Sometimes you just need things to suck, like your vacuum, your girlfriend, or your fluid evacuator. 

The Mityvac 7201 Fluid Evacuator Plus  is versatile siphon-like unit that can change from vacuum to pressure for evacuating or dispensing fluids with the push of a button. This functionality makes it ideal for draining tanks or reservoirs then pumping the used fluid out for easy disposal.
For extreme mobility, this unit utilizes a manual pump which means there’s no need for compressed air or an electrical outlet.  There are included accessories for draining engine oil, transmission or brake fluid straight from the respective dipstick or caliper.

This is especially useful for watercraft that can’t be drained without some sucking.  If you absolutely need to, you could use this on gasoline, but it will probably destroy the grommets and seals on the Mityvac. 

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Mission Two- find a better plastic’s fabricator. 

The Mission One EV electric sports bike unveiled this past week at the Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conference by Mission Motors is said to have a 150 MPH top speed and 100 foot-pounds of torque at any point between 0 and 6,500 RPM. 
If you’re like me, the design is just a little too space age-ish.  If you’re not like me, go have fun on your 70 thousand dollar "Blade Runner" bike and make sure to send designer Yves Behar a thank you card for making it flashy enough that everyone worth a damn will know exactly how much you paid.

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How many times have you tried opening a beer with the miscellaneous crap in your pockets? Well, thanks to Suck UK there’ll be no more beer frothing all over the place as you once again attempt to pop the cap with your lighter. We all know your friend can do it, but you can’t, stop trying.
I love cleaver things, especially cleaver things that have a purpose.  I know there’s a million bottle openers out there, but none that I want taking up real estate on my key chain. The Key Bottle Opener on the other hand is a small versatile skeleton key; it will unlock any beer.  The only major problem with this great invention is that I have a hard time opening my road beverage when the keys are hanging from the ignition.

 
 
Yesterday (September 16th, 2008), GM unveiled the production model Volt.

The Volt is an extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV), not a hybrid.  Hybrids have small electric motors that move the car at slow speeds while a gas engine kicks in on the Autobahn.  The Volt however, utilizes an all-electric 161-horsepower 45KW (100 KW peak) motor capable of moving the car from 0 to 60 in 8.5 seconds with a top speed of at least 100 mph.

The Volt’s high-voltage battery pack will get you about 40 miles after a full charge from your homes wall outlet.  I know, I know, it’s still electricity so somewhere fuel is being burned or hydrogen is being split, but it’s still cleaner than igniting that Middle Eastern octane and your electricity costs will amount to a gas equivalent of about 50 cents per gallon, so it’s a whole lot cheaper to boot.

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The Driving LED Emoticon is a battery powered, wirelessly controlled message sign that you’ll probably only use when you’re pissed off at all those retarded drivers that should have never gotten a license in the first place.  Just attach the LED sign to your rear window via the provided suction cup then choose from five different messages on your remote.

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The SHIFT Tricycle designed at Purdue University helps children gradually learn how to balance by providing two rear wheels that change angle as speed is increased.  When the child starts out, the back wheels provide a wider base for extra stability, and as the newbie builds momentum the wheels shift towards parallel, putting more of the balance responsibility on the child. 
Since this is just a concept, I’m not quite sure how well the tricycle handles, how it maneuvers corners, or what happens when you slam on the breaks (are the wheels able to shift back or do they stop at parallel?).  Aside from these questions, the trike seems pretty cool.

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I call it, bike ramrod.  Say it.  Just say it.
So the other day I was wondering what the Harley-Davidson V-Rod would look like if I squirted some Deca-Diabolin in the tank, and lo-and-behold H-D already tried it.  Say hello to the 2009 VRSCF V-Rod Muscle. 
The VRSC family also includes the original V-Rod and the Night Rod.  Apparently Harley needed another bike on their only platform powered by a liquid-cooled V-Twin engine, and spicing up a bike happens to be much easier than an all new build, but hey, no complaints here.

With an immensely powerful physique tastefully veiled by a sculpted grace that would make even Michelangelo step back, the V-Rod speaks to a more domesticated Hog.  The Muscle features a super-phat 240mm rear tire, propelled by the Revolution 1250cc V-Twin liquid-cooled engine.  If the Brembo triple-disc brakes aren’t enough to quell your fear of stopping this beast then you might want to throw in the optional ABS.

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It’s not fair, why is fried food good for my car and not me?
The Greasecar Vegetable Oil Conversion System is an auxiliary fuel modification system that allows diesel vehicles to run on waste vegetable oil.  This is great if you happen to own a fast food joint or you’re just a disgusting human being that subsides on deep fried twinkies and flash-fried donuts.  Personally, if I wouldn’t put it in my body, I wouldn’t put it in my vehicle, and that’s why my car runs on pure Columbian cocaine…and you thought gas was expensive. 

If you’re considering converting that old diesel engine to a more eco-friendly vegetable oil burner, the kit will run you between $800.00 and $2000.00 depending on preferences and your vehicle’s make, model and year.  You’ll also need it installed, unless you’re a true grease monkey! 

*By using waste vegetable oils as fuel, you’ll reduce fuel costs and toxic emissions while simultaneously supporting American obesity. 

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[Get It $1,000,000]

Hold the press, the Dutch have an athlete that could medal in Beijing, lets spend three years and $1,000,000 to increase his chances by an 8th of a percent!

Cycle maker Koga Miyata claims to have spent a million dollars on the development of a new bike frame for Olympic bound athlete Theo Bos. Of course with the American dollar acting like Patrick Swayze after chemotherapy, it’s not really that impressive. They should have said the bike cost 10,400,000 Mexican Pesos, that sounds pretty good.

Obviously this is a marketing maneuver by Koga to brand their name. If they really wanted Theo to bring home gold they would have spent their 630,000 Euros on a chemist, not fractional aerodynamics which makes as much difference as eating an orange ten minutes before the race opposed to nine.

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Toyota unveiled the Alessandro Volta Sports Hybrid concept car in 2004, so where is it? 

First off, who made the rule that hybrid vehicles must exude modesty by flaunting unappealing designs?  Does unpretentiousness equate to lack of taste, or more importantly, can’t I be ostentatious and eco-friendly at the same time?  I think it’s important to remember that you don’t have to renounce all modern social culture in order to be environmentally kind.  Italian designer Fabrizio Giugiaro reminded us of that with his design for the Toyota Alessandro Volta Hybrid in 2004.

The Volta which seats three abreast, was basically a shell design built on Toyota’s ultimate hybrid system, the 2004 Lexus RX 400.  The carbon fiber chassis combines a 3.3-liter V6 gasoline engine located behind the rear axle with two additional electric engines; one on each axle.  The team of motors provides a maximum output of 300 kW (408 bhp), which allows for a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), while more impressively enabling the car to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) in 4.03 seconds.  Getting almost 450 miles on a tank of gas, it’s too bad this prototype never materialized as a production vehicle.  

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