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Post by bargemast on Mar 12, 2019 9:11:57 GMT
Why not just buy a smaller and lighter bike to be the Boat Bike? thing is Vince ... on his cruiser I doubt there would be room for even the "yellow peril" He reduced to something much smaller and lighter with this (big) bike, as his first plan was to take a Sherman tank with him for shore excursions and shopping trips Peter.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 9:24:01 GMT
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Post by Mr Stabby on Mar 12, 2019 10:01:49 GMT
Wiki... "A distinctive feature of the PC50 is the use of a four-stroke engine, at a time almost all pedal-equipped mopeds used two-stroke engines. Honda's early development of 50 cc four-stroke engines was a result of Soichiro Honda's dislike of the sharp noise of two-stroke engines.[2]" I'm not sure if you could ride it on a towpath because I'm not sure what CRT's rules say, but the taxation class of all 50cc bikes whether they have pedals or not is "bicycle".
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Post by Jim on Mar 12, 2019 10:39:06 GMT
Would agree with most of the former posts. Would have thought a dinghy a too unstable hull shape for such a heavy small area load. You were saying that it is only about the weight of three guys, maybe, but they don't sit on one another's laps in a central point, it's a spread out load with a low centre of gravity. The other bit that concerns me, is loading and unloading, when you move the weight off centre. I would have thought that could be squeaky bum time. As has been said, a cat pontoon would be more stable. Outriggers are IMO a step in the right direction but that is only a step towards a proper multihull. (The other thing with a pontoon is that you could moor it bow or stern tight square on to the bank and get the bike on/off via a ramp) "Victoria Plum" with his push garage (for electric mobility scooter) SAM_1473 by mudlarker2, on Flickr Met him at greenberfield many moons ago. While he may have a mobility scooter in it now, he used to have a scooter and sidecar, plum coloured of course.
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Post by JohnV on Mar 12, 2019 10:42:42 GMT
Would agree with most of the former posts. Would have thought a dinghy a too unstable hull shape for such a heavy small area load. You were saying that it is only about the weight of three guys, maybe, but they don't sit on one another's laps in a central point, it's a spread out load with a low centre of gravity. The other bit that concerns me, is loading and unloading, when you move the weight off centre. I would have thought that could be squeaky bum time. As has been said, a cat pontoon would be more stable. Outriggers are IMO a step in the right direction but that is only a step towards a proper multihull. (The other thing with a pontoon is that you could moor it bow or stern tight square on to the bank and get the bike on/off via a ramp) "Victoria Plum" with his push garage (for electric mobility scooter) SAM_1473 by mudlarker2, on Flickr Met him at greenberfield many moons ago. While he may have a mobility scooter in it now, he used to have a scooter and sidecar, plum coloured of course. You could still be right Jim, I have never seen him loading/unloading ..... information as to what he keeps in it is 3rd or 4th hand
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Post by markhez on Mar 12, 2019 11:01:23 GMT
100cc Honda. 65mph (so probably quicker than the cruiser!) pick it up by hand and roll it onto the bow!
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Post by JohnV on Mar 12, 2019 11:28:33 GMT
100cc Honda. 65mph (so probably quicker than the cruiser!) pick it up by hand and roll it onto the bow! That little Honda is a mean looking little thing Always liked fast little bikes (Angel Nieto fan)
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Post by phil70 on Mar 12, 2019 11:29:54 GMT
For me the beam plus the limited freeboard would be an issue. I have more than once had a washing machine in one of my dinghies but it was 12ft x 6ft with 2ft freeboard. Pontoons or outriggers may be the way to go but I would test with cheap deadweight first before committing myself. Phil
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Post by Mr Stabby on Mar 12, 2019 11:37:57 GMT
I imagine it would be an absolute nightmare trying to get a 200kg bike on and off of a dinghy. For a start it would have to be raised by around a foot when unloading, the only practical way to do this would be by using the bike's engine power with the owner either on the saddle or stood alongside and at some stage virtually all of the weight of both bike and rider, over a quarter of a tonne, would be on one side of the dinghy, which seems to be a perfect opportunity for "tears before bedtime".
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Post by bargemast on Mar 12, 2019 11:42:34 GMT
If the exhaust is fitted to the cylinderhead (like in this case), it's a four stroke, 2 stroke exhausts are fitted to the cylinder itself. Peter.
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Post by markhez on Mar 12, 2019 12:13:42 GMT
That little Honda is a mean looking little thing Always liked fast little bikes (Angel Nieto fan) It carried me 1000miles round Ireland just fine on my last tour, suffering only a small (okay, quite large) electrical fire and having the engine rebuilt in a field once! and the perfect boat-bike weighing in at only 75kg
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Post by bargemast on Mar 12, 2019 12:23:02 GMT
That little Honda is a mean looking little thing Always liked fast little bikes (Angel Nieto fan) It carried me 1000miles round Ireland just fine on my last tour, suffering only a small (okay, quite large) electrical fire and having the engine rebuilt in a field once! and the perfect boat-bike weighing in at only 75kg That's a great little café-racer you have there Mark, I guess that it needs locks that are heavier than the bike to make sure it will always wait for your return.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Mar 12, 2019 14:49:34 GMT
I'm trying to think of what bike that's based on. The GL100 was sold worldwide and was an excellent bike, bullet proof engine but as far as I know wasn't sold in the U.K. Is it by any chance based on a CB100N?
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Post by markhez on Mar 12, 2019 15:12:39 GMT
I'm trying to think of what bike that's based on. The GL100 was sold worldwide and was an excellent bike, bullet proof engine but as far as I know wasn't sold in the U.K. Is it by any chance based on a CB100N? Started life as a Honda H100A
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Post by Clinton Cool on Mar 12, 2019 15:25:54 GMT
I should have recognised the 2 stroke engine. Pretty amazing to get the weight down to 75KG, thought my Yam RS125 was light at 95.
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