The document discusses the Mirror Dinghy, a sailboat designed in 1962 that became a popular competitive sailing class. Over 90,000 boats have been built from kits, with thousands more homemade clones. It grew organically through community involvement and refinement over time. Key lessons highlighted include affordable DIY manufacturing, community support, and fun/competitive spirit. The rest of the document discusses plans for an open source electric motorcycle project called Open Moto X. Reasons given for pursuing this include the DIY culture around motorcycles and the large existing and projected market for electric bikes and motorcycles worldwide. The project status as of June 2010 is inspiration and process established but lacking people and results.

1. Open Moto X design, build,race 2.0Drumbeatpresentation v.01PY2.6.2010

2. TheMirrorDinghyDesigned 1962Inspiration: Barry Bucknell

3. TheMirrorDinghy

4. TheMirrorDinghy

5. TheMirrorDinghyDesign refined by dinghy designer Jack Holt

6. TheMirrorDinghyAt least 90,000 boats built from kits (2006)Thousands more "clones" built from plansCompetitive sport

7. TheMirrorDinghyCompetitive sport:1966First Mirror Dinghy European Championship40 cars towed their dinghies from the UK to the South of France for a regattaNot seek permission from the international Yachting association They did it themselvesGrassroots, bottom-up sports organization

8. TheMirrorDinghyEuropean Championships 2006:

9. TheMirrorDinghyOften cited as the reason why Great Britain dominates Olympic Sailing

10. TheMirrorDinghyUnique Selling Proposition:"Build your own sail boat"Requires no special tools or expertiseBroad, inclusive communityBoat evolved over time: First community prototyped then adopted more modern sail designs,latercomposite plastic hulls, kevlar rigging

11. TheMirrorDinghyUnique Selling Proposition:"Build your own sail boat" FreedomRequires no special tools or expertise ParticipativeBroad, inclusive community DecentralisedBoat evolved over time: modern sail designs, composite plastic hulls, kevlar rigging Generative

12. TheMirrorDinghyKey lessons:Affordable, "good enough" DIY manufactureMedia sponsor for communicationsProfessional brand and marketingCommunity supportFun, experimentalCompetitive sport

13. Open Moto XDIY spirit in an electric race bike

14. Why a motorcycle?Cars are muchtoobigtobuild in a gardenshed, a garageor in a smallworkshopAlmostimpossibleforanenthusiastor home buildertobuildfromscratch

15. Why a motorcycle?DIY motorcycleculturealreadyexists:

16. Large "motorcycleaccessories" and "tuning" specialistsdesign and sell modular upgrades

17. Tuningcomponents can be "plugged in"

18. Forexample:

19. wheels, tires, suspension, steering,brakes, seats, mufflersand framesWhy a motorcycle?Easiertocomplywith safety and type-approvalregulationsWhyanelectricmotorcycle??

20. Electric vs gasMuch more eco-friendlyRelatively simpleMovingparts:15 onanelectricBrammoEnertia (including light switches, horn, indicators, on/off buttons, twist grip)

21. Electric vs gasMuch more eco-friendlyRelatively simpleMovingparts:15 onanelectricBrammoEnertiaLessthanhalfthenumberfoundin theclutch of a gas poweredbike.

22. Electric vs gasMuch more eco-friendlyRelatively simpleDIY buildspossiblewith a vibrant sub-cultureemerging

23. Whyanelectricmotorcycle?22.2 million eBikes sold in China in 2009

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25. Whyanelectricmotorcycle?16 million predicted to be sold in Europe by 2016

26. Whyanelectricmotorcycle?"...more than 466 million e-bikes, e-motorcycles, and e-scooters will be sold worldwide during the period from 2010 to 2016."Pike Research, cleantech market intelligence. February 2010http://tinyurl.com/emotomarket

27. Whyanelectricmotorcycle?466 million potential fans for Electric Motorcycle racing

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29. Whyanelectricmotorcycle?466 million potential fans for Electric Motorcycle racingEspecallyif they have a "local" race team to supportOpen Moto XProject status June 2010Inspiration ✔

30. People ✖

31. Process ✔

32. Results ✖Open Moto XProject status June 2010Inspiration ✔

33. People ✖

34. Process ✔

35. Results ✖Open Moto Xwww.openmotox.orgpaul@openmotox.org