Cool Hubless Chopper

[thejsnide]

I wouldn't want to ride it, but still cool nonetheless.

If you ever watched any of the "Biker Build-Offs" on Discovery a few years ago... Amen and Choppers Inc. have fought over this issue and still can't come to terms with who built it first.  Amen believes Billy Lane stole his concept and that was pretty much all he talked about.  I guess he finally out did him since his design and engineering appear to be a little nicer than the Choppers Inc., but that said, I would take the Choppers Inc. over the Amen.   

[EvilSteve]

Oh, and Billy Lane is going to jail. 

Really interesting idea; really ugly bike.

[Norm]

Someone used to make something like that for bicycles. I tested it for a few weeks and found it to ride like shit and be loud as hell. I don't know if this is the same technology or not, but it's always nice to see people " think outside the box". The successes and failures of these ideas is what keeps things moving forward.

[Speeddog]

AFAIK, those bearings are heinously expensive, at least for a 'wheel bearing'.
Also, *very* difficult to mount properly, and effectively sealing them is quite a project as well.