Steam Gazette Discussion Forum - Steam Cars

05/21/2003 10:59AM

David K Nergaard

I had a 'phone call with Hal about his bike. It uses an early Stanley engine with the four bar frame, NOT a Penny or Mason. He doesn't know whether the chain wheel is original or a modification. He
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05/16/2003 12:00AM

jim reed

92. Re: steam land speed record for cars & bikes

What about the twin cyl steam bike that Davil Sarlin restored some years back. It had a single acting twin cyl engine. I think it was built in the 20-30s. Can't remember the builders name. It was repo
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05/15/2003 11:50AM

C Benson

93. Re: steam -pacer-race- bikes

Another piece of history to look at,,,Both Locomobile and Stanley made steam ''pacers'',a steam bike for pacing the cycle racing of the day,, ] ,,The Loco had 2 boilers,/cause they didnt use sup
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05/14/2003 02:09PM

jim reed

94. Re: steam land speed record for cars & bikes

Thanks for the follow up. There currently is no established record for motorcycles. The only documented steambike speed I know of was Roper's 2 min. mile back in 1896. I won't run for a record unless
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05/13/2003 06:54PM

George Nutz

95. Re: steam land speed record for cars & bikes

Jim, Do you have any idea as to what the current steam bike record is? Is your 125cc/cylinder single acting or double acting? If DA it is 30 cubes and that may not get you very far unless very high
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05/13/2003 03:10PM

jim reed

96. Re: steam land speed record for cars & bikes

Jim: The sanctioning body is the SCTA/BNI(Southern California Timing Association/Bonniville Nationals Inc.) for the flying mile and the ECTA (East Coast Timing Association) for the standing mile. ECTA
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05/13/2003 01:29PM

Jim Crank

97. Re: steam land speed record for cars & bikes

Jim, A jet car or bike, whether steam propelled or jet/rocket engined, has no relationship to the automobile. As to the present jet powered land speed records, why not just borrow an F-16 and taxi it
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05/13/2003 10:56AM

jim reed

98. steam land speed record for cars & bikes

Asking for an opinion from the steam community. Should LSR record for steam cars & bikes be limited to wheel driven vehicles or would a steam rocket thrust powered vehicle be considered legitimate? I
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04/25/2003 02:14PM

Caleb Ramsby

99. Re: Steam bike

Alex, One option for an engine is at They make and sell 1 horsepower and 3 horsepower engines and now a 20 horsepower engine. I would think that one of the 3 horsepower engines would be
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04/25/2003 02:00PM

chuk williams

100. Re: Steam bike

Alex-- Unfortunately, I don't have the tape--I loaned it to a friend and haven't gotten it back yet--it's NTSC format-so you'd have to have it converted to PAL. If anyone could get Tony's emai
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04/25/2003 01:41PM

EARL C. LEAVEY

101. Re: Steam bike

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04/25/2003 12:23PM

Dick Vennerbeck

102. Re: Steam bike

Hi Alex, The Late David Sarlin designed a steam bicycle called the Vesuvious. I believe that casting sets are available from {JW sez "use the arrow brackets to make it Hot"}. I have one of his engi
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04/25/2003 10:35AM

Alex

103. Re: Steam bike

Thankyou all for you responses, i will look further into them and anything else i can find, its a dream of mine i will definately fulfill as i have had the disire and motivation for many years now, i
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04/24/2003 07:32PM

Caleb Ramsby

104. Re: Steam bike

Alex, Check out http://www.firedragon.com/~kap/Educator/ . Karl Peterson is kind enough to have a site with much information about the construction of steam powered conveyances. There is also a prop
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04/24/2003 01:39PM

chuk williams

105. Re: Steam bike

Alex-- There is a fellow here in the US named Tony Gryzb who has built quite a nice bike of the type you mention. I don't know his email address, but him and his bike are pictured on the SA
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04/24/2003 01:28PM

Todd Hughes

106. Re: Steam bike

You might try looking at Lindsay Books. There is a gentleman who has done a similar thing.. http://www.lindsaybks.com/gallery/Jorg/cycle/index.html I know very little about steam engines and such, b
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04/24/2003 11:10AM

