interesting bikes found randomly..

[KungFooBob]

Looks like the motor is in the wheel hub to me.

[Count Steer]

Looks like the motor is in the wheel hub to me.

Ah. So 'tis.

Is the spoke lacing a bit odd or haven't I been paying attention to spoke arrangements?

[Horse]

The swappable battery / remove to recharge concept will only be practical for smaller machines and range. Go much bigger and you'll need a hoist or forklift to shift them.

[Horse]

would make a good city/holiday hire bike.

Yup, that's what I had in mind as 'bridging the gap'.

[Count Steer]

There's quite a few of these Cushmans around - even military ones. Unfortunately not many that I can hotlink to. Some of the restomods are

Looks like summat from Trumpton

It looks like a hoverbike!

I'd never heard of Cushman but they started making 'trucksters' and scooters to increase use of their industrial/agricultural 'Husky' engine
Kept going in one way or another until 2002.

More info-----> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushman_(company)

[Taipan]

https://maeving.com/

40 miles range claimed. Top speed 45mph. Removable battery.

£5k

Seems to bridge the gap from e-bike to the £bigger e-motorcycles.

Got a crap phone signal so their site is taking forever to load so...what's the final drive? Almost look like a little shaftie?
It's pretty retro but would make a good city/holiday hire bike.

Looks like a powered hub ala eBike?



MAEVING RM1 PRE-ORDER
Dual battery Regular price£5,990.00 Sale priceDeposit due £500.00
Balance before delivery £5,490.00
Single battery £4,995.00 Sale priceDeposit due £500.00
Balance before delivery £4,495.00
Tax, shipping and registration included
Charge from any plug socket
45mph top speed
Single battery range: 40 miles
Dual battery range: 80 miles
Zero emissions
Two-year warranty

[Horse]

Battery box is quite slim so, depending on controller gubbins, it could probably be reformatted as a step-thru frame, or even to give luggage storage space.

[Count Steer]

Here's another Cushman, with its frock off. Just look at the size of the rear sprocket!

[slowsider]

The swappable battery / remove to recharge concept will only be practical for smaller machines and range. Go much bigger and you'll need a hoist or forklift to shift them.

[Horse]

A 175 Bantam would be half the price, faster, have a dual seat and be better looking. We're still not there yet IMHO

Depends where 'there' is.

And there's probably a good reason why a Bantam would be cheap (pun also intended).

[KungFooBob]

1954 Honda Juno K-Type...



Now that's a screen!

EDIT:

It apparently was the first bike to have an electric start, indicators and plastic bodywork!

The bit at the top of the screen is a sun shade!

[Count Steer]

1954 Honda Juno K-Type...



Now that's a screen!

EDIT:

It apparently was the first bike to have an electric start, indicators and plastic bodywork!

The bit at the top of the screen is a sun shade!

How about a Honda flat twin! (The predecessor to the Juno if I understand correctly). Can't lift the images off this French chat site - 'Flatistan motards' - for some reason but there's a few interesting pics in the thread. @Noggin can translate.

https://bienvenueauflatistan.motards.ne ... -flat-twin

[rodbargee]

Konig?

[rodbargee]

200 bhp from a 250? as above dont really know anything about this but its interesting .....

[rodbargee]

A very rare French-built Majestic motorcycle.
The Majestic is the physical embodiment of the Art Deco aesthetic, a streamlined torpedo which suggests Speed and Modernity.” The real innovation is at the front—this is one of the first motorcycles to feature hub-centered steering (as beloved by Bimota of late). And yes, the front also has sliding pillar suspension, similar to that on a Lancia Lambda or early Morgan.. French racing Red paintwork. For that, we could forgive just about anything. Over a period of five years roughly 100 machines were produces with 350cc & 500c single-cylinder engines from Chaise, JAP V-twins, and four-cylinder engines from both Chaise and Cleveland. Production ceased in 1933.
The maximum speed of the motorcycle equipped with a 3-speed gearbox was 90 km / h; Was braked with drum brakes. Fully restored by Heroes Motors Los Angeles

[KungFooBob]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-NC431V ... olid=20012

They're calling it an NC431V.

Google suggests it's just a NC30 with an NSR400 engine.

[lostboy]

200 bhp from a 250? as above dont really know anything about this but its interesting .....

I think you may be confusing that one with this one

https://thekneeslider.com/300cc-inline- ... l-project/

[JackyJoll]

How about a Honda flat twin! (The predecessor to the Juno if I understand correctly). Can't lift the images off this French chat site - 'Flatistan motards' - for some reason but there's a few interesting pics in the thread. @Noggin can translate.

https://bienvenueauflatistan.motards.ne ... -flat-twin

[rodbargee]

[/quote]

It says 1200 on the end cover. Have you got a link other than Facebook?
I only know the fore & aft flat twins / fours that were power boat engines
[/quote] Only know what I pasted I ewondererd if someone on here would know more....

[Count Steer]

How about a Honda flat twin! (The predecessor to the Juno if I understand correctly). Can't lift the images off this French chat site - 'Flatistan motards' - for some reason but there's a few interesting pics in the thread. @Noggin can translate.

https://bienvenueauflatistan.motards.ne ... -flat-twin

Cheers.

(I'm going to have to get an image hosting account )