Fuel Economy begins with streamlining
Join us for a Gathering of Streamliners at the AMA Vintage Days, Mansfield, Ohio, July 24-26, 2009. If you are building a streamlined scooter or motorcycle and want to show it off, contact me to make arrangements. See some of the machines that will be here
What was done
What is being done
What must be done

Consider the following logic:

Horsepower consumes fuel
Less horsepower consumes less fuel.

Streamlining is round at the front and pointed at the rear.
The streamlined shape goes through the air with the least energy.

Streamlining allows less horsepower to push a person through the air.

Fuel economy begins with streamlining...................It is that simple.


Pioneering "Feet-Forward" designs
Sitting up in a comfortable position puts us in a very comfortable "Lawnchair" position - with our feet out in front. Thus the name "Feet-Forward". Because we sit so much lower than a motorcycle, our frontal area is smaller. This makes it easier to streamline. A "Feet Forward" sitting position is the first step in streamlining. Take a peek at some of the Pioneer "Feet-Forward" Designers.

It is my hope that today's innovators in fuel economy will be inspired by "Feet-Forward" efforts. We should take advantage of their pioneering head start.


This DVD is good place to begin:

They won't tell you this in school

San Francisco, Oct 20, 2007. I made this presentation to the ICSID/ IDSA World Congress "Connecting '07"

Two HDTF cameras recorded the event. Professionally mastered.

This may be the most important resource on my website.

48 minutes long. Over 200 never before published high quality images including video.

Interviews with the winners tell us what worked and what did not work

Everything I know about these machines and their designer-builders is on this DVD.

Your better mileage project begins on this DVD
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"Popular Culture believes one thing...

The Truth may be something else."

470 mpg DVD $25 includes shipping 470 mpg DVD $30 includes shipping
This page posted Aug 2, 2008

Updated June 22, 2009

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