Velosolex... how "fun" are they?

[Jon]

well i know where theres a pair of peanut tank 2 speed NSU Quickly's and i can get them cheap... but i do love the look of the velosolex. me and a chum fancy building a teardrop mini caravan, fit a bike rack to it and carry a pair of either of those peds on it. but have to be in keeping with the old school looks of the caravan. it has to be light and small enough to tow behind a VW polo.

Sounds very cool, but the teardrop Quicklies would, I think better match the 50's aero styling of the 'van...And two identical (ish) NSU's would look awesome. I've always thought the veloSolex 3800 looks a bit like it was built by the sort of chap that builds a trike out of half a Beetle and some RSJs....

[r80rob]

well i know where theres a pair of peanut tank 2 speed NSU Quickly's and i can get them cheap... but i do love the look of the velosolex. me and a chum fancy building a teardrop mini caravan, fit a bike rack to it and carry a pair of either of those peds on it. but have to be in keeping with the old school looks of the caravan. it has to be light and small enough to tow behind a VW polo.

Sounds very cool, but the teardrop Quicklies would, I think better match the 50's aero styling of the 'van...And two identical (ish) NSU's would look awesome. I've always thought the veloSolex 3800 looks a bit like it was built by the sort of chap that builds a trike out of half a Beetle and some RSJs....

Agree , I kinda like the 'Meccano ' look , and as for the Beetle trike thing any design that involves a sliding battery tray as a brake gets the thumbs up from me

[tom robinson]

The best "ped" i ever rode was a Heinkel Pearl,i did battle with many other peds and always beat them,that was over 50 yrs ago,there are probably much quicker peds on the scene now.
I dont think i would like to ride a ped these days for fear of constantly being curbed by inconsiderate motorists.
Being a biker i always try to give all road users consideration,inc pedal bikes and horses,i think this will apply to most bikers/motorists
tom

[Pjam]

''When the founder died, the business was passed
on to his sons who quickly sold it to Yamaha, who
in turn closed the plant and ceased production.''

Yamaha

[Pjam]

Fun

[tom robinson]

The guys in this clip are in training for the purple helmets crew
tom

[cruncherkid]

Fun

Hmm...packs of people hammering round on similar bikes....it'll never catch on

Nice to see Speed Donkey has a European cousin with an attraction to water biking too

[Cerberus73]

now that does look fun.. hooning around on a glorified pushbike. i do love the look of them. the registration problems could be a pain.

[Pjam]

Doh! I want one now Not that cheap, perhaps £500 on ebay from a UK seller.

the registration problems could be a pain.

How would one stand with reg ?

[Harry Notts]

How would one stand with reg ?

I'm sure he won't mind .