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hellojed
@hellojed

Thats right feast your eyes on the AMF Roadmaster. Back when they were owned by AMF, you know, the bowling company. It uses a friction drive which is a motor powered wheel that spins and makes contact with the large wheel on the tire, similar to a Solex but without the special tire. The result is the worst form of transportation ever made, IMO.


StrawberryDaquiri
@StrawberryDaquiri
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in reply to @hellojed's post:

I see that and raise you the Raleigh RM1. A moped that was created with the design brief that "it has to be as simple as possible".

They took that to mean mechanically simple, not simple to use. It has no clutch.

To start the engine you have to lift the rear wheel off the ground using a special kickstand and pedal against compression. The only way you can bring it to a standstill again is to deliberately stall it.

A year later, it was replaced by the RM1c.

one reviewer noted that if you rode with your feet resting on the engine covers then the pedal cranks vibrated loose and fell off.

they also did one called the raleigh wisp, which you should google image search. i don’t want to spoil it