I Built An Insane Motorcycle. Four Times.

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[tonyd]

“Sometimes your dreams are dumb.” Truer words have never been spoken.

[elvis_mello]

"That is all life is: making newer, better mistakes"
I identify so much.

[motorvN]

This is why I like boat projects. Every one eventually gets pushed into the ocean. And when they catch fire and sink, it’s much more difficult to revive and rebuild, thereby saving you from yourself. And the boat. Sometimes.

[mccanlessdesign]

Matt - I have just printed this on a banner and hung it up in my shop - "Life is all about making newer and better mistakes". It joins my father's, "Real engineering is not what you can put in - it's what you can take out". Thanks for all the hours of enjoyment!

[silkysixx]

"Cutting corners always makes the car slower or less safe and nobody wants to go slower." Amazing.

[FreekaPista]

I have to say, the sit on special construction looked absolutely insane. So much so that I can't allow it to be called a mistake 🤣

[peppelorum]

Wow! What a journey! Glad you documented so much of it and shared it with us, four times! =D

[HaywireRides]

Being an engineering student in FSAE right now and having a number of motorcycle related projects which are not progressing how I would have liked it’s cool to see where some of your practical experience has come from. It builds my confidence I’ll be able to make this half this cool one day.

[TradieTrev]

F'ups are the joys of engineering! Hat's off mate for being honest and owning up on mistakes. We're all human!

[gsmdo]

Excellent as ever Matt 😂 The street legal iteration made me snort with laughter, as did the 🐙 in a blender analogy. Keep adolescent Matt in charge of project planning. Algorithm hailed…👍

[tsbrownie]

The REAL problem is you went after one of the commonly pursued records rather than "fastest electric/gas turbine hybrid motorcycle" or "fastest compressed air powered motorcycle" or "steam powered motorcycle (only 80.5 MPH)" or "torpedo engine powered motorcycle (very cool!)" ....

[timpsensky]

OMG, I have never simultaneously laughed so hard, and felt so personally attacked by one of your videos before.

[michaelblacktree]

The 3rd version (the sit-down bike) looked pretty badass.

[stanceworks]

Okay, so I've gotta know. The chassis on the first iteration of the bike: the upper-most horizontal members are different diameters. The left hand side tube is bigger than all of the others. Was there a purpose to this? Or just the result of available material? I'm assuming this was to run something through the chassis on one side?

[MegaEmmanuel]

Your delivery of anecdotes and jokes, along with the stories behind them are just absolutely, astonishingly, unbelievably...

ok.
and I love it. ❤️

[Andrew-svck]

Great story. You’ve inspired me to make worse, more expensive, and even more consequential mistakes.

[adoreslaurel]

You may not have succeeded to become a "Has Been", but you sure as hell have become the most successful "Never Was" when it come to setting the records you aimed for, but you definately have tried with the kind of zeal that most of us can only dream about, Nothing exceeds like excess, talk about guts, I salute you. Actually, you have succeeded in the way that most of us never make the effort to even try for.

[drewdane]

Your worst engineering work has resulted in your best philosophical work. The lines "That's what life is: Making newer, better mistakes" And "You don't always have to follow your dreams, because sometimes your dreams are dumb" put this video in the best of Matt tier.

[deviljz]

I have 8 full ground up/tubular frame project cars, and what it keeps me motivated is the hate and negativity from everyone around.

[SlyBlu]

Love your videos. You dropped some wisdom in this one, "Life is making newer, better mistakes"