Pointless & impractical vehicles

[Profpointy]

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In the 1930s my grandad had a BSA motorcycle. My grandmother would ride pillion and my dad would sit on the petrol tank in front of my grandfather

 

[Gwylan]

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Why?

 

[presta]

At best that'll give the owner a few extra miles. At worst, it'll make the wheel unbalanced and potentially fall to bits creating a hazard on the road.

No, he'll get less miles. The motor produces less energy than it consumes from the battery, and the generator produces less energy than it consumes from the motor.

 

[Drago]

He'd be the sort of chap who works on one of those anti gravity machines in his Farage thwt goes 'boing'but does little else.

 

[raleighnut]

In the 1930s my grandad had a BSA motorcycle. My grandmother would ride pillion and my dad would sit on the petrol tank in front of my grandfather

You are Bill Oddie AICMFP

 

[BrumJim]

At best that'll give the owner a few extra miles. At worst, it'll make the wheel unbalanced and potentially fall to bits creating a hazard on the road.

It will reduce range. The extra effort required to run the generator won't be balanced by the power generated.

 

[gbb]

At best that'll give the owner a few extra miles. At worst, it'll make the wheel unbalanced and potentially fall to bits creating a hazard on the road.

My instant reaction was...Well, I can see the thinking (or I assume what was his thinking)...it may extend the range somewhat. But as always, there are negatives.

 

[TheDoctor]

It won't extend the range at all - it will reduce it.
Regenerative braking is a thing, and all electric cars use it.

 

[classic33]

 

[classic33]

 

[Sixmile]

But as utter fun and reliable as it is - it’s completely useless. I can barely fit my man-bag in the boot. Let alone a set of bike wheels which will neither go in the boot or on the passenger seat without interfering with changing gear 🙄 And how the heck would I even consider transporting a full bike………

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The answer is a Seasucker Komodo bike rack. I regret not buying one when they were down to around the £500 mark. I've a standard seasucker which attached to my MGTF hard top with the rear wheel on the boot lid. The MG whilst not as cheap to run on parts... was surprisingly practical as I could fit a full sized hard acoustic guitar case in the boot with room to spare. Darn I miss that thing

 

[classic33]

 

[classic33]

 

[classic33]

Volugrafo 1946?

 

[classic33]

Special Ford!