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Title: Meccano at the tt
Post by: pault on July 29, 2014, 08:03:26 PM

this goes for a hour but may be of interest
james may and a  Meccano bike round the island

Title: Re: Meccano at the tt
Post by: Bluey on July 29, 2014, 09:04:50 PM

No link ....

This would be it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxrJ67akNxU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxrJ67akNxU)

Title: Re: Meccano at the tt
Post by: Biggles on July 29, 2014, 09:21:33 PM

Quote from: Bluey on July 29, 2014, 09:04:50 PM

This would be it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxrJ67akNxU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxrJ67akNxU)

That one only goes for a minute, but that was plenty long enough!
Remarkable effort, though, to build even the engine from Meccano parts.

Title: Re: Meccano at the tt
Post by: Bikebear on July 29, 2014, 09:39:16 PM

Watched this on the teev last night.. absolutely crazy, possibly the slowest ever lap of the TT course.  :eek

Title: Re: Meccano at the tt
Post by: jimwilly on July 30, 2014, 02:45:49 PM

watched this on TV. also, I agree with the slow lap. maybe if his passenger had ditched the kippers and bread he might have gone a bit quicker.....
maybe.

Title: Re: Meccano at the tt
Post by: STeveo on July 30, 2014, 05:00:44 PM

Just ditch the passenger. He didn't add anything to the show other than weight to slow the bike down.

Title: Re: Meccano at the tt
Post by: pault on July 30, 2014, 06:26:54 PM

here is the link.
might get good at this one day

http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/309535811709/James-Mays-Toy-StoriesMotorcycle-Diary (http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/309535811709/James-Mays-Toy-StoriesMotorcycle-Diary)

Title: Re: Meccano at the tt
Post by: sargent on July 31, 2014, 12:44:34 PM

A true record and test of mans endurance. Off to bunnings now to fabricate an F1 car made entirely from PVC plumbing pipes and fittings.  :H

Title: Re: Meccano at the tt
Post by: Biggles on July 31, 2014, 08:09:42 PM

Has anyone stumbled upon info about the engine?
I know Meccano have included clockwork and electric motors in their kits, but none would have been big enough to power this.  And I can't see how you'd make an IC engine out of Meccano parts- all those holes!!

Title: Re: Meccano at the tt
Post by: STeveo on August 01, 2014, 09:20:41 AM

On the tele show they showed how they used a heap of the little motors geared and chained together, with additional drive for steep bits from a golf cart motor on the right hand side.