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Engine                  : 40HP water-cooled, ex-snowmobile

Wheel                   : Inside diam 36 in. Tyre is from a French vineyard tractor                                                          trailer.

Controls               : Left-hand clutch, twist grip throttle, right-hand hydraulic                                                        brake.

Steering is by leaning slightly out of the wheel.

Accessories        : Halogen headlights, brake lights and number plate.

This machine is licensed for the road. McLean has set a speed record of 53mph for a monowheel at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, and is aiming for 100mph.

THE MCLEAN V8 MONOWHEEL.

This new machine must be the first operational V8 monowheel. The engine is an aluminum block Buick V8 with dual quad carbs, and is one superb piece of engineering.

The second version of the V8 Rocket Roadster, with stabilising fin and rudders.

The latest model, Kerry hand-builds these for sale; cost in the US is approx $8500.The engine is a Briggs & Stratton 5hp model.

What appear to be chromed parts are actually hand-polished aircraft-spec aluminium.

Circus Monowheel Restored in 1924

A circus machine fitted with a 160cc Honda engine, but it is now clear it is really Hubert Brosche on a restored 1924 circus monowheel.

Details:

Engine: 250cc Horex Columbus (1924) & Buhrmann Gearbox.

And the restored the wheel in 1988 and rides it at different shows/TV events.