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A monowheel or uniwheel is a type of one-wheeled, single-track vehicle. Unlike the unicycle, a monowheel consists of a large, hollow wheel that loops above and around the driver. Monowheels are typically powered by an engine as with a motorcycle, with a chassis securing the steering, driver's seat, and propulsion mechanism to the interior of ...
The Uno was unveiled at the Toronto Spring Motorcycle Show in 2008, [9] and won a Top-10 prize on Popular Science's list of 2008 Invention Awards. [10] On the CBC series Dragons' Den , Gulak was given $1,250,000 in venture capital for a 20% share in further development.
The vehicle had its first public unveiling at the Toronto Spring Motorcycle Show in 2008, [4] and was awarded a Top-10 prize on Popular Science's list of 2008 Invention Awards [5] [18] [19] In an episode of the CBC series Dragons' Den, Gulak obtained $1,250,000 of venture capital for a 20% share in further development of the Uno cycle.
A hand-power monowheel was patented in 1869 by Richard C. Hemming [2] with a pedal-power unit patented in 1885. [3] Various motorized monowheels were developed and demonstrated during the 1930s without commercial success [4] and Charles F Taylor was granted a patent for a "vehicle having a single supporting and driving wheel" in 1964 after some 25 years of experimentation. [5]
The Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix (Arabic: جائزة قطر الكبرى للدراجات النارية) is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. The Lusail race track in Qatar represents the debut race of each MotoGP season. In 2008, the track held the first night event in MotoGP history.
Centreless wheels are toroidal in shape and have one or multiple bearings along the rim. Propulsion can be achieved in different ways, such as with gear teeth along the inner surface of the rim. They can be made lighter than solid and spoked wheels, resulting in better handling, [ 1 ] and less rotational inertia.
2022 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix: World SBK: 1:56.687 [18] Jonathan Rea: Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR: 2019 Lusail World SBK round: Moto2: 1:58.711: Thomas Lüthi: Kalex Moto2: 2019 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix: 250cc: 1:59.379: Alex Debón: Aprilia RSV 250: 2008 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix: MRF Challenge: 1:59.519 [19] Toby Sowery: Dallara Formulino ...
Impossible wheel, or BC wheel, a wheel with pegs or metal plates connected to the axle for the rider to stand on. [8] These wheels are for coasting and jumping. A purist form of unicycle, without cranks. Monocycle, or monowheel, a large wheel inside which the rider sits (as in a hamster wheel), either motorized or