The Whirlygig Emoto

A Steam Electric Hybrid Motorcycle

Built by Tom Sepe in August 2007. Read the Story

NEWS:

The Whirlygig traveled to San Mateo, California in May 2008 for the Bay Area Maker's Faire and recieved a Make Magazine Editor's Choice Blue Ribbon!.


PHOTOS:

click here to go to my Whirlygig Emoto Flickr page.


PRESS & BLOGS:

forbes.com

boingboing.net

makemagazine.com

gizmodo.com

steampunkworkshop.com (original interview)

autobloggreen.com

thenewcaferacersociety.com


VIDEO & AUDIO:

KPFA live radio interview

YouTube Video: Vehicles at Maker Faire

Video from steampunkworkshop.com Interview on Revver:

Video: Building the Whirlygig Prototype:


THANKS TO:

Phil "Peef" Sadow for electrical assistance, Orion Fredericks for hermetic TIG welding, Sean Orlando for reality checking me and giving me the fire-extinguisher tank, and Andrew Jones for letting me stay an extra month in my old shop at XIAN Productions to get it all done!
And last but not least, thanks to Michael Christian for teaching me so much about welding and metalwork and whimsy.

Please also take a look at the STEAMPUNK TREEHOUSE! - a project I helped build for Burning Man 2008, and a major inspiration for my Whirlygig.

 


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