Unique wooden motorcycle made by Urang Bandung

One of the most exciting motorcycle that participated in the Honda Modif Contest (HMC) 2016 for Bandung region, is a motorcycle that is mostly made of wood.

This unique motorcycle competed in the class of choppy-cub production under 2006. From the front, start from mirrors, headlights (which no lights), shock, and additional baskets made of wood. Its design more interesting because there are ornate of the chess pieces on the end of the fender.

A wooden motorcycle seen participating in the Honda Modif Contest (HMC) 2016 for Bandung region event. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1Y3Lwy)

As quoted of Liputan6.com, its frame was also made of bamboo. However, it is unknown if it was really only bamboo, or is there metal component in it. Until now, we  do not known who was the modifier.

Almost all of the motorcycle part made of wood and bamboo. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1Y3Lwy)

The seat is also made of wood and bamboo. There is also woven thick with the Sundanese feel. The wooden motorcycle is equipped with three exhausts. Various cable wound using a rattan so in harmony with other parts.

The motorcycle is actually functioning and its machine can live and drive the wheels as motorcycles in general. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1Y3Lwy)

One of the elements that are still made of metal is its engine parts. Of course, in addition to the engine, the motorcycle parts that similar to the other motorcycle in general is the tires, which is still made of rubber.

Although seemingly just a display items, but the motorcycle is actually functioning. The machine can live and drive the wheels as motorcycles in general. At least, in the first 300 meters of which is one of the requirements to participate in this contest. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | LIPUTAN6]

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A wooden V8-engined supercar

Supercar generally thick with modern and futuristic elements, such as body panels made of carbon fiber. But it does not apply to Splinter, because many parts of the car actually made of wood.

Splinter, a wooden V8 engined supercar showed off at the Essen Motor Show 2015. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1XwTGjV)

As reported by the GTSpirit on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, Splinter was designed by a team of industrial designers led by Joe Harmon. According to him, the idea of ​​making this wooden supercar inspired by the WW2 fighter planes, Havilland Mosquito, where its whole wings made of wood. This wooden supercar had also discussed in an article some time ago (jump to the article).

Front three quarter of Splinter at the Essen Motor Show 2015. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1SvKLIG)

The car body is made of a mixture between a thin slice of cherry trees and balsa wood. As shown in the figure, the natural materials still make the car look ferocious. While other parts are also made of wood is the dashboard and steering wheel.

A beautiful car shape combined with a powerful engine. Under the hood, Splinter carrying a 7.0 liter V8 engine that claims spewed the power of 600 hp. The engine paired with a 6-speed gearbox. Unfortunately, not explained how the maximum speed that can be achieved by this wooden supercar.

Currently, Splinter is being exhibited at the Essen Motor Show 2015 held in Essen, Germany, and will last up to 6 December. This is not the first time the wooden supercar is exhibited. In fact, according to Automobilemag, Harmon began designing this supercar since 2005 within for his thesis. It is unclear whether this supercar has changed or not since it was first created. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | GTSPIRIT]

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Only with wood, this man managed to create his dream cars

A 63-year-old man succeeded in creating a car that is made of wood. Cars built since 2002, is named 'Splinter' could operate Like a conventional vehicle. As reported by Barcroft Cars on Thursday, October 1st, 2015, this car was first made by Isaac Cohen in the age of 50. "I spent 13 to 14 hours a day to make Splinter. But everything comes from my heart," he said.

Splinter - Isaac's first all wood car that took him more than 5,000 hours to build. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1Vtr04J)

The car that has been given the green light to be able to roam on the highway (aka road-legal vehicle) was created from the wood cubes glued, and shaped in such a way according to Cohen's imagination. Everything is done in his workshop in Houston, Texas.

Of course, a part of these cars spend different amount of woods. The steering wheel for example, is made of 260 pieces of wood, 90 pieces of gear shift, and even key grip made of 60 pieces of wood. As some parts that are not made of wood such as the dashboard, seats, engine compartment, lights, glass, until the chair. The rest, as seen in the picture above, all made of wood.

Isaac posing inside Splinter which was made of more than 5,000 feet of wood strips. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1Vtr04J)

After completing work, the car which he regarded as a masterpiece, Cohen re-create similar cars. For example, he is making a small version of the Splinter. "I made a mini Splinter because I do not know anymore what to do after the completion of the first car," added Cohen.

