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    Active Member 3Tyme's Avatar
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    Default Who needs electric motorcycles?! Check this Steam Powered machine out!

    and you think it hard to find a spyder dealer
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    Wonder what engine heat is like on that one????

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    Quote Originally Posted by ARtraveler View Post
    Wonder what engine heat is like on that one????
    You're probably not really going to want to 'grip the tank with your knees/thighs' on that one, are you!!

    And looking at the fire-box below that, you're probably not gonna wanta hang onto that with your lower legs & feet, either!! You might not choose to ride in shorts ever again, too.... and asbestos thigh high boots might become an important part of your riding apparel!
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    WTH! Dutch I believe. Didn't they invent the foot long happy stick?
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    Tremendous Heat, High Pressure, Super Hot Steam. What could go wrong.

    Would like to see a video of this thing going down the road.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tourer View Post
    Tremendous Heat, High Pressure, Super Hot Steam. What could go wrong.

    Would like to see a video of this thing going down the road.
    Hmm, after the introduction & build up in your first sentence, that 2nd Bold bit is not exactly where my mind went for a video subject!!

    Altho I guess that juuust might provide a bit more of an insight about me than it probably should??

    Still, it'd be a phenomenal sight, wouldn't it?! Maybe not too much fun for the rider, but very impressive regardless! Even if it didn't go bang!
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    Expect a lot of down time at the dealership when the boiler tubes need to be replaced.
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    Huge burnout (down to 6'' by now) followed by catastrophic haemorrhage and a return to relight.
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    Here is another video of a steam powered bike. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hUMXWNcwx4
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