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A project log for TALON Omnidirectional Ball Bike

An omnidirectional electric motorbike that in place of wheels uses technology to balance on a single large sphere.

nick-thatcherNick Thatcher 03/11/2026 at 21:480 Comments

The omni-wheel covers for the TALON are done! Hopefully my legs should now be safe from being ingested by the spinning wheels.

This is a job that has been in the back of my mind since 2018, perhaps I can now use that bit of my brain to do something else.

Making a bit of an aesthetic choice I designed the covers to show off some of the wheel, however if that turns out to be a disaster I have also designed a set that fully enclose everything.

The black PETG-CF filament is also getting used to make a set of new side covers for the TALON. 

Over the years I have printed countless versions of these, getting them to print warp free back in 2018 on my worn out 3D printer was almost impossible, in hindsight should have switched from ABS to PETG sooner.

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