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Title: Steam bicycle, or is it a Motorcycle? Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: johnr on June 10, 2016, 09:12:46 AM
Trundled out to this annual affair earlier in the year in my pommie mates huge Landrover.

There were things of beauty;
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb116/johnr39/rolls.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/johnr39/media/rolls.jpg.html)

There was Guzzi Content (also a thing of beauty)
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb116/johnr39/850S.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/johnr39/media/850S.jpg.html)

There were things fondly remembered
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb116/johnr39/CIMG1512%20sm.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/johnr39/media/CIMG1512%20sm.jpg.html)

Things Old
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb116/johnr39/Crank%20up%20day%202016%20002sm.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/johnr39/media/Crank%20up%20day%202016%20002sm.jpg.html)

Quite a lot of them, including the one newly birthed on the left.
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb116/johnr39/Crank%20up%20day%202016%20006%20sm.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/johnr39/media/Crank%20up%20day%202016%20006%20sm.jpg.html)

Other displays of various types
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb116/johnr39/Crank%20up%20day%202016%20001sm.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/johnr39/media/Crank%20up%20day%202016%20001sm.jpg.html)

And then there was this!
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb116/johnr39/Crank%20up%20day%202016%20004sm.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/johnr39/media/Crank%20up%20day%202016%20004sm.jpg.html)

Better detail
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb116/johnr39/Crank%20up%20day%202016%20003a%20sm.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/johnr39/media/Crank%20up%20day%202016%20003a%20sm.jpg.html)

Neither old nor beautiful, but very interesting.
Someone simply has too much time on their hands.
It worked just fine incidentally.

It was a hot day.
Title: Re: Edendale Crank up Day 2916 Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: oldbike54 on June 10, 2016, 10:15:27 AM
 Kiwis are very inventive  :bow:

 Dusty
Title: Re: Steam bicycle, or is it a motorcycle Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: johnr on June 10, 2016, 06:28:21 PM
Changed the heading to more accurately indicate the 'direction of travel' as it were.
Title: Re: Steam bicycle, or is it a Motorcycle? Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: beetle on June 10, 2016, 06:34:43 PM
Sticking your arse over a boiler? Not this little black duck! :laugh:
Title: Re: Steam bicycle, or is it a Motorcycle? Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: ITSec on June 10, 2016, 09:53:45 PM
A steam powered cycle would clearly be an engine-cycle, as they are steam engines, not steam motors!  :evil:
Title: Re: Steam bicycle, or is it a Motorcycle? Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: johnr on June 11, 2016, 02:25:58 AM
A steam powered cycle would clearly be an engine-cycle, as they are steam engines, not steam motors!  :evil:

As you say Sir.  :grin:
Title: Re: Steam bicycle, or is it a Motorcycle? Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: johnr on June 11, 2016, 06:50:41 AM
Sticking your arse over a boiler? Not this little black duck! :laugh:

Similar comments were heard on the day.
Title: Re: Steam bicycle, or is it a Motorcycle? Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: Chuck in Indiana on June 11, 2016, 07:11:23 AM
What could possibly go wrong?  :smiley:
Title: Re: Steam bicycle, or is it a Motorcycle? Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: azguzzirep on June 11, 2016, 08:55:32 AM
I didn't know "Gerry " made it so far south!

The RR is beautiful 😊
Title: Re: Steam bicycle, or is it a Motorcycle? Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: MGPilot on June 11, 2016, 11:40:29 AM
Might be an application for a Stirling engine.

Interesting, fun design.
Title: Re: Steam bicycle, or is it a Motorcycle? Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: Triple Jim on June 11, 2016, 11:44:42 AM
A steam powered cycle would clearly be an engine-cycle, as they are steam engines, not steam motors!  :evil:

But then we use gasoline engines, not gasoline motors.   :tongue:
Title: Re: Steam bicycle, or is it a Motorcycle? Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: ITSec on June 11, 2016, 12:22:08 PM
But then we use gasoline engines, not gasoline motors.   :tongue:

You are correct, sir - and sadly, we are all both currently and historically inaccurate.   :shocked:

Then again, back when 'moto-cycles' were first created and named, most people had never seen an electric motor!  :thumb:
Title: Re: Steam bicycle, or is it a Motorcycle? Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: Triple Jim on June 11, 2016, 12:35:25 PM
Well, "motor" comes from the Latin "moto", meaning "I set in motion", so maybe everyone is accurate and correct.   :grin:
Title: Re: Steam bicycle, or is it a Motorcycle? Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: Tom on June 11, 2016, 01:09:51 PM
I ride and own "Italiano moto".  :cool:  "enginecycle" doesn't sound right.
Title: Re: Steam bicycle, or is it a Motorcycle? Minimal Guzzi content
Post by: johnr on June 11, 2016, 06:10:30 PM
You are correct, sir - and sadly, we are all both currently and historically inaccurate.   :shocked:

Then again, back when 'moto-cycles' were first created and named, most people had never seen an electric motor!  :thumb:

And the first one was steam driven, if it was actually built.   I went looking for a pic and didn't find one. Found a plethora of other stuff about steam bicycles though.