Saturday, June 2, 2012

Emile Leray and His Dessert Bike (6 pics)

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 This story happened back in 1993. During his journey across the Sahara Desert Emile Leray got stuck in the middle of it because his vintage Citroen V broke down.
So Frenchman Emile Leray... built a motorcycle using his car parts. He dismantled his Citroen, by removing the body, which he then uses as shelter against the sandstorms, fit the wheel arm upside down on a smaller chassis, adding the engine and gearbox in the middle. Several days later he added the battery, gas tank, took his luggage and drove away. Amazing story





3 comments :

  1. AnonymousJune 5, 2012 at 12:26 PM

    What? He had all the tools, knowledge and time to do this? Why not just fix the car then!

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  2. AnonymousJune 5, 2012 at 7:42 PM

    Desert...Dessert is something you eat...D'oh

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  3. AnonymousJune 6, 2012 at 6:22 AM

    it desert, not dessert bike. you look like a fool

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