Australian Streamliner Bike Build

[Jon]

Random question for the day;

Can a motorcycle streamliner be 2 wheel drive?

A couple of us were talking rubish and it came up, I dont have the room/time/money/skill to do it but seemed like an interesting question.

Cheers
jon

[DavieB]

DLRA rule book says "power shall be transmitted through the rear wheel only,steering shall be done with the front wheel only"

I been reading it to see what I can get away with on my bike

[Dr Goggles]

Random question for the day;

Can a motorcycle streamliner be 2 wheel drive?

A couple of us were talking rub(b)ish and it came up, I don(')t have the room/time/money/skill to do it but seemed like an interesting question.

Cheers
jon

7.5.4 Streamliner

"......Power must be transmitted through the rear wheel only. Steering must be done with the front wheel only."

Just how much fun are you interested in having?

[Jon]

Just how much fun are you interested in having?

All of it, but I'm willing to share.
I thought streamliners (2&4 wheel) were meant to promote experimentation

I'm guessing the 4 wheel guys are alowed to use all wheels to drive, never read the front of the book.


Cheers
jon

[SPARKY]

JON,  There have been lots of folks that showed up with and were shocked to find out they were illegal by "definition",   some even found out in impound-- or later

-the definitions ---define 

[kiwi belly tank]

I'm with you Jon, I would have expected a bike liner to be able to run 2wd but front end geometry required for a driven wheel might make it undrivable. My liner is a 4wd animal.
  Sid.

[Stainless1]

Jon, a lot of the rules were written based on crashes and litigation.... 2 wheel guys write most of the 2 wheel rules, although streamliners fall under the car safety rules so there is a mix.  Rokon (?) made 2WD bikes way back when, good rough trail bike that went a little faster than walking speed, fell over a lot
I know some guys that built a rear wheel steering streamliner back in the 70's.. crashed it 2 years in a row with 2 different rear wheel configurations...  the second time it crashed the video shows it barrel rolled 6 times in the air... the front wheel steering rule showed up in the book a year later  
cool car though.... if I dare say...  

[Jon]

SPARKY;  Definitely....     If I'm ever lucky enough to park in the impound I would like it to be boring.

Sid; Animal is pretty appropriate, got any more pics to share?


Stainless; I can see the rear steer ending in tears, good for boats and planes, not so good for land vehicles above walking pace. The older rear steer Frontend Loaders keep you on the ball even at 20kph.

Is it an FIM thing that filters down and is unmovable or would it be something that could be discussed if someone if had too much spare time.

Cheers
jon

[kiwi belly tank]

Sorry Jon, no more picks of the liner but it's definately evolving into the weapon I envisiged.
Don't forget about the rear steer Thrust SSC.
I ran accross a yellow roadster at the salt a few years back that had front drive & rear steer. Now that was an animal!
  Sid.

[Geo]

I ran accross a yellow roadster at the salt a few years back that had front drive & rear steer. Now that was an animal!

That wasn't Stan at the 4 was it?   

Geo

[Stan Back]

The 4?  That's a long way out, even if you're stopping.  Here I am seeking directions at the 2.

[Jon]

Did you start your return run a bit early Stan? 

[Stan Back]

Near as I can tell, I started it 4 or 5 times from that vicinity.  Ended up giving it up, drove to the return road with a bunch of "helpers" chasing me.

(My one and only experience with a posi.)

[grumm441]

I ran accross a yellow roadster at the salt a few years back that had front drive & rear steer. Now that was an animal!
  Sid.

Maybe the guy drove a forklift as his day job?
I guess that if he turned the seat around, and ran backwards it would be OK, and the Aero would probably be better too

Now getting back to Jon's bike streamliner build
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[Tman]

I ran accross a yellow roadster at the salt a few years back that had front drive & rear steer. Now that was an animal!
  Sid.

Maybe the guy drove a forklift as his day job?
I guess that if he turned the seat around, and ran backwards it would be OK, and the Aero would probably be better too

Now getting back to Jon's bike streamliner build
G

Been done, the reverse body is against the rules.