pmarkwell
Member
Just thinking a little here. I ran across a website (http://www.dynamicbicycles.com/) tat uses a driveshaft instead of a chain drive for its pedal system and thought it was pretty darn neat. Then I thought, why not incorporate that into a drive system directly from the engine?
After a little more research, I cam across a few motorcycle driveshaft systems, some of which mount the engine with the engine driveshaft parallel to the chassis and utilize a worm gear to drive the rear wheel.
So now I'm thinking, 'Hey, how about a vertical shaft engine (like a lawnmower engine) mounted on a rear rack driven by this type of system?' I've seen people make a friction drive with a vert. mount, but never with a direct drive system.
Is this workable? Has anyone done this before? If so, why haven't I seen a commercially available system like this?
Questions, comments, flames, bugars. Let me know what's on your mind here, guys.
Paul
After a little more research, I cam across a few motorcycle driveshaft systems, some of which mount the engine with the engine driveshaft parallel to the chassis and utilize a worm gear to drive the rear wheel.
So now I'm thinking, 'Hey, how about a vertical shaft engine (like a lawnmower engine) mounted on a rear rack driven by this type of system?' I've seen people make a friction drive with a vert. mount, but never with a direct drive system.
Is this workable? Has anyone done this before? If so, why haven't I seen a commercially available system like this?
Questions, comments, flames, bugars. Let me know what's on your mind here, guys.
Paul