Random Picture Thread Vers.4

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by El Toro, Jul 5, 2024.

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  1. Spent the morning on the snow... what a laugh!

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    #6841 Todders, Jan 6, 2026
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  2. tempted..

    50cc £2.1k

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  4. Steady now it might be derestricted and be a 75mph demon.
     
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  5. I knew you would find this post Nigel! Or rather I was hoping you would :D
     
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  6. Just got back from work, lay down recovering from being charged £19:30 to use the M6 Toll. It's been free mostly for the last 4 years but now full price, I miss my stealth van so much now.:sob:
     
  7. yes, would make you think twice about the journey.
     
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    #6848 DucatiScud, Jan 6, 2026
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  11. In a similar Vein to the twin Turbo Hayabusa, how this works will get the brain cells working:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megola

    Note "The cylinders rotate around the front axle at six times the wheel speed"

    How you get the fuel to the cylinders and a connection to the spark plugs will be interesting to work out.

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    #6851 Nasher, Jan 7, 2026
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  12. I remember seeing a video of a similar/same motorcycle and thought exactly the same, how on earth does that work :thinkingface: I also couldn't help thinking what were the perceived advantages of such a concept.

    Evidently it was extremely stable but cornering was errr.... adversely affected by the massive gyroscopic inertia.
     
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  13. By a curious quirk, the Megola was not the first motorcycle to have a rotating radial engine within the front wheel; and nor was it the last.
     
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  14. Do expand on that.
    I'm genuinely interested.
     
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  15. One lovely advantage of the internet is that it's all there for our lazy*, leisurely perusal if you like exploring.

    I use Wiki a lot for this, and can rarely fault it.

    Re: "rotary" - only quoting, but most would argue it starts with one Félix Millet.


    *speaking for myself
     
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  16. Best bit about winter is the names of the Gritters in Scotland :p

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  17. Correct. The Millet still exists. I have seen it, in the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris.

    The later one was German. Can you find it?
     
  18. Nothing worth quoting but fascinating to read about Mr Redrup, no luck with motorcycle pictures on "his" so far either, but one specimen resides at Sammy Miller's place apparently.


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Benjamin_Redrup
     
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