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Originally Posted by Zathros
In case anyone was wondering, it was gear driven. Might not be the exact motor. I wonder why they did not use a chain? Maybe the gears weighed less?
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The Harley magneto drive looks very similar:
though this is from a slightly later machine (1912, I think, though it could be up to 1915). I agree that gearing seems a little odd, though it seems to have been common practice at the time. One would have thought that three gear meshes would have led to significant backlash and chatter. I suspect that chain technology wasn't quite up to the job at the time.
The model creeps along - it's nearly as exciting as watching nails go rusty, isn't it? We now have a carburettor:
and the engine is now pretty much complete.
Alan