This is a Monowheel. It is similar to a unicycle except that you sit inside the wheel. It is a crazy machine and is far different from a motorcycle.

WORKING OF A MONOWHEEL

It is powered by a 5 horsepower lawn mower engine and its turning is much similar to a bike. It also has throttle and brakes attached to either of the handle. Driving it is not as easy as it looks. Excess of either thing (brakes or throttle) in the system can send you spinning inside the wheel a few times. Sounds risky, doesn’t it.

HUNTER HOWELL

Hunter Howell, the owner of the monocycle, is an action sports athlete and enthusiast and rides all types of crazy machines from dirt bikes to unicycles.

He got his first monowheel from master monowheel builder Kerry McLean. After spending years riding McLean monowheel, he made some modifications to it, turning it into a tractor monowheel as shown below. This tractor monowheel is much heavier and has a metal frame. It weighs 500 pounds (227 kg)!

A MONOWHEEL RACE EVER TOOK PLACE?

Flatout Friday was the first race to ever feature a monowheel. Hunter Howell took part in the race and grabbed the podium.