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12-16-2008, 12:44 PM
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Early Motorized Bicycles...
....or "motorcycles".
Three examples.
Notice that they are all bicycles with engines of various types fixed to them in an almost haphazard way.
Motorcycles Index - Seal Cove Auto Museum
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12-16-2008, 12:47 PM
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Re: Early Motorized Bicycles...
That Indian is really cool. I like how the gas tank is contoured with the wheel.
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12-16-2008, 12:49 PM
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Re: Early Motorized Bicycles...
The Flying Merkel looks like a flying junkpile.
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12-16-2008, 12:51 PM
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Re: Early Motorized Bicycles...
hahaha, it sure does. I wonder how many CC's that motor has though...2 cylinder....
The motor mounting on the Thomas....I don't get it.
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12-16-2008, 12:55 PM
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Re: Early Motorized Bicycles...
They all are a little weird...I just posted it because I was looking at early "motorycles" and realized they were "motorized bicycles".
We have marched ahead into the past.
I like it.
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12-16-2008, 01:13 PM
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Re: Early Motorized Bicycles...
Hey, sometimes the people in the past got it right. I think I heard that in the early 1900's people actually preferred electric cars over gasoline.
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12-16-2008, 02:58 PM
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Re: Early Motorized Bicycles...
Very cool. Seems like 1903 was "the" year. all sorts of great bikes.
"We have marched ahead into the past" Great thought Joe.
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12-16-2008, 08:18 PM
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Re: Early Motorized Bicycles...
The Thomas motor looks wider so for belt alignment and crank/leg clearance, it seems, they mounted it forward and to the side. Curious!
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