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bloodnock
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what about a dynamo on a rear wheel, like I had on my bike (back in the day)


i bet you need a licence...




what for one of these....................

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it'd have to be bigger obviously as I doubt if this would power the sidelights, nevermind the whole car :lol: :lol:



Why not also Place an Ice Lolly stick through the spokes of the cars alloy wheels to make that authentic engine sound when the cars running in electric mode...those were fashionable on pushbikes around the same time as Dynamos were........ :roll:
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gusmac wrote:
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when we lived in snowdonia i looked at buying a house right by a fast running brook/stream, i considered a water wheel coupled to a generator for free power...

hahaha

welsh water wanted me to pay for "abstracting" the water, which fell from the sky, would run through my land, into thier river, but id have to pay


Your joking surely? :shock:


he cant be..the welsh dont do Jokes..
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bloodnock wrote:
grumpy wrote:
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what about a dynamo on a rear wheel, like I had on my bike (back in the day)


i bet you need a licence...




what for one of these....................

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it'd have to be bigger obviously as I doubt if this would power the sidelights, nevermind the whole car :lol: :lol:



Why not also Place an Ice Lolly stick through the spokes of the cars alloy wheels to make that authentic engine sound when the cars running in electric mode...those were fashionable on pushbikes around the same time as Dynamos were........ :roll:


I like the way you think :lol: 8)

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gusmac wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
when we lived in snowdonia i looked at buying a house right by a fast running brook/stream, i considered a water wheel coupled to a generator for free power...

hahaha

welsh water wanted me to pay for "abstracting" the water, which fell from the sky, would run through my land, into thier river, but id have to pay


Your joking surely? :shock:


i kid you not

i also quoted for transporting water samples from abersoch - chester 3 times a week

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in welsh

im not welsh, so much for bi-lingual
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wannabeeahack wrote:
gusmac wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
when we lived in snowdonia i looked at buying a house right by a fast running brook/stream, i considered a water wheel coupled to a generator for free power...

hahaha

welsh water wanted me to pay for "abstracting" the water, which fell from the sky, would run through my land, into thier river, but id have to pay


Your joking surely? :shock:


i kid you not

i also quoted for transporting water samples from abersoch - chester 3 times a week

the reply came back

in welsh

im not welsh, so much for bi-lingual


Bi-Linguals!!...not sure where exactly Ling is but if your from there and Bi then thats fine, in this day of Equality and Diversity they can embark on a translingual journey without fear of prejudice or of catching an orally transmitted disease.

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The picture of the dynamo reminded me.Does anyone remember the little auxiliary engines you could buy for bicycles?.
I remember my neighbour had one,a little engine that sat over the back wheel that had a roller covered in emery paper that drove the back wheel.It was lowered onto the wheel to drive it and lifted to stop.He forgot to lift it at traffic lights one day when it was raining,the roller wore a hole through the tyre and tube and it went off bang.He was so suprised he fell off the bike.

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Baconsdozen wrote:
The picture of the dynamo reminded me.Does anyone remember the little auxiliary engines you could buy for bicycles?.
I remember my neighbour had one,a little engine that sat over the back wheel that had a roller covered in emery paper that drove the back wheel.It was lowered onto the wheel to drive it and lifted to stop.He forgot to lift it at traffic lights one day when it was raining,the roller wore a hole through the tyre and tube and it went off bang.He was so suprised he fell off the bike.



Not sure of the rear wheel engine, can just rembember an old guy in the 70s that had an old sit up and Beg Bike with a tiny engine fitted over the front wheel but i think it was Belt or chain driven to a pulley on the front wheel..possibly hs own madcap design..who knows.
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we wouldnt need electric vehicles if internal combustion engines had been developed to give 100mpg instead of 200bhp.....

and run on something untaxed....
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There usd to be one where the engine was actually inside the wheel,called the "Winged wheel" I think it was made by BSA.Another was made by Vincent,the same people who made the legendary 100cc V twins.

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and run on something untaxed....


They would only start taxing it :sad:

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gusmac wrote:
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and run on something untaxed....


They would only start taxing it :sad:



clockwork?
urine?
wind?
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Baconsdozen wrote:
There usd to be one where the engine was actually inside the wheel,called the "Winged wheel" I think it was made by BSA.Another was made by Vincent,the same people who made the legendary 100cc V twins.


Vincent Black Knight and Shadows?....
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wannabeeahack wrote:
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and run on something untaxed....


They would only start taxing it :sad:



clockwork?
urine?
wind?


It's a wind up, their taking the pi55, yeah that puts the wind up me!

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