| Emile Leray | |
| Birth Date: | September 11, 1949 |
| Birth Place: | France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Known For: | Building a motorcycle in the Moroccan Desert |
Emile Leray (born September 11, 1949) is a French electrician who is most noteworthy for transforming a car into a motorcycle whilst stranded in the Moroccan Desert.
Leray built a desert motorcycle out of the parts of a broken-down Citroën 2CV in 1993, while on a solo trip in Morocco. His car broke down in the middle of the Sahara when he accidentally hit a rock which damaged his car's chassis. He was stranded twenty miles from the nearest settlement, with only enough food and water to last ten days.[1] To survive, Leray created a motorcycle out of parts of his broken-down car twelve days later. He drove the vehicle to a village 20 miles away.