Gyroscopes are perfect to damper short impulses of external forces but will eventually succumb if a constant force, like gravity, is applied. Once the axis of rotation of the mass aligns with the axis ...

Back in 1967, California-based Gyro Transport Systems built a prototype vehicle known as the Gyro-X. The automobile had just two wheels, one in front and one in the back and, as the car’s name implies ...

Explore a self-balancing gyroscope car from the 1960s that never reached production. Discover how it operates with insights ...

Fifty years after its debut at the 1967 International Automobile Show in New York City, the Gyro-X will re-emerge at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance as part of a class called “American Dream ...

Harley-Davidson has a lot of work to do if it’s going to successfully transition from its current path of best-selling but waning heavyweight cruiser-style motorcycles into segments that attract a ...

Alex Tremulis was an eclectic visionary who saw the future in swoops, curls, bubble tops, and hand-formed metal. At the precarious age of 19, without any training, he landed at Cord Automobile and ...

Harley-Davidson has two distinct problems that it needs to face head-on. The first of which is that it wants to appeal to new buyers. The second is that its traditional buyer is aging out of the ...

Scraped knees and tear-inducing falls could be a thing of the past if families adopt a gyroscope-equipped bike that keeps kids upright as they learn to ride. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...

Gyroscopes are one of those physics phenomena that are a means to many ends, but can also enjoyed as a fascinating object in their own right. Case and point being [Hyperspace Pirate]’s ...