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What is it?
« on: 02.02. 2023 07:42 »
G'day Fellas.
Saw this on FB. Can anyone id it?
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Re: What is it?
« Reply #1 on: 02.02. 2023 08:50 »
Looks a bit like an early Neracar

How does it steer?
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Re: What is it?
« Reply #2 on: 02.02. 2023 09:28 »
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Re: What is it?
« Reply #3 on: 02.02. 2023 09:38 »
Hub centre steering. Doesn't look like there's much lock.
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Re: What is it?
« Reply #4 on: 02.02. 2023 09:57 »
Looks a bit like an early Neracar

How does it steer?

It does look a bit like one in some ways Sav, but not sure it is.  Could be some Ner-a-Car parts in it though I guess.
Google brings up loads of them, of different years and in seemingly innumerable variants - but the saddle on all Ner-a-Cars  I've just been eye-balling was well forward of the rear wheel not directly over it and the fuel tanks were under the saddle, in most cases a round one, although there were quite 'posh' versions with a shape rather like in musky's pic - but under the seat and oriented about 90° differently. Also, not sure whether any of them had belt drive , or ever had the final drive on that side. . Chain - on the other side of the wheel - seems to be what they used from what I can see.
The transfer on the tank is hard to figure. Ditto the engine, but all sorts of engines, 2 strokes and four, got used in these sorts of velocipedes.

So I dunno, - but I bet someone here who's well into early machines will.

Centre hub steering? Like wot Bsareg just said  . . .
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Re: What is it?
« Reply #5 on: 02.02. 2023 10:32 »
the Google Lens search did refer to this... https://motorcycles.news/en/auction-of-extremely-rare-motorcycles/ > Zenith Bi-Car Frame No 3
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Re: What is it?
« Reply #6 on: 02.02. 2023 18:38 »
G'day Fellas.
I think tinu has got it. In a shed in Victoria Australia of all places.
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