1920 Cycle car Briggs-Stratton

The Motorwheel used to show up at the Swap meets. I hadn't seen a cart with one till a few years ago, you don't see them any more. This is how thy mount on the bike. Have fun, Dave
 

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The Motorwheel used to show up at the Swap meets. I hadn't seen a cart with one till a few years ago, you don't see them any more. This is how thy mount on the bike. Have fun, Dave

Ah nice, - I haven't seen a picture of a Smith Motorwheel fitted to a bike before. Thanks for posting the picture link :D
 
It is cool to see one in motion. The bar going up to the seat is like a spring follower so that the wheel stays on the ground for turning, when you lean over it is compressed for a left turn and extends for a right turn. They are a beautiful thing to behold, but the last one I saw was expensive, I think 3,000. Have fun Dave

PS: There was a cart made with a Maytag Washing Machine motor, it also fetches a pretty penny. Google (Maytag racer) at auction one sold for 13,000, it was a 1936 model. You could make a replica and use one of the Happy time motors.
 
I found a really good large picture of a Smith Motorwheel as was fitted to the earlier Smith 'Flyer' version of the B&S cyclecar.

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2751/smithbuckboardfw5.jpg

I love that cooling fan arrangement - can you say health and safety nightmare... I guess people were saner back then and wouldnt stick their hands in an engine bay with the motor running... I almost lost a finger that way once...

That was the time I learned that the fan on 1960s engines spins with the engine. Luckily I just lost some skin...

Jemma xx
 
I love that cooling fan arrangement - can you say health and safety nightmare... I guess people were saner back then and wouldnt stick their hands in an engine bay with the motor running... I almost lost a finger that way once...

That was the time I learned that the fan on 1960s engines spins with the engine. Luckily I just lost some skin...

Jemma xx

I agree, I think folk were just more plain sensible in those heroic days of motoring and kept their fingers away from moving parts. My one accident with a cooling fan was not intentional, my hand slipped while I was adjusting the idle speed on an aged Austin I owned at the time and I received a very smart wack on the back of my hand. No broken skin, but the bruise went all kinds of interesting colours before it faded away.
 
All this talk about the briggs cycle car, makes me want to git mine out for a spin. louis
 

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Hey that's great. I really like the wheels. How well does it run? How ferst duzzit go Mister? :D
 
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