470mpg motorcycle in 1980s?

[Hughe]

You might think "Wait a minute!"

http://craigvetter.com/pages/Motorcy...reamliner.html

In 1964, when I began designing, motorcycles got 43 miles per gallon and cars got 10. It is why I designed for motorcycles. But by the early 80s, motorcycles were getting less while cars like Honda's Civic were getting more. This was embarrassing to me. Where was our advantage? I decided to design and make a very high mileage motorcycle with a twist: It would also incorporate maximum comfort and storage. Thus, "High Mileage Luxury Touring Bike".

This led to the "Craig Vetter Fuel Economy Runs" of the 1980s. Which led to 470 miles per gallon. This machine is now in the AMA's Hall of Fame Museum.

FIM banned streamline design from motorcycle racing because it looked stupid.
http://craigvetter.com/Movies/2008-Vetter-FIM.mov

[Cjay]

From the video:

Fifty years represents a lot of wasted fuel. FIM needs to undo its ban on real streamlining now.

I wonder how much FIM were paid to introduce the ban on real streamlining in 1957 and to maintain the ban until now.

[WhiteFeather]

Great Post. And dont forget they ran engines off of water as well. Re Stanley Meyer 1970s. Seems Mr Meyer was poisoned one day at a restaurant by "Godzilla" The Energy Mafia.

[Hughe]

Who Killed the Electric Car?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489037/

Full movie is here.