of designer Mykola Oleksiyovych Makohonenko. That is why we are returning to the “bicycle theme” again — and readers should Read more…
“Many people are now interested in designing and building microcars. We in our automotive design club at School No. 146 in Novosibirsk also tried. The result, in our opinion, is a fairly successful car in terms of design. The power unit turned out to be very compact, as the “SZA” engine was equipped with a Read more…
Amateur constructor Oleg Alievich Starikov from the Moscow region village of Ostrovtsy is known to many thanks to his handsome jeep “SIMOT”, built in 1996. This car could be seen on the television program “Podmoskovye”, as well as at the celebration of the newspaper “Moskovsky Komsomolets” in Luzhniki, at “Survival Races” in Krylatskoye and auto Read more…
The two-seater velomoto car “Tandem” — my latest homemade design with a combined drive: from the pedals of the driver and passenger (in this case, he becomes the second crew member), and a two-stroke moped engine D-6 with a displacement of 50 cm3 and a power of 1.2 hp (maximum number of revolutions — 4500 Read more…
I had long been planning to build a single-seat racing car, similar to those that race in Formula. But… I got an old “Oka”. Although it was still running, its body was completely rotten: grass was growing from all the cracks! Restoring the vehicle made no sense. Well… so instead of a road-racing sports car, Read more…
While browsing ads on an online “flea market”, I came across wheels from a children’s quad bike. They also came with hubs and steering knuckles. The price was very attractive, and I bought them with a “long-term plan”. They gathered dust in the garage for a couple of years until I decided to build a Read more…
Regular readers of “M-K” are already familiar with Mikhail Landyshev’s original DIY creations. The creative process so captivates Mikhail that, having designed one piece of equipment, he almost immediately proceeds to make a second one. This was the case with tarabaikas and electric bicycles (see “M-K” No. 7-2019 and No. 4-2024). This time, three machines Read more…
For several years now, Sevastopol inventor Dmitry Chulkov has been constructing electric vehicles. One of these is a universal modular chassis, equipped in the base configuration with a control unit, battery, and two hub motors, the power of which can vary from 1 to 3 kW. To improve ride smoothness, the module is equipped with Read more…
Several years ago, I made a small bicycle car for my sons (or, judging by its size or construction, it would be more accurate to call it a bicycle kart). The children liked the machine, and they, together with the neighbor kids, spent hours racing it on quiet streets. I took as a model the Read more…
Many builders — future homeowners or summer residents — have to solve the issue of transporting local building materials over short distances, such as soil, sand, stone. Some owners, having their own transport equipment (car, tractor, or even a walk-behind tractor), buy a trailer for it. However, the price of an industrial trailer is such Read more…