Alex

107. Steam bike

hello all, Im a 17 year old living in Victoria Australia. I have always wished to build a steam bike as a project to "hone" my skills before i go on to bigger and better things. i have a love for stea
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02/10/2003 12:46PM

dampfwilli

108. Re: STEAM BIKE

Friends, i have pics of a french steamtricyle. Its very nice and fast. I cant bring pics to this forum, but all interested on pics send me a mail and i send the pics direct. ( i am normally a trac
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01/11/2003 12:22PM

Peter Brow

109. Re: Dake Engine Co. & Square Piston Engines & Delling

Hi Earl, Oscillator engines are real steam hogs, but they sure are easy to design & build, and great for small vehicles & other applications where fuel economy is not crucial. My first (built) engin
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01/10/2003 08:07PM

EARL C. LEAVEY

110. Re: Dake Engine Co. & Square Piston Engines

HI! PETER, I THOUGHT THAT THE WOBBLER/ OSCILLATOR ENGINE,LOW TEMP,LOW PRESSURE WAS A GOOD STYLE FOR FLAT PLATE, BOLT TOGETHER CONSTRUCTION. A TAIG MILLING MACHINE WITH COMPUTER CONTROL COULD CUT
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01/09/2003 07:22AM

Peter Brow

111. Re: Driving pumps, generators, etc

Hi Peter, On a home-shop practical level, I looked into electric feedwater pumps while considering a Scott-Newcomb type steam system (really neat concept, that). Even with relatively modest main eng
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01/08/2003 07:32PM

Brian Drake

112. Re: STEAM BIKE

I e-mailed the address on the site to see if plans were available, but the response I got back was: Hello Brian, Sorry, the steam powered bike was built by a local craftsman. His name is Earl Vaugh
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01/08/2003 04:16PM

chuk williams

113. Re: STEAM BIKE

Hi All-- I just talked to Mr Earl Vaughn, the builder of the aforementioned bike, we had a great conversation about his many steam projects and he gave me a few of the specs on the bike;
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01/07/2003 12:23AM

Terry Williams

114. Re: STEAM BIKE

Looks a little difficult to fire.
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01/06/2003 10:07PM

EARL C. LEAVEY

115. Re: STEAM BIKE

PETER H., DIRECT QUESTIONS TO EARL VAUGHN. E-MAIL gpselect.com . I ONLY FOUND THIS LINK SURFING THE INTERNET , AND THOUGHT THOSE ON THE MESSAGE BOARD WOULD BE INTERESTED. THANKS, EARL E
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01/06/2003 09:51PM

EARL C. LEAVEY

116. Re: STEAM BIKE

GEORGE , I HAVE THE PLANS FOR THE VESUVIUS STEAM BIKE OF THE 1970'S. THE ENGINE WAS A SINGLE CYL. DOUBLE ACTING 1 3/8 X 1 1/2 WITH FRICTION DRIVE,90-100 LB. STEAM. THE COMPLETE ENGINE AND BO
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01/06/2003 08:19PM

Peter Heid

117. Re: STEAM BIKE

Earl, That is a beautiful piece of work and so practical. I would have to rate it as A+. I was wondering a couple things, what does it weigh and how is the fire controlled. Peter Heid
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01/06/2003 07:32PM

George Nutz

118. Re: STEAM BIKE

Earl, Sorry that I also mistook that Earl for you, it is a most beautiful work of art in the pictures. A few of us are working on steam bicycles as they are easy to experiment with and it would b
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01/06/2003 06:03PM

EARL C. LEAVEY

119. Re: STEAM BIKE

HI! FERGUS, I DIDN'T BUILD THIS STEAM BIKE , ITS EARL VAUGHN'S DEVELOPEMENT. CONTACT- E-MAIL gpselect@aol.com . MY THOUGHT IS THAT THE STEAM BIKE WOULD BE A GREAT PROJECT FOR THE STEAM AU
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01/06/2003 05:58PM

George Nutz

120. Re: STEAM BIKE

Earl, The workmanship and detail on your steam tricycle is very exceptional, absolutely one in a million! So 26mph and 5 miles on one pound of dry horse manure, just love the horsehead icon on the
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