Thursday, December 15, 2016

A sorta recreation of the 1869 Roper steam motorcycle, in the Czech Republic. Oldtimer Festivalu na Zámku Slavkov-Austerlitz.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrawenec/7658918196



Notice at the bottom of the vertical cylinder, the word Ropel and 1869 http://www.eurooldtimers.com/cze/galerie-stroj/2827-1869-s-h-ropel-steam-cycle.html

Meanwhile, over at the Smithsonian: http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_271.html  shows the Roper was a bit different

1 comment:

  1. Yeah. The recreation is a LOT cooler looking!

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