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This an original motor .They where produced by he Aerothrust Engine co. 1913-1920s. originally from Chicago then moved to LaPorte Ind.They where produced for outboard use but also cited use for bikes icesled and with a different pulley farm machinery.
A person could make a decent copy of that starting with a Maytag model 72. Honestly, I'd be a little afraid of that Prop--1914 is actually relatively early for cast aluminum anything( I think it started circa 1850). Props are subject forces not friendly to porous, or otherwise poor, casting. Very cool though!
Great bike! Those were the days of constant ingenious mechanical development. A gradual evolution with some side tracks that went nowhere or lead to dangerous threats to life and limb. The blade looks to have made contact with something at speed. Missing chunks and repairs and still in one piece?
Just when you’ve thought you’ve seen it all, a guy shows up with a 1914 Aerothrust.
Thanks!
That is dangerously cool!
Since the local bike paths have been overrun with all sorts of motorized vehicles, I’d like to see if the authorities would continue to look the other way, if I was scorching up and down the boardwalk on that bad boy?
Great bike! Those were the days of constant ingenious mechanical development. A gradual evolution with some side tracks that went nowhere or lead to dangerous threats to life and limb. The blade looks to have made contact with something at speed. Missing chunks and repairs and still in one piece?
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