Third wheel

[tinbender]

I'm new here,I have a question.In the late fifties and early sixties in my town a guy had a third wheel assembly on his bike.It pivoted up and down as his would lean his bike left and right.Briggs and stratton type engine ,chain drive, small pnuematic tire on a horizontal platform mounted on rear side.Is anybody here familiar with this set up?

 

[42blue15]

I'm new here,I have a question.In the late fifties and early sixties in my town a guy had a third wheel assembly on his bike.It pivoted up and down as his would lean his bike left and right.Briggs and stratton type engine ,chain drive, small pnuematic tire on a horizontal platform mounted on rear side.Is anybody here familiar with this set up?

It began with the 1910 Wall Auto Wheel-
1914 Wall Auto-Wheel - Riding Impression - Classic Bike Guide - RealClassic.co.uk

EVentually B & S bought the rights to the design, and named it the Motor Wheel-
Bicycle ' Motor Wheel' at the Heart of Briggs & Stratton History
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[tinbender]

thank you 42