Also: No pedals in view, and almost certainly no clutch as we understand clutches. So, like, stall at every full stop, then paddlefoot to start again? -- If so, brakes would be way down my list of improvements.
I think the thing is kool-looking though; and it must have looked positively magisterial rolling down the road, bearing a well-dressed, well-fed, well-off rider + passenger (or two).
real mean ladies would ride in the sidecars while you take them fancy store shopping. I would wear a monocle and smoke a pipe while driving them around town- https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/0WAAAOSw1Lphst81/s-l1600.jpg
Rear drum only? Doesn't look like very much brakes for such a heavy machine.
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1912, stopping was less important than going:-)
ReplyDeleteAlso: No pedals in view, and almost certainly no clutch as we understand clutches. So, like, stall at every full stop, then paddlefoot to start again? -- If so, brakes would be way down my list of improvements.
ReplyDeleteI think the thing is kool-looking though; and it must have looked positively magisterial rolling down the road, bearing a well-dressed, well-fed, well-off rider + passenger (or two).
real mean ladies would ride in the sidecars while you take them fancy store shopping. I would wear a monocle and smoke a pipe while driving them around town-
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Purring along with that 4 cylinder engine... mature lady in a hat beside you, yes, king of the road...
ReplyDeleteLooks like a Ner-A-Car on steroids!
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