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  • Steam powered recumbent anyone?
  • Norwester
    Full Member

    This Steam Machine, is one of a kind.
    It is built from many laminations of European Beach.
    Has 7 speed peddling capabilities.
    The steam engine is 38mm bore.
    Water supply aprox 6lts.
    Gas is 2 kg.of lpg.
    Does aprox 10km to a tank of water.
    Speed no idea but it gets along quite fast 20-30 .

    See Youtube clip of machine in operation.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bPTqJtWpRc

    original find (NZ version of eBay): http://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/cycling/other-bikes/auction-814114672.htm

    I kind of want one! Anyone else? What tyres for steam?

    bikeneil
    Free Member

    Steam powered recumbent anyone?

    No thanks. Despite it running on free water, it looks crap so I’m out!

    shedbrewed
    Free Member

    I like that. A bit of polishing and it’d be very amusing.

    Junkyard
    Free Member

    Rider was disappointingly un – eccentric

    Interesting but it would be noisy as hell

    steezysix
    Free Member

    That’s just the thing me and my friends have been looking for…

    bikeneil
    Free Member

    ^^^ what did you search for to find that gem? ^^^

    kimbers
    Full Member

    steampunk, innit

    bencooper
    Free Member

    That’s pretty cool 😉

    Northwind
    Full Member

    Wearing a helmet is mandatory. Pith helmet obviously not cycle helmet

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