Streached English bicycle frame, Motor made from VW top end, Honda 125 crank, Briggs cam. Automatic inlet valve dampened from bouncing on its seat with a rubber star on top. About 2 HP, 2500 RPM max. Buddfab
Wow. I had never heard of an automatic intake valve till I saw this video and I've been doing mechanical work for close to 40 years. Thanks for the great details in the vid. The engine sounds beautiful at low RPMs with that big flywheel. Nice craftsmanship.
That is a true museum piece. How lucky to have it. What fun to see it run. That was amazingly fast then. Ingenious guy who made it and it has lasted running this long. It looks in great condition.
I would love to believe that I could’ve engineered this myself in 1905. I would love to believe that I could copy it and create it today; but I can’t. This is beautiful artwork.
Nothing like an automatic intake valve to limit power and efficiency to a fraction of the potential. On the other hand, the Lucas ignition components more or less guarantee the engine will die before the copper fluid lines crystallize and break from vibration. Nicely done.
the fuel lines will cristallize...wow i want to smoke some of that shit... next you are gonna say what? that you and the mad scientist gotta rip apart the block, and replace the piston rings he fried????? ...
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Thank you for sharing! Nice castings, machine work, a work of art to us engineers who are motorcyclists!
Great job. Love looking at this vid every week. You would be the standout man at any motorcycle gathering, Not many people could claim to have built their whole M/cycle including the motor.
I think that's absolutely marvellous. Such low rpm too.. That would put a huge grin on my face every time I ridden it. Such fun.. Intact more fun than my vintage Royal Enfield! 😉
That is so creative .I can see you took your time with everything and did a great job . I pick things apart and did nothing but think how good that came out.
Ingenuity is not dead. Your work is proof of that. Now I will think about building one along roughly the same lines. Really, 15 - 30 mph is all I need.
That is what I call a close to decent vintage replica besides some things that makes it stand out a little from that time (things such as the fuel tank and speedo meter).
Automatic inlet valve: AKA the atmospheric inlet valve. Not uncommon in very early motorcycles and a very neat way of keeping a four-stroke engine as simple as possible. The inlet valve spring pressure could be varied with a handlebar mounted lever which acted as a throttle: small carburettors in those days were often the wick-type and were only used as a means of getting fuel and air into the cylinder but not as a throttle control. Nice machine. Well done you.
Rustic Rat Rod Bike, LOL This is amazing compared to the video I just watched, some hillbilly but some 4x4 wheels 33" on a lawnmower and tried to kill his dog with the blade now 3 ft in the air... dog tried to run under it but he kicked it last sec. Yea...., this is much better LOL
a regular bicycle can out run this machine,but the point to this is putting around on something that's reasonably close,to the first motorcycles.and all that mechanical action when it idles is so cool
Excellent, congratulation. I know what work was involved. I worked 20 years to build the replicas of those 4 bikes I owned and rode between 1945 and 1955.
That is a very nice Rat Rod hand fabricated bike. Hand fabricated from top to bottom no less. While it may not BE a 1905 it was made in the style so I can see you calling it a 1905.
I watched this video and I watch it again l like the bike and your work your a genius we are old motorbike nuts in my house this is one l would love to have well done sir.
WOW ... amazing! i can see the work - i actually know tga "seagul" carburetor ... "use full throttle for starting" mine had that instruction thanks 4 making/posting - wish yu had said 'things about it'
Awesome collection I’m so jealous but happy as fuck there’s people like your good self that are keeping these machines working. Keep it you put the work in you get the pleasure riding them.