Posted on 05/12/2023 11:18:38 AM PDT by Red Badger
May 11 (UPI) -- A Minnesota inventor who gained a following for his unusual vehicles unveiled his latest creation: a beer-powered motorcycle.
Ky Michaelson, whose previous inventions include a rocket-powered toilet and a jet-powered coffee pot, said the beer-powered motorcycle he created in his Bloomington garage has a 14-gallon keg with a heating coil instead of a gas-powered engine.
The coil heats the beer up to 300 degrees, which then becomes super-heated steam in the nozzles that propel the bike forward.
"The price of gas is getting up there. I don't drink. I'm not a drinker, so I can't think of anything better than to use it for fuel," Michaelson told KMSP-TV.
Michaelson estimated the bike could reach speeds of up to 150 mph. He said he hopes to take the bike out to a drag strip sometime soon to test its capabilities.
Michaelson's son, Buddy, said the motorcycle could be adapted to run on almost any beverage.
"It could be any kind of liquid. It could be Red Bull. It could be Caribou Coffee. It could be anything. But beer. Why not," Buddy Michaelson said.
The father and son said the motorcycle will eventually be retired and have a permanent home in Michaelson's at-home invention museum.
Motorcycle & Beer Ping!......................
can it run on recycled beer?
I don't get it. What heats the coil up?
If it ain't the beer, then it's not a beer-powered engine.
Yeah, but the smell would be prohibitive.......................
Ky Michaelson, whose previous inventions include a rocket-powered toilet...
I don't want to know...
I want motorcycle-powered beer.
It could be a little more steampunk, eh?
Why, yes:
It could be any kind of liquid.
Eh. I used to ride beer powered dirt bikes.
Not interested unless it *makes* beer.
I don’t get it. What heats the coil up?
My late Opa has patents in Germany for a mini wood stove steam powered motorcycle.
Not seeing the big deal here. I had beer fueled motorcycles clear back in the 60’s. Each saddlebag held a case. Could run all day. Maybe all weekend.
Does it stall if you use Bud Light?
I don’t get it. What heats the coil up?
If it ain’t the beer, then it’s not a beer-powered engine.
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Agree. That’s the million dollar question.
The beer is not the energy source. It is basically just the steam propellant. Distilled water would be a lot cleaner.
Correct. Like saying locomotives of the 1800’s were powered by water...
There ya go Bub Light. Mulvaney on that cycle & you got the biker crowd. He/she/it could do a biker bar promotional tour. I can see a lot free publicity coming out it.
I was thinking this could be a way to get rid of all that unused Bud Light.
It would be cool to get a Tesla, use the battery power to heat up a steam engine and have the steam shoot out the back through a tail pipe.
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