The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: alexznam357 on November 27, 2009, 10:56:16 AM

Title: Unusual 4-cyl. shaft drive Motorcycle from 1910
Post by: alexznam357 on November 27, 2009, 10:56:16 AM

It's amazing how advanced the technology was 100 years ago!

http://www.antiquemotorcycle.org/TheMagazine/fn_story.html

Title: Re: Unusual 4-cyl. shaft drive Motorcycle from 1910
Post by: Lucky_Lou on November 27, 2009, 03:45:41 PM

What a barn find one of them would be !!!
Lou

Title: Re: Unusual 4-cyl. shaft drive Motorcycle from 1910
Post by: alexznam357 on November 27, 2009, 04:19:01 PM

Note the picture of the engine's internal components...there is a ruler below it to give a size perspective of just how compact the engine was...only a foot long! I had always assumed the 1923 BMW R32 was the first motorcycle with a shaft drive...obviously wrong.

Title: Re: Unusual 4-cyl. shaft drive Motorcycle from 1910
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on November 27, 2009, 06:33:30 PM

I've seen this picture for a very long time, and the marque FN is no stranger to my readings over the years, but that is the first time I've seen that link.  Thanks!

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.antiquemotorcycle.org%2FTheMagazine%2FfnPoster.jpg&hash=b79a4cac412c650dd1d4986ece9e9b46014766eb)

Title: Re: Unusual 4-cyl. shaft drive Motorcycle from 1910
Post by: alexznam357 on November 28, 2009, 02:52:31 PM

Many more photos of FN motorcycles at this link. Oldest one dates back to 1901.

http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/gallery/fn/index.htm

Title: Re: Unusual 4-cyl. shaft drive Motorcycle from 1910
Post by: trolle on November 30, 2009, 02:01:58 PM

BTW Fabrique Nationale is as far as I know still existing as an arms manufacturer.

In my military days I was the proud bearer of a nine mm FN sidearm. I had the weapon for 25+ years but handed it in as I got afraid that it would be stolen.

greetings from a grey and clammy north