Pity the man who has a garage but no active tinkering project.
Photo: Kyle May
But don’t pity Richard Gryzch.
Gryzch has finally finished building his solar-powered motorcycle, the ultimate DIY project that took two years and some creative financing, including selling his other motorcycles and his house.
Gryzch, who lives in the sun-soaked city of Phoenix, Arizona, claims the bike can get up to 90 miles an hour and can ride 50 miles on a single charge. He’s not done tinkering, though. Gryzch intends to keep tweaking his design so the bike can get 300 miles out of a single charge.
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That is really cool, I’d love to see more people trying stuff like this. With enough people tossing ideas in, I’m sure eventually some working models could come out.
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