Isaac also has a mini version of his car Splinter, the Lil Splinter, and a fighter jet truck. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1Vtr04J)

What was done Cohen certainly attract many people. Some of them admitted that the work of these men are willing to pay a high price. But, he vowed never to sell his wooden car. "But I was ever give one (Slider), for charity," said Cohen.

Once the wooden car project is finished, he also plans to continue to make another. Cohen claimed interested in making two-wheeled vehicles. "Some engineers say it's impossible, but I will try to do," he concluded. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | BARCROFT CARS]

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A Fully-Functional Unique Wooden Cruiser

A modification work is always presenting various kinds of results that are sometimes unexpected by automotive enthusiasts. Especially with classic custom that is not only attractive because of its design, but also the materials used.

A fully-functional wooden unique custom bike. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1Y6R5e1)

From a Youtube video, it shown a motor vehicle even made like ancient times with the overall framework of wood. How to turn is very unique like old motor. There is no info attached to this video, so it's impossible to tell you more details as to what engine was used, or any similar aspects.

As far as the eye can see, the bike is pretty rudimentary, at least this is what the huge flywheel tells us. The low speed and the mellow chuffing of the engine also tell the story of a very old power plant.

A wooden frame houses a small-displacement reason, while the leaf-sprung fork also made from wood is the only piece of suspension that can be seen. We took a second to consider a rear suspension, as well, but the idea only seemed funny.

Although very classic and weird, but all functions including the engine can still run normally. Very difficult to describe the components of machines used by this custom, since no detail custom spiked in the video source. (Wanna see Hungarian wooden vehicles).

Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of the two-wheeled monster and stay alive with true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins and so does the cops...... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOEVOLUTION]

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A wooden touch make the Brutale look more luxurious!

What happens if the art designer built a custom motorcycle. They are usually beautify our homes with a various of art objects, but this designer have a project that is completely different! Back in 2012, when one of the Italian bike makers, MV Agusta teamed up with another Italian designer, Simone D'Auria, to create a masterpiece based on the MV Agusta Brutale 1090 R.

2012 MV Agusta Brutale California by Simone D'Auria. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1URuiE9)

The intent was not to design a new bike, but to remodel an existing one using different materials. It resulted in a finished product that lookes like the bike made from wood. The typical wood elements usually incorporated with the interior design which nicely blend into the motorcycle custom result.

Right side view of 2012 MV Agusta Brutale California by Simone D'Auria. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1URuiE9)

A wooden touch make the custom Brutale California look more luxurious! (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1URuiE9)

The motorcycle wrapped in carbon fiber with wood finishing pattern, this style which the designer calls "Wood Vibrations". Wood finishes can be seen from the fender, some parts of the fuel tank also behind the design area. The wood color combined with a blue matte finish and some gold trinkets such as the air holes in the mini windshield, fuel tank and side cover body.

Once completed, the motorcycle is nicknamed 'Brutale California by Simone D'Auria' is a lot more hanging out in various exhibitions and also be on display in museums and art galleries to prove this is a bike not just for bike lovers but for art lovers in general. Are you interested to follow give a wooden touch on your motorcycle? *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | DRIVESPARK]

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Vietnamese wood-made motorcycle

Motorcycle modification is dependent upon the creativity of its modifier. Often, the modification style was out of the box and rarely think about a lot of people.

One of the out of the box modification was conducted by a 44-year-old Vietnamese man named Dang Van Ha, who lived in the province of Nghe An that using the wood as a material for modifying the motorcycle.

Unique wood-made motorcycle in Vietnam. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1chWeMi)

As reported by the VietnamNet on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, almost all parts of the motorcycle is wrapped by wood, including engine parts, shock, even the helmet. Interestingly, those wood having irregular shapes.

Here are several pictures of this unique motorcycle. (All pictures taken from: http://bit.ly/1chWeMi)

As shown in the photos, the wood is not at all symmetrical, even at the handlebar. Maybe the motorcycle owner was deliberately retain the original form of wood, although the varnish layer remains given.

From the same source, this modification motorcycle base is an old motor that has been aged more than 67 years. Even so, the motorcycle model is not mentioned (See another unique motorcycles.).

Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of the two-wheeled monster and stay alive with true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins and so does the cops...... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | VIETNAMNET]

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A beautiful Russian wooden crafted motorcycle

Sometimes people can make really beautiful things, and sometimes they can do that little bit more making an already beautiful object into a form of art.

