Comments on: Bike Disguised as Motorcycle

By: Jari

Jari — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:27:40 +0000

Heck, we only had a piece of birch bark attached with laundry pegs rattling between the spokes in my time….

By: Tracy B.

Tracy B. — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:43:39 +0000

The wikipedia article on mopeds shows several configurations. When I was in college (1976-1981), there were all kinds of mopeds– I do remember to start them, you had to work the pedals.

By: Toronto

Toronto — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:16:28 +0000

Tracy – not all mopeds were ‘assist only’ nor were they all friction drive. I had a Puch that was chain drive and all but impossible to pedal – the pedals were strictly a legal requirement.

Here in Ontario, recent changes to vehicle definitions have all but eradicated the stinky old things (most were 2 stroke) while at the same time making it easier to buy/license/drive small motorcyles and electric-assist bikes.

Me? I pedal myself around these days, even in the snow.

By: Tracy B.

Tracy B. — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:34:38 +0000

Hey I like it.

Usually the motor was merely a power assist device to the bicycle– it could transmit power to the front wheel by means of a friction wheel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Moped_old.jpg

By: jayessell

jayessell — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:49:15 +0000

Tracy…. Do you mean this….

A motorcycle that looks like a bicycle.

http://www.gearlog.com/images/12547.gif

The RevoPower Wheel.

http://www.gearlog.com/2006/05.....spower.php

By: Tracy B.

Tracy B. — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:36:31 +0000

Now it is a motorcycle disguised as a bike (to get around the various local licenses, registrations, taxes, etc.) Such is a moped.

By: Chris Radcliff

Chris Radcliff — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:44:01 +0000

Now I totally want a bike “designed as the Graf Zeppelin.”

By: Al

Al — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:05:26 +0000

HEY! I resemble that remark!

By: jayessell

jayessell — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:58:05 +0000

Al… in this case, something old is older!

By: Al

Al — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:40:23 +0000

A long time ago in a mis-spent childhood far far away, I had a similar item that attached to my bicycle.

Mattel, understanding well the motorhead fascination of young American kids, produced a plastic motorcycle motor called the V-RROOM! This was, as stated, a plastic fake motorcycle engine, controlled by a key and a throttle. The key turned the sound effect (a motor banging weights against a diaphragm) and the throttle controlled the speed of said motor.

A picture of a bicycle with said item fitted is:

http://www.oldroads.com/arch/pic1_837.html

Everything old ends up new again… Al