Steam motorbike anyone?

Interesting but I can't see meself trading in my GSX-R for it!

**LINK**

I should get one. It seems to go at the same pace as my workshop projects

Project and a half at least it won't suffer from carb icing , I'll stick with my 2 stroke "Kettle" though..

Still faster than the average Quorn build

There was a steam motorbike used to do the rounds of the vintage shows, I saw it a couple of times. Can't remember the details though.

All a lot of fun -- until the safety's start lifting!

Interesting, using copper tube and compression fittings for steam. Looks like it runs some reasonable pressure too. 5 bar or so, I think from what I can make out on the gauges.

Maybe this one ? Been at some VMCC functions.

**LINK**

Certainly, a flash boiler seems a somewhat more sensible choice for a motorbike. The Dutch one is a seriously impractical "look at me" indulgence rather than an engineering proposition. Must have taken years to build and I can't begin to understand the motivation beyond that.

It seems to have only one crank - even the Rocket had two, for serious practical reasons. And I don't want it behind me - there appears to be only one brake, a diminutive band brake on the front wheel, with an ill-considered torque arm on the front swinging arm.

5 mph seems plenty to me. Too fast, probably ...

Cheers, Tim

One ME from the 80s (I think) featured a Bavarian road-steamer put together in the broad outline of a railway loco.

Neil

ETA : Found some video of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7yksdd_cQc

Edited By Bob Unitt 1 on 15/04/2015 09:52:04

Many moons ago, there was an article in the ME mag re a New Yorker who renovated a small twin cylinder steam engine and fitted it in a quadricycle with motor cycle wheels. He took it out into the New York traffic. When he stopped at the first lights the other drivers were shouting comments like "where did you get the big rollerskate". The laugh was on them as when the lights changed, they were out dragged easily to the next lights.

Hello.
In the northern Portugal, Barcelos, steam motor bike ***HERE*** and ***HERE*** .
The same gentleman with his steam motor bike near my home ***HERE***.

Regards
Dias Costa