Comments on: 1937 Front Drive Tracked Motorcycle Prototype http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/03/26/1937-front-drive-tracked-motorcycle-prototype/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:34:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: skizick http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/03/26/1937-front-drive-tracked-motorcycle-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-224389 skizick Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:29:48 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=4941#comment-224389 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.. 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 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/03/26/1937-front-drive-tracked-motorcycle-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-224345 Ola Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:08:18 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=4941#comment-224345 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. http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=Pfvy9Fj_PiA 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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=Pfvy9Fj_PiA

]]> By: Bryan http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/03/26/1937-front-drive-tracked-motorcycle-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-224332 Bryan Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:10:39 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=4941#comment-224332 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. 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.

]]> By: Chris Williams http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/03/26/1937-front-drive-tracked-motorcycle-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-224309 Chris Williams Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:35:49 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=4941#comment-224309 Ta mate. It makes sense now. Ta mate. It makes sense now.

]]> By: Mikey http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/03/26/1937-front-drive-tracked-motorcycle-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-224298 Mikey Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:43:46 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=4941#comment-224298 Chris, that's not a blower. That looks to be an older oil bath air filter similar to the ones on early tractors. In one shot, that particular hose looks like it's made out of flexible corrugated rubber hose. The other "hose" isn't a hose. If I remember my JAP engines correctly, that's the exhaust. Both the intake and the exhaust ports were quite close together and on the same side of the cylinder. Those JAP engines didn't change all that much over the years. They still looked like that in the late 60's when I saw them racing on dirt (speedway). Chris, that’s not a blower. That looks to be an older oil bath air filter similar to the ones on early tractors. In one shot, that particular hose looks like it’s made out of flexible corrugated rubber hose.
The other “hose” isn’t a hose. If I remember my JAP engines correctly, that’s the exhaust.
Both the intake and the exhaust ports were quite close together and on the same side of the cylinder. Those JAP engines didn’t change all that much over the years. They still looked like that in the late 60’s when I saw them racing on dirt (speedway).

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