Mykle Hansen likes his unix, his Mac and riding his bike. I can’t figure out too much more from his blog. He did make a kick-ass vest that displays his current speed. He calls it Speed Vest. It uses an Arduino to sense the speed and then display it on the vest using electro-luminescent wires. To make the project just a little cooler, the EL wires are laid out in a nixie tube style. There is separate post that has a video of the Speed-Vest in action. <via OhGizmo!>

This Burning Man creation has great build quality and a large number of build pictures. According to Autoblog, all power goes to the right rear wheel while the left rear wheel is for braking.  Autoblog also has thumbnails that make the pictures easier to look through. Finally, here are some pictures of the Dog Sled in action. <via BikeHacks>

I saw a tall bike in my area on Sunday. It got my son and nephews asking a ton of questions so I thought this might be a good idea for post. It was, about 6 months ago when they were all over the blogosphere.

I did find what I thought was an interesting reuse of something that usually gets tossed. Bandit signs are all over the place during elections. What happens to them afterwards? They get thrown out! When Jack “Ghost Rider” Sweeney needed to make custom fenders for his bike, he took advantage of this natural resource and made a clean, sturdy fender.

While this is not a hi-tech hack, it does give a look into re-using things in ways they were never envisioned. This is something I find exciting. <via bikehacks>

Peter Bee from England liked the Smart because it was a fun and convenient car. Since he worked for a company that makes tuned exhausts for motorcycles, he knew that even little engines could get a boost from mods. He managed to bump the horsepower from 60hp up to 100hp, but wanted more.

He got his mind set on Suzuki GSXR1000 engine. He talked to the people from Z Cars and they said no problem. Of course, they put Suzuki Hayabusa engines (aka the GSX1300R) in old Minis and new Lotus Elises all day long so they were up for a little change of pace. Peter had another company squeeze some more power out of the GSXR1000 power plant. Short story with light details later and Peter had a fun car. 180hp, 0-60 in 4.2 seconds, 1/4 mile in 12.4 seconds and tops out at 132mph.

Peter then put the car up for sale because he had a new project to work on. Andreas Viktorsson in Sweden was just starting his own Smart conversion using a Kawasaki ZZR1100 engine when he caught wind of the sale. The car was quickly purchased by Andreas and then immediately taken apart. See, it was not good enough for Andreas. He needed to make it better. Now, Andreas took lots of notes and made a website for the project which is good! I was not able to find any specs, which is bad. As of the last website update in 2006, the car was for sale again. I have emailed Andreas, but have yet to receive a reply.

So now your thinking “I want one, but don’t have the time to fabricate all that stuff.” Well you are in luck! Another company bought the rights from Z Cars and sells kits of different levels. You too can scare the kids in the Honda Civic at the stop light.

Most of us have seen pictures of golf carts that have been “lifted”. That is not enough for people like BestGuyEver. Instead, he started with a golf cart frame and strapped on a Suzuki GSX-R 1000 motor. Most of the build can be seen in his build thread over at the Buggies Unlimited forums.