Front-wheel drive

[thehollowmen]

In the spirit of doing it with number eight fencing wire, I give you this photo. I have a couple more from the side.

It is a bicycle converted to have a front wheel drive petrol engine. The engine is small and 2 stroke so I'm not sure if this should be posted in the scooter forum, but I see this having great potential in dirt / trials riding.

Any ideas on how that would have steered?

[jtzzr]

Any ideas on how that would have steered?[/QUOTE]

BADLY!

[Back Fire]

well there is a reason they stopped putting the engines on the front wheel like that on the bikes of yester-year...

[BNZ]

Yamama make a 2WD dirt bike

http://www.hybrid-vehicle.org/hybrid-vehicle-yamaha.html

[chris]

The French have been doing it for years http://www.velosolex.co.uk/

[pete376403]

Lots of these things in Christchurch (VeloSolexes) - used to be, anyway

Also another fwd was the Megola:
http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/euro/brands/megola.htm

[Skyryder]

Anyone remember the Power Pac. In those days the 'bike' to have was the Ducati 50cc. Pedal start...............still had a great sound.

Skyryder

[cooneyr]

Yamama make a 2WD dirt bike

http://www.hybrid-vehicle.org/hybrid-vehicle-yamaha.html

Anybody got any other links or info on how well it worked in the sand of the Dakar? From what I've previously read it should be all good and more than pay for the extra weight. Was it on a modified TTR600?

Google here I come!

Cheers R

[imdying]

Didn't Yamaha fit that to an R1 as well?

[Motu]

They did it to an R1,but I haven't heard how it went.On the dirt bike the front wheel was only driven when there was a certain amount of rear wheel slippage,kinda like some high tech 4wd cars work.Unless you were spinning up the rear out of corners or in icey conditions I can't see what the advantage would be on a street bike.

[Mr. Peanut]

Wouldn't that do rather bad things in a powerslide?