Via: Channel 23 bakersfield
"INDIANAPOLIS -- A new business near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is hoping to lure in motorcycle enthusiasts in town for this weekend's MotoGP race with the promise of an automated bike wash like no other.
The creators, created Motowash and working with Indianapolis-based Harrell's Car Wash Systems, said the concept was a simple, yet challenging feat that took them two years and dozens of prototypes to perfect.
"How to hold it upright obviously was a challenge. That was what all of our guys spent the most time on, how to hold the bike upright, securely. Then we started working in to a clean bike," said company vice president Chad Tearman.
Instead of taking one or two hours to wash a motorcycle by hand, the state-of-the-art system can wash and dry a bike in just five minutes, Tearman said.
That's good news for Speedway Police officer Rod Ferguson, who said he likes having the convenience of an automated bike wash where he patrols.
"They have a system where both tires rotate. They can clean all of the spokes in the wheels, and in just minutes, instead of having to take a lot of time to go down through with a sponge than having and all that," he said.
Tearman and his team are awaiting a patent on the system. After that, they hope to take their idea nationwide."
1 comment:
Wasn't this the one that was recently shown on American Chopper? Supposedly Paul Sr. was one of the major investors.
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