And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Bet cooling isn't a problem with this one, because all the cylinders are in the airstream: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F08%2Faa%2Fd1%2F08aad1ee56b328cd3b151578b7f09007.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=e364d8cf5dede01474cf311cacfee6195ee7a4823670a6e382f72c4f080ec82b&ipo=images
When this bike was first made they were trying to apply the radial philosophy from aviation engines to other platforms, so it was ab interesting experiment. I'd say they should have gotten pretty good torque (the radial design) and fuel efficiency (small cylinders generally ensure somewhat better fuel combustion) but abysmal reliability (too many parts) and maintenance costs (crappy parts)...
I like the pedal option when the engine dies. When I was very young - in the 1950's - there was a neighbor who had a bike that he pedaled up to speed and then the bike tried to keep that speed going. I really wanted one but mom and dad said no to my 6 year old self, sigh. jack
Looks more like a watch movement than a bike…….
ReplyDeleteLooks as safe as grandma's old washing machine. The one that squeezed the clothes between the rollers.
ReplyDeleteLooks AWESOME! How many horse power, 7?
ReplyDeleteWhy have 2 big cylinders when you can have 7 little ones? Also, with the engine sideways to the air stream it looks like cooling is a problem.
ReplyDeleteTry 9 cylinders.
DeleteBet cooling isn't a problem with this one, because all the cylinders are in the airstream:
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I gotta say, the idea of a radial engine bike is a pretty cool one.
ReplyDeletePretty nifty! Though looks more like a study in industrial art than a practical riding machine.
ReplyDeleteThe French copy nobody's engineering! ... and nobody copies the French.
ReplyDeleteWhen this bike was first made they were trying to apply the radial philosophy from aviation engines to other platforms, so it was ab interesting experiment. I'd say they should have gotten pretty good torque (the radial design) and fuel efficiency (small cylinders generally ensure somewhat better fuel combustion) but abysmal reliability (too many parts) and maintenance costs (crappy parts)...
ReplyDeleteRadial engine or rotary engine?
ReplyDeleteRadial
DeleteGee Francois, we have an engine left over from that model plane....
ReplyDelete"A nudge is as good as a wink."
ReplyDeleteI like the pedal option when the engine dies. When I was very young - in the 1950's - there was a neighbor who had a bike that he pedaled up to speed and then the bike tried to keep that speed going. I really wanted one but mom and dad said no to my 6 year old self, sigh.
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