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Hellboy was originally designed to be a drag racing motorcycle. The image above was taken at RIT's Destler challenge in 2012.
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Hellboy reached roughly 60mph in the parking lot strip where the race was located.
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The team decided that we wanted to make Hellboy less savage. We wanted to design a rider friendly moped that provided high performance and great range.
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The final product was a campus cruiser with cafe racer styling cues.
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Access to the electronic is open and modular to allow ease of adjustment and repair.
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Nick Kelemen, a current Industrial Design Graduate from RIT is responsible for the unique styling and molded plastic components. Nick has happily taught me how to strip bend and vacuum form plastic.
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Due to a lack of braking power, a new front hub brake was purchased. My current project is the construction of a new front wheel. New spokes, nipples, and rim have been purchased. The wheel will need to be laced, and a spacer will need to be machined to replace where the old speed sensor was located.
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The original hub was worn and did not disengage fully after the brake lever was pulled. New pads in the hub will provide much better stopping power.
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