Dmitri Goubenko and his beautifully crafted wooden motorcycle. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1BOqbut)

Russian Dmitri Goubenko is one of those people. Look at what he made. By using wood in motorcycle building is not a new practice, but Dmitry Gubenko's carved wood custom bike beats everything we have seen so far.

Front view of Dmitri Goubenko's beautifully crafted wooden motorcycle. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1BOqbut)

This is a motorcycle made out of mostly wood. It is a real motorcycle, so it works. The frame and engine are obviously not made out of wood, but the rest is, and it is hand carved.

Right side view of Dmitri Goubenko's beautifully crafted wooden motorcycle. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1BOqbut)

He may have exaggerated a bit, as Dmitry took two years to complete this build, but the result is breath taking. The amount of detail makes us thinks about the almost insane sculptures of old gothic cathedrals.

Detailed wood carvings in Dmitri Goubenko's beautiful motorcycle. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1BOqbut)

The bike is dominated by the oak symbol, with leaves and acorns and there's hardly a place left untouched by Dmitry's skill. From spoke covers to the intricate detail of the rear fender and side covers, this bike is a full-on work of art (See Vietnamese unique wood-made motorcycle.) *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MOTORBIKE | AUTOEVOLUTION]

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The Hungarian wooden vehicle masterpieces

Amazing. Istvan Puskas, a 52 year old tractor driver who lived in Tiszaors, a small town 161 km (100 miles) east of Budapest, Hungary, He  made his own motorcycle from scratch. So far nothing special, many people have done it before him.

Istvan Puskas and his wooden chopper motorcycle. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1xSFvaD)

But what makes his motorcycle so special, because it is made out of wood. Totally from wood, apart from the engine and some other important parts. Even the wheels are made out of wood, apart from the tires.

In 2012 after he spent two years making this wooden motorcycle and the result looks amazing. There's no data on the weight aside from a small 50 cc motor, virtually everything on this wooden chopper is fashioned from black locust wood.

Istvan Puskas drove his fully-functioning wooden car. (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1xSZB4z)

As reported of Dailymail on May 31, 2013, another Istvan masterpiece was a fully-functioning wooden car.

As his other works, the rest of the car, including the frame, gears and axles, are made entirely of wood except the car's engine taken from a Fiat 126 and steering wheel taken of an old Mercedes-Benz. While the petrol tank was made out of a beer barrel.

Istvan Puskas and his three-wheeled wooden motorcycle that used a Zill's 200 cc engine. (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1BKD6jo)

After his wooden car finished, he continued to create a wooden motorcycle with a 200 cc engine. His three-wheeled masterpiece took six months to build, with many of Istvan's friends donating spare parts. Uniquely motorcycle handlebars are made of the horns of Hungarian Grey Cattle.

He began working on the bike's wooden wheels, which consist of 36 individual pieces screwed and glued together, in November 2013 and finished on May 1, 2014. And despite the incredible level of craftsmanship, the bike was designed with reliability rather than speed in mind, meaning it has a top speed of only 19.31 kph (12 mph). (See Russian wood-made motorcycle.) *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | DAILYMAIL]

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How delicious this VW T1

When talking about Christmas in Germany, surely what comes to mind is the variety of snacks made from sugar, ranging from cakes to candies. However, Rudi Dietl, a car dealer in Hanover has another idea for Christmas.

As reported by Autoevolution on Friday, December 19, 2014, he asked Helmut Buchner who happened to be a carpenter to make a replica of the VW T1 or known in Indonesia as VW Combi. By using laminated wood and plywood, the carpenter is then began to build a replica of the car that is very well known as the people's car. During the process until finished, the carpenter only takes one week.

VW T1 made of gingerbread and chocolate. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1v0Buea)

Once completed the wooden car then handed over to the team of bakers. The goal is to coat the wooden car with the German's famous, delicious and savory gingerbread. The bakers team made the cake batter weighing 280 kg that can coat the car which has a measures of 45 square meters.

To attach the gingerbread to the wood, they use chocolate materials that are heated. The entire body of the car and then sprayed with an ice spray that are not easily fall. After gluing is completed, the next thing to do is to coat the gingerbread with melted chocolate as much as approximately eight liters. The chocolate given the color of red and white which has a functions like car paint.

Then the gingerbread and chocolate-layered car is included in the auction list, which was later bought by the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. The plan is the result of this work will be on display at the VW headquarters for Christmas on this year, while the money from the auction will be donated to the children with cancer. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOEVOLUTION]

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The Chinese wooden replica of Lamborghini

Chinese creativity in creating counterfeit goods is admirable. This time a carpenter from Putian, Fujian Province, China made the replica of Lamborghini Roadster. Uniquely, this sport car is made of wood.

