Bikes at The Smithsonian

[johnp.smith]

These are pics of bikes from a recent trip to DC.

This has an airplane engine attached and held the worlds record of 117 mph for its day

This is 1 of 5 existing Wright Brothers bikes

These are bikes for the Washington DC Bike Share program

 

[stretch]

the bike share bikes looks very screamer-ish.

 

[hotfoot]

Woah woah woah, anybody know where to find more info on the airplane engine powered motorbike?

 

[SSG]

Great pics! Here's more info on the curtiss V8 http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=153

 

[sensor]

thanks for posting those

 

[johnp.smith]

The motorcycle with the airplane engine was in the special room of the Air and Space Museum dedicated to the Wright Brothers. Sorry, I dont have any more information on it but you might find some more info on it from the Smithsonian website. I bought a book while I was there but havent had time to really go through it yet. Its called "From Bicycles to Biplanes", very cool info and pics about the Wright Brothers bicycle business.

 

[Unchained]

WOAH! :shock: That's super cool, thanks for sharing! That airplane motor powered boardtrack type machine is crazy- I'd like to see it go! The first and the Wright bros. bikes are stunning.

 

[backpedaler]

so he went 117 mph on this thing ? :?

if he laid on it, what's up with the bars? they'd be 2 feet behind him :?:
if he didn't lay on it, how'd he stay on at that speed . . .

looks like a cartoon :lol:

 

[dragsterIII]

now those are bikes! :mrgreen: