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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Wolseley Gyrocar 05/29/13 at 05:07:20 Not quite a motorcycle, it was built for a Russian aristocrat, but the tyres couldn't cope
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Wolseley Gyrocar Reply #1 - 05/29/13 at 09:38:21 Wait, this gigantic thing is 2 wheel?
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Wolseley Gyrocar Reply #2 - 05/29/13 at 09:40:53 Arnold wrote on 05/29/13 at 09:38:21: Wait, this gigantic thing is 2 wheel? Look like the early prototype for the Goldwing!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Wolseley Gyrocar Reply #3 - 05/29/13 at 09:45:20 Ive seen pics of a Huge bike from back in the 60's, dang thing was 12 or so feet long, maybe more. Some bike rag did an article on it,
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LostArtist Ex Member	Re: Wolseley Gyrocar Reply #4 - 05/29/13 at 12:48:55 that's cool, love old school enginuity
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ZAR Serious Thumper Offline Rock this town! Rock it inside out! Posts: 961 Kentucky, USA Gender:	Re: Wolseley Gyrocar Reply #5 - 05/29/13 at 20:28:36 Dave wrote on 05/29/13 at 09:40:53: Arnold wrote on 05/29/13 at 09:38:21: Wait, this gigantic thing is 2 wheel? Look like the early prototype for the Goldwing! I don't know Dave.....I think it looks safer than a Gold Wing. And a whole lot nicer!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Wolseley Gyrocar Reply #6 - 05/30/13 at 07:36:26 Todays tires are lots better. Wouldnt it be cool if one existed to be fixed up!!??
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Wolseley Gyrocar Reply #7 - 05/30/13 at 12:51:35 It may still exist, it was buried not long after it was built, it was exhumed in 1938 and apparently was in a museum in 1948, it did have retractable auxiliary skids or wheels for parking purposes but solely relied on two wheels for road use.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Wolseley Gyrocar Reply #8 - 05/30/13 at 13:03:16 jcstokes wrote on 05/29/13 at 05:07:20: , but the tyres couldn't cope Were they doing those "lock the front brake burnouts back then?" That mentality escapes me. I am not sure why holding a front brake on and the throttle wide open.....while the engine bounces off the rev limiter.....is any kind of display of riding ability.
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Wolseley Gyrocar Reply #9 - 05/30/13 at 17:44:16 I'm not sure if it had front brakes, most vehicles prior to 1927 didn't.
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