The carpenter had the desire to have an exotic sports car, but due to lack of moneys he is unlikely to buy the original model. However, by leveraging his expertise, he made the Italian sports car from mahogany wood.

Chinese carpenter builds Mahogany “Lamborghini Roadster”. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1AUHAEP)

Indeed, the result was not 100 percent similar to the Lamborghini. However, at least the design of the car is already similar to the two-seat sports car without a roof, with scissor doors, and has a large rear wing.

Not only rely on appearance, this wooden sports car is equipped with tires and use of electric power so that the Chinese wooden Lamborghini Roadster is capable to running at speeds of 30 kph, such as reported of Autoevolution on Thursday, November 27, 2014.

The carpenter took more than half a year and spending at least 100,000 yuan (Rp. 198 million) to build the sport car. But his hard work has paid off, after reportedly there are collectors who are willing to pay twice as much to buy his unique wooden Lamborghini Roadster. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOEVOLUTION]

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The beauty and uniqueness of the wooden Vespa

For the motorcycle modification enthusiasts, they typically use motorcycle design to be overhauled based on their unique expertise. Much like a carpenter who made ​​this Vespa into a very unique with the different look scooter.

The Carlos Alberto unique wooden Vespa. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1qeUrrb)

Carlos Alberto is the modifier once carpenter behind the making of the entire wooden body of Vespa. 'Daniela' is a the name he gave to the wooden classical antique and unique scooter from the Pizza country - Italia.

Rear three quarter of the unique wooden Vespa. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1qeUrrb)

To give varied of a distinctive color pattern, Alberto had to combine several types of wood to get the combination of color that he wants as seen in this wooden Vespa.

Ride on the unique wooden Vespa. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1qeUrrb)

Some parts such as the front fork, rear suspension, wheels and the engine is still maintained as a consideration that the wooden Vespa can still run like in general. So in addition to the part, Alberto make it manually with the full wood frame or without a mixture of metals.

As a result of his seriousness, expertise and affection for the 'Daniela' was the one who was able to realize his 'crazy' dream. An unique modified Vespa with a different character and inspiration than others. See other wooden Vespa scooter of Indonesian craftsman named Eri Ashari.

Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of the two-wheeled monster and stay alive with true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins and so does the cops..... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOEVOLUTION]

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Rows of the World's Coolest Wooden Cars

Seriously, who can deny the naturalistic charm of wooden conceptions with their all out quirkiness? Wood, by virtue of its low carbon output, can be considered as a sustainable material when used for construction of vehicular framework.

The First Handmade Wooden Supercar

The Splinter looks a lot like a sports car but it's more than that, as it has been dubbed as the first wooden "super car". The Splinter was built by Joe Harmon, an industrial designer and his team of craftsmen from North Carolina State University.

The Splinter is a two-seater American supercar concept made of wood. (Picture from: http://www.koolwood.com/)

While he has not expressed any plans of mass producing this beauty, it's still an incredible looking car that is said to be capable of running at speeds as fast as 386.24 kph (240 mph). 

The Splinter's body is made from a variety of laminated wood veneers including maple and cherry combined with plywood. Since it is made from wood, it only weighs about 1,134 kg (2,500 lbs), significantly lighter than most sports cars.

Working with a sustainable material like wood and making a car out of it is a truly incredible feat. It looks amazing with its full wooden body, it has a twin-supercharged, 32-valve Cadillac-sourced 4.6L V8 engine and six-speed rear-mounted transaxle from a modern Chevrolet Corvette.

Rear view of the Splinter wooden supercar concept. (Picture from: http://thethrottle.thechive.com/)

Those 700 ponies will be funneled to the rear wheels, which have center hubs made from pressed and laminated wood, naturally. Even the transverse leaf springs are made from orange osage wood.

The Splinter wheel feature wood details made out of 32 layers of oak veneer. (Picture from: http://thethrottle.thechive.com/)

The car is capable of shifting from 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) in just three seconds. Even the car seats are handcrafted from wood and the wheels feature wood details made out of 32 layers of oak veneer. It is also worth noting that 90% of this super car is made from wood. (See another 9 Wooden cars.) *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | JOE HARMON | KOOLWOOD | THE THROTTLE | THE COOLIST]

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