Different Kind Of Motorbike

Elmo · #1 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 02:37 PM

I found a pic of a steam powered bike in a 1972 copy of Mother Earth magazine. Just the photo no other info.
Elmo

weekend-fun · #2 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 05:49 PM

I dont know but it is kewl

Kevlarr · #3 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 08:41 PM

Cool thing about steam power is the HP rating is at 0 RPM, the uncool thing about steam power is having to stoke up a fire and get a head of steam before you go out for a ride, oh say about an hour's work.

Mercedes was actually testing a steam power assist system on a car a few years ago but I never heard where it went. They took a diesel, put a heat exchanger on the exhaust to build up steam and it would get the car going from a stop then the diesel would kick in. It had a small 2 cylinder steam engine that was rated at around 100 HP.

diceman2004 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-27-2009, 12:02 AM

steam power is very high because the steam itself is hard to compress . that thing needs a little radio flyer wagon behind it with some underpaid kid shoveling coal into the furnace

weekend-fun · #5 (**permalink**) 09-27-2009, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diceman2004

steam power is very high because the steam itself is hard to compress . that thing needs a little radio flyer wagon behind it with some underpaid kid shoveling coal into the furnace

Ha ha! I can picture THAT!

Comrade Alfonzo · #6 (**permalink**) 09-27-2009, 03:18 PM

the scary part is that looks like the 1973 schwinn suburban I'm addin a Gasbike 66cc to. the tire blew out at 90psi, even though it was rated to 90psi. just chillin in the driveway, I was gettin ready to fire it up for the first time and kablamo. drop the rear down to 60 and gotta geta new front tube

SeattleRider · #7 (**permalink**) 09-28-2009, 09:01 PM

Paul Brodie made a steam powered bike a 1896 Roper Steam Bike...see it here:

Flashback Fabrications Ltd.

...way cool!

trimguy247 · #8 (**permalink**) 10-28-2009, 01:43 PM

sweet i like that