Does anyone have any strange but interesting 2 wheeler

Thought i would see if anyone has any strange or different 2 wheeled transportation.
This was given to me in the 80s by my neighbor it was his dads, He was a pilot and took it with him so he could get around on lay over flights. Its a 1963 Centaur Clinton motor. The drive clutch was very simple had a belt that went to a pulley with a spring on it that drove the chain. How it works when idling the belt was loose when you gave it gas the pulley pulled in and grabbed the faster you went the pulley went in farther and climbed the pulley. Kind of like a cvt transmission. I still have this thing its in one of my sheds i need to dig it out and see if i can get it cranked up one of these days. Its faster then a moped got clocked going 35 mph. But its a hand full with a single shock suspension. What makes it different is it folds up into a suitcase even has a carry strap. with fuel in it it weighs 75 lbs.Dont mind the pics a rat got in the garage in Florida got paper all over it .The pics are not the best i scanned them they are about 20 years old

 

My Norton doesn't count? Right-hand shift, separate engine and transmission, both front and back wheels/tires the same size?

 

They always confused me When i was a kid i rode a Bennelli a few times It was just wrong lol very awkward with the shifter and kick start backwards It was probably 35 or more years ago but i think the shift pattern was 1 up 4 down to

 

I think it was ford, they made some micro cars shipped to japan, and the micro cars had a scooter just like that in the trunk, it was in a suitcase and it folded out and u could carry them

 

In 1963 didnt think they had micro cars lol

 

Schooter; are you maybe thinking of the Honda "monkey bike" which developed as a result of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welbike

 

Any way you look at it i am probably the only one on here with 1. There has to be others with strange things to ride

 

I put a weed eater motor on a bicycle. The friction wheel I made was only 1 inch dia. It went about 20 with a 22 CC motor.

 

there is a use for weed eater motors since they always outlast the rest of the weed eater

 

What about my first bike, the Royal Enfield "flying flea" it had a 3 speed box with a tank shift.

 

Did you know that the "Flying Flea" was originally designed as the direct successor to the Military "Welbike" I posted the link about?

The Welbike was so short and the wheels so small that most troops who actually tried to use them abandoned them because it was quicker going on foot.

The Military needed a super-lightweight but tough and reliable bike with full-sized wheels that was light enough to (and tough enough) to be air-dropped with paratroops and that bike was the "Flying Flea."

Quoting Wikipedia "The Royal Enfield WD/RE known as the "Flying Flea" was a lightweight British motorcycle developed by Royal Enfield for the British War Office..." check it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Enfield_WD/RE

Bet you, the balmy lad, had no idea he was riding a bit of history, did ya?

 

That makes sense, I think mine had landed heavily at some stage (

 

now thats an interesting bike. Wizard your showing your age lol like fitz said when they abandoned them they started using centaurs lol . Definitely a bike with some history

 

Don't know if you can see in that picture, but the front suspension was rubber bands.

 

Guess you dont need progressive springs on that bike. Just go to your office supply and ask for new front suspension for your Royal Enfield lol

 

Having had a bike like that, you can see why I'm at odds with the hard tail set.

 

here's a homemade strange one, top speed 18 mph, no throttle just go
and coast, range, at least 10 miles, power 2X17 a/h gel cells

 

Believe it or believe it not, but when I was knee high to a Triumph Trophy, friction drive, rear wheel mounted 'power packs' were very popular.

 

Whoa. I like the "Cyclemaster" the complete powered rear wheel with the motor "rearranged" into the hub.

Polock, is that your nifty bit of backyard engineering?

 

Found this linking off the site Wiz posted a link to; now, granted it has more than 4 wheels but this is either ingenious or insane or both: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pattl ... rc0353.htm

 

Thats a very neat idea. Where is the yamaha badges lol

 

here's my previous ride, it's a rather heavily modified 82 yamaha beluga scooter 80cc 2-stroke.