I was amazed to discover this postcard of a Quasar, complete with a pretty accurate description of the machine in French, on the back. (The French text is also in this folder, here: http://bikeweb.com/node/1988)

This stunning 'teak' coloured Monotracer was one of several new machines in action at the annual driver training in Brno in 2010.
It belongs to the German importer.
Photo: © Paul Blezard, July 2010.

Andy Tribble in his 1987 Peraves Ecomobile. Photo by Blez, uploaded via MacBook Pro from Brno

The aerodynamic feet forward motorcycle that I plan to build, after completing the Manga style body for a client, can be seen here: http://goblinmotors.com/GoblinFFM.jpg

This build will take place in about 8-12 months after completing the body design for the client. The client will have an exact copy of the base feet forward motorcycle. I will retain the motorcycle as payment for the work and send the one-off Manga style body to him for attachment to his motorcycle. You've got to love swapping skill for skill!

It's not painted yet, but my GoblinAero commuter is a blast to drive! It holds 5 bags of groceries and the fairings really make it useful. I am an industrial designer that sculpts and molds my own items.

The video of the GoblinAero can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKyQOJmLttI

I will be sculpting a Japanese Manga style body soon for a friend, then I'll shape up an aerodynamic fairing for my own feet forward motorcycle. I'll post more when that project gets started in a few months.

Feet Forward is COOL!

Jeff Bales
Tucson, Arizona / USA

I like soup. It is a great mid-day pick-up; or a restorative after a long day in the saddle. This year I sampled many euro-soups in our 3000 mile loop through 8 countries. I think it may have been a dubious French soup that upset my intestines for a week after the first night. Nevertheless, from Bouillon to BohnenSuppe and Goulash to Slovenian Jota and Spargeln Creme, we relished in our Gruppe Suppe (Phrase courtesy of Tom, this year’s organiser)

The lure of the Ring

Motorcycle Racing Legend Randy Mamola tries Genesis for size in the Silverstone Paddock on the evening of Day of Champions, 17/6/2010.
(See more about MotoGP's favourite charity, Riders for Health, at www.riders.org)
Earlier in the evening Randy was reminiscing about driving an Ecomobile. Photo: Paul Blezard

Peter Duke, MD of Duke Marketing and son of the legendary Geoff, with Genesis in the TT race paddock in the Isle of Man, June 2010.
Photo: Paul Blezard

Blez in Genesis and Eco-owner Steve Van den Berghe outside Steve's house in Antwerp, Belgium during my visit during 'Clean Week' at Zolder.
This is the first time that Genesis has been snapped with an Ecomobile. May 2010.
Photo by Els. PNB archive

Here's a professional video showing the newest offering from Peraves. Probably the most efficient EV in existence, and one of the fastest.

Blez at Filching Manor, near Eastbourne, after the Quasar rally, Sept 2009. Ian Pegram kindly lent me Genesis to take to the annual Quasar rally since my Quasar was still indisposed. Photo by Elspeth Beard, PNB archive.

Finally became a Quasar owner, 1978 Red Quasar, bought off Andy T. Engine is running well after Andy had a new distributor fitted. I'm going to look at sorting the dash out first and make a list of other jobs to look at later. Added more pictures after three weeks of tinkering.

August 2010, newly painted and with new electronic distributor. Now has driving lights on each fork. Now owned by Gavin Newell and I have the VF750 based mk2, July 2011.

Key Peraves personnel with the first Ecomobile to be converted to all-electric Brusa power, at Brno in 2008. Far left: Roger Riedener (who paid for the conversion to his own Eco, previously powered by a BMW K1100 engine); in the machine: Gustav Prochazka and Dan Lexa, who were building MonoTracers in the Brno factory; Far right: Felix Wagner, first Ecomobile world champion in 1991 and eldest son of Ecomobile creator Arnold Wagner.
Roger Riedener and Felix Wagner went on to run Peraves CH until its sad demise in 2014.
Peraves CZ have been building electric Monoracers since 2020. PNB.

A barefoot Cedric Lynch looks on while I go for my third spin in his all-electric streamliner, August 2009. Great fun! PNB
(Photo taken by Paul Compton, Paul Blez archive)

Arthur Middleton rode his VF500FF to the 2009 Isle of Man TT. This Blez pic of the beast on Douglas Seafront appears in the February 2010 issue of The Rider's Digest (www.theridersdigest.co.uk). The finish on this home-built machine is as good as it looks in the pic.
Photo: © Paul Blezard

Tudor Thomas rode the GPZ1100 Slug to the Isle of Man for the annual TT week in June 2009. It was quite an eventful trip....not least on the motorway getting there. This Blez pic of the beast on Douglas seafront appears in the February 2010 edition of The Rider's Digest magazine. www.theridersdigest.co.uk (The blue Yamaha Ténéré behind is the bike Blez rode to the island and back).

This was the first time I saw a Quasar, 1980 when I was 14. I think the event was at the Police HQ in Preston and even had a Police version. The last pic is a group from the show.

Yours Truly sitting in the repaired Quasar In the south of France after the horrendous crash on the autoroute near Carcassonne in which I hit a Renault 5 which had been carelessly parked on its roof, in the fast lane, at night! Doesn't look too bad, considering, does it? My passenger, the unfortunate Ludmila, was still in hospital at this point, while I was very lucky to get away with a few bruises...(Fortunately she made a good recovery and later became an adventurous motorcyclist in her own right.)

This is Dave Lochead's remarkable Quasar replica, finished in New Zealand in 2009
Dave explains:
"Built from a Kawasaki GPz550 UniTrak, and using the donor bike's monoshock system.
Forks are fabricated leading link currently set up for a slight dive under braking
It's probably putting out 55 -58 horsepower, and by my calculations weight is under 200 kilos, it's certainly deceivingly light, and has good power/weight ratio.

Pictures and information, plus a great video, on the latest LSR record breaker