Steam Gazette Discussion Forum - Steam Cars

04/07/2009 11:01PM

Ben

61. Re: Bob Jorgensen Workshop Steam Bicycle and Engines

Hi Bob,,,As i recall the eccentric on the rear wheel could be turned to change stroke,,eccentric ,,and a locating pin,,flip it over for other setting,,,,,,2"x4" bore ,stroke,,5/8 piston valve,,no ring
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04/07/2009 10:36PM

jorgensensteam

62. Re: Bob Jorgensen Workshop Steam Bicycle and Engines

The 2nd Roper replica must weigh in excess of 100 lbs., since it is not something I can easily pick up. The firebox does have a slide-out grate, to drop the fire. It looks like the rear wheel can be
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04/01/2009 12:52AM

Ben

63. Re: Bob Jorgensen Workshop Steam Bicycle and Engines

Hi,,How much does the bike weigh,,The original was around 100#,,and was full of tricks,,like a pull pin to drop the grate and dump the fire,,OR take the wheel out without moving the mainbearing positi
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10/24/2007 06:44PM

Brian McMorran

64. Re: another Steam bicycle

On the subject of steam bikes here are two videos of Tony Grzyb's bike with Lamont boiler. It is a clever little machine and quite fast. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hCa_rRpMYhw http://uk.youtube.c
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10/24/2007 04:46AM

JW

65. Re: Steam bicycle

LOL! ...Like many of us, Roger has gathered a lot of stuff, and often makes a dump run, sometimes bringing back more than he tossed at the dump. He has adopted gagets and motors of all sorts. Even a
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10/23/2007 09:20PM

mike clark

66. Re: Steam bicycle

That looks fun. Not so sure about the health and safety implications for anyone close behind the burner but what a nice simple concept for converting a normal bike. While cutting the grass today I
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07/09/2007 09:20PM

a22stanley

67. Re: Steam Motorcycles

I have a steam bike built by Roger McGuire. I agree with Pat Farrell that the boiler should be welded not braysed together. The boiler in Roger's bike is a porcupine type with several flues in it. It
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06/08/2006 12:30PM

Rick Heinig

68. Re: Steam Motorcycles

Andy, A small machine shop in Erie PA quoted me to perform the tube sheet complete on CNC Mill for $500. I like your idea to make the part complete on my milling machine, which buy the way has glass,
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10/21/2005 07:56AM

Jeff Theobald

69. Re: Steam Motorcycle

Hi Arnold, Have a look at our web site, I have put up a lot of info about Field number one, and number two, there is a video of the steam bike on the wall of death, along with lots of pi
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09/11/2005 10:33PM

Ben in Maine

70. Re: Stanley Steamer engine

I talked to Mr Dickey sr yesterday,,,and to Richard this morning,,,,he don't do computer,,,tho his sons and I am trying to convince him,,Had lunch yesterday w/ George,,whos been vacationing here ,,sai
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09/04/2005 05:40PM

ArnoldWalker

71. Steam Motorcycle

Anyone seen HDT's diesel motorcyles..... Looks likes Field is the only steam bike that could even think about touching that military motorcycle. World diesel motorcycle record at 85mph.Could hit 95 wi
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08/16/2005 12:19PM

George

72. Re: Strange Stanley burner experience

Peter, Sorry you had such flight problems, Manchester airport is real easy in and out, the meet was a great time with lots of food &steam. Tony Gryzb's bike never ran so well, such fun watching him
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06/30/2005 08:32AM

john fehn

73. off the shelf steam project

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06/16/2005 06:56PM

john fehn

74. Re: England assistance?

Ben in Maine: specify your chain size and i'll keep my eyes open. the 'Jawa' moped is made in Czech and is quite popular here. the Czech language and Hungarian are not similar at all but German is
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05/16/2005 07:11PM

George Nutz

75. Re: building a steam motorcycle

Tom, Peter Heid has posted in the past about his most advanced steam motorcycle progress--definitely the best and latest of materials and design. Many years ago Hal Fuller(worked for SES and was t
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04/16/2005 02:46PM

Jim Crank

76. Re: Elliptical Rotary Engine

Ben, Yamaha used an elliptical piston in some race bike engine, so they could cram in five valves. Outlawed in F-1 racing, I think Ferrari was trying it. That was the DAKE square piston engine, and i
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01/03/2005 02:56PM

john f.

77. off-the-shelf steam valves

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11/24/2004 05:24PM

james

78. Re: STEAM BIKE

i am just wondering if anyone knows where i can get the cylinders for the engine?
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10/07/2004 05:24PM

Richard Parson

79. That is great.

I think internal combustion is out. I understand using water injection with very high compression. I understand very high compression ratios would clean the emissions up alot. Have you also thought ab
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08/24/2004 07:56PM

Chuck Hays

80. Re: Control Technology

Andy writes: > Hi Garry and Caleb I'm neither Garry nor Caleb, nor do I play either of them on TV, but hello in any event. :) > I think everone has a technology they are content with. I am wondering
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07/27/2004 01:23AM

Ben in Maine

81. Re: Steam pressure in engine

Hi,,,If you put the engine in good shape,,perhaps it will last another 90 years,,,perhaps not,,so what,,,fix it again,,,,, ,,,,,Lowering the pressure will lower the saturated temperature,,,the stea
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06/07/2004 07:49PM

Ben in Maine

82. Re: steam car acceleration

In 1904 Stanley was 4th at Mt Washington,,,,Behind a Napier,,the K=5 factory racer,,[796 cubic inches]] [4cyl] driven by Hildrith,,from Waltham ,,,2nd place a 60 or 90 hpMercedes,,I cant recall
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05/25/2004 09:03PM

Jeff Theobald

83. Re: 1908 field steam bike

Hi Bob, The engine is a two cylinder 45mm bore by 50mm stroke with popet valves, rated at 8 hp, the boiler is a mono tube fire with a vaporising type burner, I ran a full story of the bikes
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05/25/2004 11:02AM

bob h

84. 1908 field steam bike

Does anybody have details of the boiler on the steam bike and the engine type,size and number of cylinders?
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08/12/2003 02:26PM

George Nutz

85. Re: 2003 SACANE meet

SSssteamer, I think you mean the open SACA meet our club had in June at the Powow Campgrounds. It was a smaller group this year as there was a big tour going on down south at the same time. This y
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06/14/2003 04:58PM

dampfwilli

86. Re: STEAM BIKE

In the March i offered pics of a french steambike and had some feedback. A guy from Florida was very interested. When i remember correct this guy build Motocycles to break a record. I have now new pi
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05/29/2003 01:36AM

jim reed

87. Re: attn. Dick vennerbeck (steam bike)

Alex: That stuff I promised you is on the way. It includes the steam mini bike thanks to Mark Stacey. Regards, Jim Reed
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05/28/2003 04:16PM

Dick Vennerbeck

88. Re: email link

Hi Alex, I have seen that Roger has tried many engines on this bike. He brings it each year to "The Great Delta Steamboat Meet" (about 30 miles East of San Francisco). Some worked well and then threw
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05/28/2003 12:23PM

Terry Williams

89. Re: attn. Dick vennerbeck (steam bike)

Roger McGuire's bike? I think he's using a vane motor now for an engine. Takes huge amounts of steam. alex syme wrote: > > > Hello Dick, > > Thankyou for your reply to my steam bike subjec
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05/28/2003 08:47AM

alex syme

90. attn. Dick vennerbeck (steam bike)

Hello Dick, Thankyou for your reply to my steam bike subject. i have seen the steam bike made from a minibike that you described.the pictures are on this website. I cannot however contact the person
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