There are a few Corvair-powered motorcycles out there, including this one I featured back in 2015. Better-known examples include Norm Grabowski’s Six Pack, Tom McMullen’s Corvair Trike, and Wild Bill Gelbke’s Grasshopper. But the one featured here looks like it’d be the most road-friendly and it’s currently located at the E Hayes and Sons Limited Motoworks Collection.
E Hayes and Sons is a New Zealand based hardware store that happens to also house a “motoworks collection” – Ted Clough stopped there during his recent visit to New Zealand for the 2020 Burt Munro Challenge. The star motorcycle at the store has to be the original Burt Munro Indian – they’ve also got one of the prop bikes used in the movie, The World’s Fastest Indian.
Photo by Ted Clough
But there’s plenty more to check out. The collection is normally open to the public during regular store hours, though it’s currently locked down due to COVID-19. Thankfully, they’ve got some galleries to enjoy if, like me, you’re an ocean away anyway. Click here to check out the rest of the motorcycle collection, or click here to see everything they’ve got (bicycles, models, tools, and more)!