ProjectVF: Photos and Videos

 

 

 

 

Above are two videos of the Test Mule being coaxed thru a u-turn, which shows how easily it turns with chopper-like geometry of 40° rake and 3-1/2" of trail. The video on the left is 4.0 meg and the one on the right is 6.8 meg.
In April of 2008 I was able to coast the ProjectVF rolling chassis down a medium-steep road. The steering was good and the suspension worked just fine. The tests were damage free, even with the fork uppers cut from steel electrical conduit. The risk seemed worth it.

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the entrance to the photo gallery. Click on the photo below to take a look. More photos will be added as I make further progress.

 

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I built a super-crude camera mount for the Test Mule with $5 for pine and screws. It worked far better than expected. See for yourself. Each video is approximately one minute in length and 4.5 meg in size.

      Downhill Video 1

      Downhill Video 2

      Downhill Video 3

 

The videos below have nothing to do with ProjectVF. They're included merely as entertainment.

The Bonneville Salt Flats are home to international land speed record attempts. As a child reading car magazines, I would drool at the sight of the streamliners and motorcycles and wished I could see them in person. Those dreams came true when I attended the World of Speed competitions in 2008 and 2009. For anyone who loves high performance vehicles, Bonneville is the Mecca for Motorheads.

Top Fuel funny cars and dragsters are absolutely amazing. On a track just 1,000 feet long they hit top speeds of 300 mph in just 4 seconds. There's nothing else like it. Look and listen for yourself.

 

 

The video on the left is a 10-second flyby showing stable turns and a quick wave. Click on the photo to watch the 1.5 meg footage. The video on the right is assembled from a variety of pieces and even features music. The one-minute footage also has music and is 16 megs in size. Click on the photo to watch. Click on either pic to watch or download your own copy and share it with a friend.