Oddball engines and prototypes

[husaberg]

better explanation of MVX crank
Shes a big bang

[tjbw]

Oddball bike, but can it turn corners?

https://youtu.be/rKQ5f8tvRxY

[WALRUS]

His arse is very close to that rear wheel... No thanks xD

[190mech]

I agree!Not a functional motorcycle..Thats a Continental ground power unit engine used in the 50's for military generators.Most were converted for airboat service today,the CVT looks like a common ATV Quad unit..All show,no go,,gotta clear the streets for the vid so no bystander gets injured if its leaned over!!

[tjbw]

His arse is very close to that rear wheel... No thanks xD

"Gives a whole new meaning to skidmark"

[ken seeber]

This one will keep you going for many an hour...some really nice pics...

https://www.facebook.com/Passion.2T/...=group&__xts__[0]=68.ARD384b4CCRWwXWJaXTT_gznNUmFKkE4u4Ia4l02bBmgg]1Xcetlr5fZdWFh7tmgd7t42TV_j1KWHwKjzyXiwoFita03953d q8cR33DPShFFJaCdAOHdQDFNj5J2LOwmNarvcGG3yRzxI2PNdb 72SGbzGp_q1LeIpRTWRoXkZbZWU8&__tn__=kCH-R

Actually I found it when I saw this one which I'll chuck on Foundry as well:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/105572222948183/

[tjbw]

This one will keep you going for many an hour...some really nice pics...

https://www.facebook.com/Passion.2T/...=group&__xts__[0]=68.ARD384b4CCRWwXWJaXTT_gznNUmFKkE4u4Ia4l02bBmgg]1Xcetlr5fZdWFh7tmgd7t42TV_j1KWHwKjzyXiwoFita03953d q8cR33DPShFFJaCdAOHdQDFNj5J2LOwmNarvcGG3yRzxI2PNdb 72SGbzGp_q1LeIpRTWRoXkZbZWU8&__tn__=kCH-R

Actually I found it when I saw this one which I'll chuck on Foundry as well:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/105572222948183/

Lots of interesting posts on there, including more images of Flettner's creations.

I'm even tempted to join Facebook!

[190mech]

WOW!Its been very quiet here for a long time,,Have gone to re reading old posts as there are technical gems on every page..Was going to mention an odd ball aircraft engine,the Continental Tiarra 6-285 series engine.It ran a 2 to 1 prop reduction and the reduction gear drove the cam also,had a "patented" torsional dampener between the crank and prop shaft.I knew a pilot that ran one for a few years in a Piper PA36 Pawnee Brave,he liked it very well,but Continental Motors lost millions as the concept never caught on,thus they scrapped it..

[guyhockley]

Few oddballs here and lots of tractors, too!
https://www.imgrumweb.com/hashtag/gearheadengine

[husaberg]

Anyone seen Will post?
or Smitty

Yes thanks I'm ok - I do check the threads every two or three days, but there's a lot of other problems and changes going on in my life and taking up most my time at the moment (nothing which can't be sorted out - eventually).

I won't be contributing but will probably keep up to date both with this thread and the foundry thread!

Fella is driving around the big city in the evening, late for some event and desperately trying to find a parking space. He drives up one street and down the next, but there are no parking spots and no one is leaving. Finally he pulls up at a stop sign, throws his hands skyward, and pleads, "Lord, if you would just find me a parking space soon, I promise to cut back on my drinking and gambling and hanging out in bars, and I'll start going to church on Sunday mornings and be a good boy!!"

He then takes a right at the intersection, and immediately there's an empty parking space . . . and as he quickly pulls into it he says, "Oh, never mind, Lord, I just found one myself!!"

[WilDun]

Anyone seen Will post?
or Smitty

Still around and still looking in now and then, but not spending so much time on the computer - I need to actually try do something rather than just talk - (talking too much shit to keep the thread active)

We will probably have to move and downsize our home in the very near future, so who knows after that! - I'm contemplating getting a little 3D printer to use in conjunction with Fusion 360 and maybe try making casting patterns with that, (something which won't require a real workshop).

Smitty seems to have disappeared maybe we'll hear from him sometime? (if he's still occasionally looking in).

[husaberg]

Still around and still looking in now and then, but not spending so much time on the computer - I need to actually try do something rather than just talk - (talking too much shit to keep the thread active)

We will probably have to move and downsize our home in the very near future, so who knows after that! - I'm contemplating getting a little 3D printer to use in conjunction with Fusion 360 and maybe try making casting patterns with that, (something which won't require a real workshop).

Smitty seems to have disappeared maybe we'll hear from him sometime? (if he's still occasionally looking in).

I seem him post a couple of days ago. good to know your still ticking

[husaberg]

https://i.imgflip.com/2m6nd6.gif

WARDILL: 1924-26
I found this mentioned in an old Bike mag i have found some pics on the net.
http://classicmotorcycleforum.com/in...?topic=5234.15

[Flettner]

never thought I'd see one of these running.
https://youtu.be/MuvJIoUTA8k

[WilDun]

I found this mentioned in an old Bike mag i have found some pics on the net.

I started the ball rolling on the British Bikes Thread on the Classic bikes forum back in 2015, but had forgotten about it and the young guy working under the name "Wardill" on the forum responded, (he is related to Wardill, might be a grandson) - he wanted help to build a replica and asked me, but I really couldn't help from here and didn't really have the workshop capability anyway, I had quite a bit of correspondence with him and I advised him to go in the direction of smaller engineering outfits or home workshops (in England), ones who could build the parts he might need at reasonable prices!

At least, thankfully the name has now survived on the net (nearly became extinct)! So good luck to the guy, that was really an interesting machine (the engine at least) which had stuck in my mind since the early seventies.

http://classicmotorcycleforum.com/in...p?topic=4985.0