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From: Rusty Hinge on 31 May 2010 18:48 crn(a)NOSPAM.netunix.com wrote: > Naqerj <pattle(a)globalnet.co.invalid> wrote: >>> Hmmmmm - >>> My mother had one of those little engines with a roller that presses >>> on the wheel back when I were a lad in the early 1950s. >>> No number plates or licencing and there were quite a few around at >>> the time. >> If that's the case, she was breaking the law. They had to be licensed >> in the UK even in the 1950s. >> >> Was it one of these? >> >> http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pattle/mm1954.jpg >> >> Picture taken on 26 May 1954 of George Denton (Trojan Sales Manager) on >> a Mini-Motor *with a number plate*. > > No, it was a little French contraption, I think[1] that they might have had > a smaller engine than the Trojan. > > [1] But it was nearly 60 years ago ...... Ah, that was probably the Velo Solex, then. -- Rusty
From: Fr Jack on 31 May 2010 20:16 "Hog" <sm911SPAM(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> banged this out on the bongos: >eBay is your friend but have a look here www.cyclone-uk.com for a sensible >idea Ta. 500w could be fun... -- Fr. Jack K1100RS I hear you talking, but the words are kinda strange.
From: Oily on 1 Jun 2010 06:26 "Rusty Hinge" wrote: > > Velo Solex on the front wheel, or Power Pack on the back, IIRC. > > The Cyclemotor lived in the back wheel, I think. Don't forget the BSA Winged Wheel. > Many moons ago I had > most of a Wall Auto Wheel - you attached it to the bike frame rather > like a banking sidecar. Got it from a scrapyard - it'd be worth a > fortune now. > Can you remember what you did with it, it may still be lurking in someone's shed? It would be good for a laugh if you got it back.
From: Rusty Hinge on 1 Jun 2010 11:56 Oily wrote: /Wall Auto Wheel/ > Can you remember what you did with it, it may still be lurking in someone's > shed? It would be good for a laugh if you got it back. Yes, I sold it to a collector of such things. I'd like everything back, including youth and energy... And I've had a few interesting things - 1914 2� HP Douglas engine; 1938 500cc DKW twin, still with its handbook; NUT 350 cc s.v. engine; BSA Dandy; Rumi scooter - I could go on, but the memory's failing... Who's that man over there, Nurse? -- Rusty
From: Naqerj on 5 Jun 2010 08:47
Hog wrote: > > Does anyone know why the EU castrated decent legal leccy bike technology? > Did they? Or is it just us? Most EU countries are a lot less restrictive about these things. -- Andrew |