onsdag den 24. februar 2010

Steampunk Express

Steampunk Express

Two cut-up Nimbus engine blocks welded together, two-piece handlebar for a good view of the sixteen exposed rocker arms. Fuel & front suspension lies ahead of the engine, a Moto Guzzi auto-transmission behind it. An SU carburetor on a low-pressure blower feeds the cylinders. The frame is made of eighteen aluminium plates bolted together, the center ones doing double duty as the wet sump. Wooden wheels and an abundance of brass bits are all essential parts of the steampunk style.

If I ever do a major project, this straight eight will be it…

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