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simran
08-26-11, 12:50 PM
http://youtu.be/nGHbaKnq1uk

justfitme
08-26-11, 03:25 PM
Dui?
fairymuff
08-26-11, 03:54 PM
Nope. That's a moped that reminds me of the solex.

qmsdc15
08-26-11, 04:29 PM
A motorized bike! I'm surprised nobody's thought of that before.

Oh wait, they have...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Daimler-1-motorcycle-1.jpg
AlphaDogg
08-26-11, 05:06 PM
^^ That looks steampunk-esque.
qmsdc15
08-26-11, 05:28 PM
The 1885 Daimler-Maybach Petroleum Reitwagen was the first internal combustion motorbike. Steam driven bikes had been around since 1868.

I Googled steampunk, I'd never heard of that before. I saw a movie called The Golden Compass that it reminds me of. Am I on track or way off with that connection?
AlphaDogg
08-26-11, 08:08 PM
This is what I mean by steampunk (it's a steampunk-ified laptop):

http://www.datamancer.net/steampunklaptop/datamancerlaptop-open.jpg
mymojo
08-26-11, 08:22 PM
Steampunk = modern technologies reimaigned with 19th century engineering/aestetics.

Google images: http://tinyurl.com/3da5m95

we now return you to your regularly scheduled topic.
qmsdc15
08-26-11, 08:25 PM
Yeah, let's get back to vintage motorcycles. Anyone out there riding a steam powered bike?