Talk about low tech. Wood gas, the byproduct of partial combustion of wood was used mainly in Europe countries before, during (because of fuel rationing) and after WWII. As you can see, the system to produce wood fuel is quite bulky and uses a process called gasification through a generator to create combustible hydrogen and carbon monoxide. You can still find this system being use in rural poor countries. Maximum speed of this Ural is stated to be 50 mph. And a lot of smoke…
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In the book ” Worlds fastest Indian” he talks about using a similar system during WWII.
That’s a Dnepr not a Ural. But it’s still a neat bike.
Yesterday afternoon, returning to the coast from Del Dios canyon, the “gas pump” icon appeared on my Sportster speedo, so I pulled into a sleepy little generic-gas station in the equally sleepy little town of Rancho Sante Fe. The station had two wide pump stations.
On the far left of the pump cradled a single hose assembly for 87-octane.
On the right side of the pump there was another fill-hose assembly and 4-octane choices of 91 (for Harleys), 93-octane for Ferrari’s, 95.5-octane for who-knows-what, and 100-octane for your drop-wing Cessna King-Air.
i think i hear his theme song playing in the background??
Sitting on this barstool talking like a damn fool
Got the twelve o’clock news blues
And I’ve given up hope on the afternoon soaps
And a bottle of cold brew
Is it any wonder I’m not crazy? Is it any wonder I’m sane at all
Well I’m so tired of losing- I got nothing to do and all day to do it
I go out cruisin’ but I’ve no place to go and all night to get there
Is it any wonder I’m not a criminal?
Is it any wonder I’m not in jail?
Is it any wonder I’ve got
Too much time on my hands, it’s ticking away with my sanity
I’ve got too much time on my hands, it’s hard to believe such a calamity
I’ve got too much time on my hands and it’s ticking away from me
Too much time on my hands, too much time on my hands
Too much time on my hands
I can think of worse uses of time. Good for the guy. Why not?
Great pictures here. I’d love to see the inside of the sidecar. Are there seats there or is that all for storage?
NOLA Sidecars,where do you think he keeps the wood?
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