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Title: 1929 Ariel jet ski? Lake Como content
Post by: SED on May 24, 2019, 09:42:38 PM

Many of you know that I also have an Ariel motorcycle problem...


This was a publicity stunt cooked up in the 1920s.  The original on the English channel:

https://www.britishpathe.com/video/channel-motorcycled-now


Testing the replica on Lake Como 90 years later:  (think you can view without logging into anything...)

https://www.facebook.com/100006124204317/videos/2325540910993360/

Title: Re: 1929 Ariel jet ski? Lake Como content
Post by: Penderic on May 24, 2019, 10:04:22 PM

Very interesting! - Had an old pic of that bike on the waves near the white cliffs of Dover.

Its fine till it hits the bigger speed bumps.

(https://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic008/swell_zpsleipqgpu.jpg)
"lunch time!" :lipsrsealed:

Title: Re: 1929 Ariel jet ski? Lake Como content
Post by: SED on May 24, 2019, 10:55:34 PM

Glad you're back Pender!  But that is an awful picture!!!  Still laughed  :evil:

Title: Re: 1929 Ariel jet ski? Lake Como content
Post by: Pizza Guzzi on May 25, 2019, 09:51:48 PM

That's awesome ! I've learnt something new today, I had no idea this existed.
You definitely don't want your bike water cooled on this contraption !

Glenn

Title: Re: 1929 Ariel jet ski? Lake Como content
Post by: guzzisteve on May 26, 2019, 11:39:54 AM

I was going to build one of those contraptions in the early 80's. I had 2 55gal drums to be split in half length ways and capped, 4 outriggers. Never built it, made drums into wood burner stove for the garage.