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Re: interesting bikes found randomly..
Like but looks like it would rip your head off and shit down your neck at the 1st opportunity!
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It doesn't run, it did pre turbo, but as far as I know it hasn't run since the current owner put the turbo on, it's now a show pony.
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Nice to see it being used!
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Let me count my penniesZRX61 wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:20 pm
It's for sale...
https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auc ... nda-nr750/
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Re: interesting bikes found randomly..
A GSXR1100 dirt bike anyone?
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Re: interesting bikes found randomly..
Probably more rider friendly than the CR500 I rode years ago! 
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Re: interesting bikes found randomly..
Board-track pace bike? Not seen one with dual-seats though.
Presumably the guy in front is steering, while the guy on the back is controlling the speed!
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Re: interesting bikes found randomly..
I've seen that before - think it was on Spin's web site, for 'L' training?
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Re: interesting bikes found randomly..
It looks like a fairground 'wall of death' show type lash-up. Although the drive belt is on one side there's a pulley on both sides. The motor actually does look like a ditch pump and where's the exhaust? That pipe on top looks like it's connected to a distant carb and there's some sort of choke device in it by the cylinder head. Oh, and the artfully attached cloth underneath must be to catch the oil drips.
The lettering on the boards suggests 'travelling show' too.
The lettering on the boards suggests 'travelling show' too.
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I think there's a wheelie bar at the back 
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Re: interesting bikes found randomly..
Drive belt is on the far side - the 'pulley' on the nearside of the rear wheel might be the brake 'drum'. (ie it's the surface that the brake shoe acts on)Count Steer wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:27 pm It looks like a fairground 'wall of death' show type lash-up. Although the drive belt is on one side there's a pulley on both sides. The motor actually does look like a ditch pump and where's the exhaust? That pipe on top looks like it's connected to a distant carb and there's some sort of choke device in it by the cylinder head. Oh, and the artfully attached cloth underneath must be to catch the oil drips.
The lettering on the boards suggests 'travelling show' too.
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I saw the belt on the other side but didn't see anything that would act as a brake or anything that you'd use to activate it...unless he sticks his boot on that 'drum'.Rockburner wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:25 pmDrive belt is on the far side - the 'pulley' on the nearside of the rear wheel might be the brake 'drum'. (ie it's the surface that the brake shoe acts on)Count Steer wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:27 pm It looks like a fairground 'wall of death' show type lash-up. Although the drive belt is on one side there's a pulley on both sides. The motor actually does look like a ditch pump and where's the exhaust? That pipe on top looks like it's connected to a distant carb and there's some sort of choke device in it by the cylinder head. Oh, and the artfully attached cloth underneath must be to catch the oil drips.
The lettering on the boards suggests 'travelling show' too.
That engine and belt drive definitely says 'farm' to me though.
I think they've cut an actual bike in half to make it.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
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Nah - belt drive was widely used until about the 1930s.Count Steer wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:30 pmI saw the belt on the other side but didn't see anything that would act as a brake or anything that you'd use to activate it...unless he sticks his boot on that 'drum'.Rockburner wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:25 pmDrive belt is on the far side - the 'pulley' on the nearside of the rear wheel might be the brake 'drum'. (ie it's the surface that the brake shoe acts on)Count Steer wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:27 pm It looks like a fairground 'wall of death' show type lash-up. Although the drive belt is on one side there's a pulley on both sides. The motor actually does look like a ditch pump and where's the exhaust? That pipe on top looks like it's connected to a distant carb and there's some sort of choke device in it by the cylinder head. Oh, and the artfully attached cloth underneath must be to catch the oil drips.
The lettering on the boards suggests 'travelling show' too.
That engine and belt drive definitely says 'farm' to me though.
It might be simply a slightly different diameter pulley so you can spin the rear wheel around for a change of gearing. Upon closer inspection I can't see any form of brake mechanism so I think that's what it is.
The engine maker's name appears to be _____ AT & Com. (or possibly ____RT & Com). I'm struggling to think of it.
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