scannon Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/pn_5dMHsCPE?autoplay=1&hd=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&start=14&end=178 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I am impressed! Two thumbs up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotus 7 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Very cool. I think there was a two wheel drive bike that folks used to use in the backcountry in Canada. It looked a bit like that, with the balloon tires, but was far from lightweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escondidoron Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Very cool. I think there was a two wheel drive bike that folks used to use in the backcountry in Canada. It looked a bit like that, with the balloon tires, but was far from lightweight. Do you mean the Trail-Breaker? http://astraone.com/wp-content/uploads/rokon-trail-breaker-rokon-trailbreaker-motorcycle-83298.jpg We had one in Michingan when I was a kid. The wheels each held about 4 gallons of gas in addition to the gas tank. The engine was a West Bend, similar to the ones used on go karts. It wasn't fast, but it would go pretty much anywhere. The design was patented by a fellow named Charles Fehn of San Bernardino, California back in the early '60s. It had a trick clutch assembly for the front wheel drive that allowed differential speed for the wheels. I.e. the front wheel could go faster than the rear when turning, but the rear could not go faster than the front. They went bay a variety of different names like Trail-Breaker, Mototractor, All Terrain Tractor, Tote Goat and Ranger. Ours was built in California. My dad like to take it into the back country on fishing trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automoda Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Well the Russian's tires were just inner tubes with some kind of spring-steel straps holding it together. It would need to replace that with some kind of purpose-built tire to really be useful. The concept is interesting though. Imagine if they had those in WW2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotus 7 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Yes, the trail-breaker is what I was thinking of. I recall one coming up for sale on Vancouver Island a year or so ago. They were never all that common here, but there were a few around for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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