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Title: Manx sponsorship and V twin, but it looks good!
Post by: themoudie on April 12, 2018, 05:00:16 PM
This needs following up!  ;D

Manx_steam_V_twin (https://www.facebook.com/Turbinebike/videos/1881580481874642/)

Enjoy the wee clip.

My regards, Bill
Title: Re: Manx sponsorship and V twin, but it looks good!
Post by: iansoady on April 13, 2018, 09:04:15 AM
Oh, I like that!
Title: Re: Manx sponsorship and V twin, but it looks good!
Post by: spooky on April 13, 2018, 09:07:23 AM
now that`s a chuffing great motorcycle (steamcycle ? )  love it, where does the coal go ?
Title: Re: Manx sponsorship and V twin, but it looks good!
Post by: Smithy on April 14, 2018, 12:53:00 AM
Blimey now there's a strange mixture of technologies. Love the sound it makes.

Ian
Title: Re: Manx sponsorship and V twin, but it looks good!
Post by: CrazyFrog on April 14, 2018, 08:24:52 AM
That is freaking  awesome!  I'd love to know some more technical details. I'm  guessing a small very high pressure flash fired boiler,
Title: Re: Manx sponsorship and V twin, but it looks good!
Post by: Andy M on April 14, 2018, 08:59:35 AM
May not even have a boiler. You can store steam like you would air pressure, its how the first Tube trains worked. If the aim is 30 HP for a few minutes the boiler might be in the support van.

Andy
Title: Re: Manx sponsorship and V twin, but it looks good!
Post by: CrazyFrog on April 16, 2018, 08:00:38 AM
Quote from: Andy M on April 14, 2018, 08:59:35 AM
May not even have a boiler. You can store steam like you would air pressure, its how the first Tube trains worked. If the aim is 30 HP for a few minutes the boiler might be in the support van.

Andy

Good point andy, I hadn't thought of that.

[anorak]Some industries where naked flames were a bad idea used fireless locos which basically were just high pressure storage vessels pumped full of steam from a steam generator far away from the danger points. [/anorak]
Title: Re: Manx sponsorship and V twin, but it looks good!
Post by: timbo on April 16, 2018, 11:44:19 AM
Interesting stuff indeed   :)
Title: Re: Manx sponsorship and V twin, but it looks good!
Post by: manxie on April 16, 2018, 06:34:24 PM
A friend of mine knows this bike very well and I`ve asked him for some info but waiting to hear back. I`ve seen the bike in the flesh, on display at the Manx Motor Museum but in the meantime here`s a "little" info .....

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2018/march/steam-powered-world-record/
Title: Re: Manx sponsorship and V twin, but it looks good!
Post by: themoudie on April 16, 2018, 08:41:30 PM
Thank you Steve.

My regards, Bill
Title: Re: Manx sponsorship and V twin, but it looks good!
Post by: Andy M on April 17, 2018, 07:17:35 AM
"Kerosene  steam generator" - The unruly love child of a jet engine and cappuccino machine.

Andy
Title: Re: Manx sponsorship and V twin, but it looks good!
Post by: CrazyFrog on April 17, 2018, 08:08:01 AM
Great, thanks for the link Manxie...
Title: Re: Manx sponsorship and V twin, but it looks good!
Post by: manxie on April 17, 2018, 12:32:24 PM
My mate gave me the owners email address, who I messaged. The owner replied, who is away at the moment, but when he gets back he said he`ll email me what he can. I look forward to it.