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Odd bike with reverse bottle dynamo
Bottle dynamos - all they do is suck power and make a funny noise. Today I
saw a reverse bottle dynamo; one that ADDS power. The working mechanism sits stealthily over the front wheel - might be good for the peeps worried about their TT times www.flickr.com/photos/86862441@N00 |
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Mark T wrote:
Bottle dynamos - all they do is suck power and make a funny noise. Today I saw a reverse bottle dynamo; one that ADDS power. The working mechanism sits stealthily over the front wheel - might be good for the peeps worried about their TT times The French used roller-drive petrol engines over the front wheel for years; maybe they still do. The obvious disadvantage was that you were sitting in the fumes. |
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On 21 Jan, 20:29, Mark T
pleasegivegenerously@warmail*turn_up_the_heat_to_ reply*.com.invalid wrote: Bottle dynamos - all they do is suck power and make a funny noise. Today I saw a reverse bottle dynamo; one that ADDS power. The working mechanism sits stealthily over the front wheel - might be good for the peeps worried about their TT times www.flickr.com/photos/86862441@N00 I asked about this kind of thing recently and it was suggested that this is not legal in UK. Where did you see it? Terry J |
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"TerryJ" wrote in message ... On 21 Jan, 20:29, Mark T pleasegivegenerously@warmail*turn_up_the_heat_to_ reply*.com.invalid wrote: Bottle dynamos - all they do is suck power and make a funny noise. Today I saw a reverse bottle dynamo; one that ADDS power. The working mechanism sits stealthily over the front wheel - might be good for the peeps worried about their TT times www.flickr.com/photos/86862441@N00 I asked about this kind of thing recently and it was suggested that this is not legal in UK. Where did you see it? Terry J One of my colleagues has one and he rode it to work once. I'm not sure if he did it legally though..... |
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I asked about this kind of thing recently and it was suggested that
this is not legal in UK. Where did you see it? Terry J Manchester, on the same road wot has those car-impaling bollards (speaking of which, guess what I saw impaled on a bollard last week evil laugh). If I ever see it trundling around again I'll ask the rider about it. |
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In article eda70eef-beae-4d33-8318-c502c1c60e72
@m34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com, TerryJ says... On 21 Jan, 20:29, Mark T pleasegivegenerously@warmail*turn_up_the_heat_to_ reply*.com.invalid wrote: Bottle dynamos - all they do is suck power and make a funny noise. Today I saw a reverse bottle dynamo; one that ADDS power. The working mechanism sits stealthily over the front wheel - might be good for the peeps worried about their TT times www.flickr.com/photos/86862441@N00 I asked about this kind of thing recently and it was suggested that this is not legal in UK. Where did you see it? It's perfectly legal to use in the UK if you register, tax and insure it, have a valid license and wear a helmet. I suppose you could also use it as a bicycle if you made the engine inoperable. |
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Rob Morley wrote:
It's perfectly legal to use in the UK if you register, tax and insure it, have a valid license and wear a helmet and it complies with Construction and Use regulations for whatever class of motor vehicle is appropriate. I've not checked, but I would be unsurprised if it didn't (I see no lights, indicators, etc, and would suspect that they're required) -dan |
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"Rob Morley" a écrit:
Lights aren't required if the vehicle isn't used at night, indicators I'm not sure about - it used to be you could use a bulb horn and hand signals on a trials bike. It used to be the case that indicators, if fitted, had to be functional, but weren't compulsory. I remember my brother removing the broken indicators from his 125cc motorbike prior to an MOT test. Googling finds: http://www.motuk.co.uk/mcmanual_150.htm If direction indicators are fitted they must meet the requirements of this inspection, but need not be fitted to a machine which: - cannot exceed 30mph / 50kph, or - was first used before 1 August 1986, or - 'off road' machines which are designed to carry only the rider. - 'off road' machines with side car designed to carry the rider and one passenger in the side car. James Thomson |
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