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Here's a pic of the other side - so some kind of training aid although I'm not entirely sure exactly how this worked.

According to Google translate,the photo is of the world hour record & his trainers

ChrisW wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:01 pm Here's a pic of the other side - so some kind of training aid although I'm not entirely sure exactly how this worked.

yeah - it's an aero-pace bike - the guy at the back sitting up creates a vortex which pulls the cyclist along.

Nice to have a different pic from obviously the same day! (same jumpers! )

Incidentally - the current bicycle speed record was done in virtually the same way - but with a dragster equipped with bodywork the size of a barn door!

Rockburner wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:25 pm

ChrisW wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:01 pm Here's a pic of the other side - so some kind of training aid although I'm not entirely sure exactly how this worked.

yeah - it's an aero-pace bike - the guy at the back sitting up creates a vortex which pulls the cyclist along.

Nice to have a different pic from obviously the same day! (same jumpers! )

Huh! So the 'wheelie bar' is presumably a roller that the bike's front wheel can bump up against.

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 2:15 pm

G.P wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:25 pm

I like.

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.

I still Like it though.

ChrisW wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:01 pm Here's a pic of the other side - so some kind of training aid although I'm not entirely sure exactly how this worked.

More info: https://motorcyclemojo.com/2022/05/motor-paced-cycling/

ChrisW wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:32 pm

Rockburner wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:25 pm

ChrisW wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:01 pm Here's a pic of the other side - so some kind of training aid although I'm not entirely sure exactly how this worked.

yeah - it's an aero-pace bike - the guy at the back sitting up creates a vortex which pulls the cyclist along.

Nice to have a different pic from obviously the same day! (same jumpers! )

Huh! So the 'wheelie bar' is presumably a roller that the bike's front wheel can bump up against.

Or just a bar, won't necessarily be a roller.

Rockburner wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:17 pm

ChrisW wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:32 pm

Rockburner wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:25 pm

yeah - it's an aero-pace bike - the guy at the back sitting up creates a vortex which pulls the cyclist along.

Nice to have a different pic from obviously the same day! (same jumpers! )

Huh! So the 'wheelie bar' is presumably a roller that the bike's front wheel can bump up against.

Or just a bar, won't necessarily be a roller.

'The bicycles had small front wheels in order to ride as close as possible to the pace bike, and the pace bike was often equipped with a small roller just aft of the rear wheel to avoid disaster should the cyclist make contact with the pace bike. Despite this safety feature, many pacers and cyclists got killed in crashes due to the high speeds and lack of protection.'

Rockburner wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:17 pm
Or just a bar, won't necessarily be a roller.

You were spot on about the different sized pulleys giving different gearing RB.

(There were no brakes and no exhaust either ).

G.P wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:17 pm

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 2:15 pm

G.P wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:25 pm

I like.

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.

I still Like it though.

I'd happily have one, I've got the engine already, but the frame cost more than my whole Suzuki did.

Count Steer wrote: Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:15 am

Rockburner wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:17 pm
Or just a bar, won't necessarily be a roller.

You were spot on about the different sized pulleys giving different gearing RB.

(There were no brakes and no exhaust either ).

Seen it before on Veteran bikes. If you're touring Europe it helps to have a different final ratio when you reach the Alps!

Before Deraileurs were invented cyclists used to have a different sized sprocket on the drive side / non drive side.To change the gearing they'd take out the rear wheel & fit it back with the non drive side sprocket now becoming the drive sprocket.

A Belgian bike! One careful owner, 52km on the clock, suitable for UK roads....and a small family. Built in a 'mountainous area'...of Belgium.

Skub wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:03 pm A GSXR1100 dirt bike anyone?

The guy I bought my house from years ago built a turbo Gixer1100 quad for Sand Drag's. I found the original 500 stroker engine buried in the back yard.

Count Steer wrote: Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:59 pm A Belgian bike! One careful owner, 52km on the clock, suitable for UK roads....and a small family. Built in a 'mountainous area'...of Belgium.

Didn't help 'em much in 1940!

Our local spiffy bike shop is converting a Honda RC213V-S for road use... Probably won't be tempting that to play on Mulholland... They had one before & sold it for $265,000

Aren't they already road legal? The 'S' is for 'Street' I assumed. I.e. differentiated from the RC213V prototype racer.

They've got lights and plates from Honda AFAIK. But they did come with an "optional" track pack, the box for which was surely ticked by 100% of buyers?

It took me a while to work out what the base bike was!

KungFooBob wrote: Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:00 pm It took me a while to work out what the base bike was!

Tonka Toy.