Steam Powered Motorcycle (HDR)

Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
edited June 15, 2009 in Other Cool Shots
Came across this the other day. Whaddya think, ready to trade in your Harley?

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jrg.smugmug.com

Jack
(My real name is John but Jack'll do)

Comments

  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 14, 2009
    6HP? Nah, I don't think so. :nah

    The plaque is pretty interesting. Built in 1970 according to a paper which was written in 1918. Wild! I wonder if it was the only one built.

    Nice shots. The HDR processing really shows the details. thumb.gif

    Cheers,
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
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  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2009
    That is a neat find Jack.The HDR shot is well done.thumb.gif I don't think I would want to run down the street with a steam engine between my legs....:D
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2009
    Hi Jack,

    As a dyed-in-the-wool motorcyclist, I find this thing fascinating. I'm with Azzaro though, I don't want to be on it when the steam cuts loose. Very nice HDR treatment too.

    Take care,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2009
    kdog wrote:
    6HP? Nah, I don't think so. :nah

    The plaque is pretty interesting. Built in 1970 according to a paper which was written in 1918. Wild! I wonder if it was the only one built.

    Nice shots. The HDR processing really shows the details. thumb.gif

    Cheers,
    -joel

    Thanks Joel
    I don't know if others were built in the 1918+ time period or not. But as far as I know this is the only recently built one.
    jrg.smugmug.com

    Jack
    (My real name is John but Jack'll do)
  • Wil DavisWil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2009
    Great find, and nice pictures; thanks for sharing!

    I dunno about riding around with 600psi of superheated steam in close proximity to my nether regions, though…

    Whoooooooshhhhhh!

    - Wil
    "…………………" - Marcel Marceau
  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2009
    Azzaro wrote:
    That is a neat find Jack.The HDR shot is well done.thumb.gif I don't think I would want to run down the street with a steam engine between my legs....:D

    rolleyes1.gifroflrolleyes1.gif Thanks Azzaro.
    jrg.smugmug.com

    Jack
    (My real name is John but Jack'll do)
  • sixdaemonbagsixdaemonbag Registered Users Posts: 85 Big grins
    edited June 15, 2009
    Nice HDR, Unique subject. I really dig it.
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  • wfellerwfeller Registered Users Posts: 2,625 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2009
    Cool shot. Makes me think of Babbage and his steam-powered computational engines. ... It could have been an entirely different world.

    -
    Anybody can do it.
  • JChurillJChurill Registered Users Posts: 125 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2009
    Sweet!
    Blending The Arts!
  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2009
    black mamba wrote:
    Hi Jack,

    As a dyed-in-the-wool motorcyclist, I find this thing fascinating. I'm with Azzaro though, I don't want to be on it when the steam cuts loose. Very nice HDR treatment too.

    Take care,

    Tom

    Hi Tom
    Thanks. Thought you'd get a kick out of this. The real danger, I was told, is running out of water which allows the steam to superheat increasing the pressure and blowing up the steam generator. The maker added a steel plate just below the frame and above the generator for protection.
    jrg.smugmug.com

    Jack
    (My real name is John but Jack'll do)
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