Comments on: 1937 Front Drive Tracked Motorcycle Prototype

By: Jax Rhapsody

Jax Rhapsody — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:43:17 +0000

Actually its called the Tuscan Trail bike or Tuscan Gyro. Sadly it wasnt made. It was intended for the Park Services. Anybody know about the one on the cover of that magizine? Is it the same bike?

By: Jax Rhapsody

Jax Rhapsody — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:30:36 +0000

Heres a bike I found thats as close to the PM cover, might even be the same one. Theres not much info on the bike and theres only like one website for it with little information. It’s called the Tuscan Trailbike. Something I’d like to recreate myself.

By: skizick

skizick — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:29:48 +0000

One should keep in mind that the French army put 800 Vespas into service with a recoiless rifle poking out the front. This seems tame in comparison. That has to be the longest skidplate ever running back under the feet to the rear wheel..

By: Ola

Ola — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:08:18 +0000

Actually, a tracked motorcycle isn’t as useless as some might think. Works really well in snow, apparently much more agile than a snow mobile. There are even off the shelf kits for various KTMs, though reardriven and with a ski instead of a front wheel.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:10:39 +0000

I think this was designed to enable troups to quickly get over barbed wire from the trenches. For this job I think it would work fine. Just make sure you lift your feet up when you go over.