tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8734523550620209708.post5557875720320337699..comments2024-03-28T21:57:03.728+00:00Comments on Red Devil Motors: Veteran MinervaRichard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05631151486253265842noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8734523550620209708.post-78959235845763709432018-05-02T20:07:32.952+01:002018-05-02T20:07:32.952+01:00I've got to confess that I cannot really work ...I've got to confess that I cannot really work out what is going on there. Originally the bike would have had pedalling gear to start it. The font footboard mounting goes where the pedal crank would have been. There's a rear acting pedal there that one would assume is a brake but I cannot see where it goes to. There is a brake rod but the line of it does not run to the lever. I think looking at a picture of an unmodified bike that there is a small diameter contracting band brake on the rear wheel. Originally this was operated by back pedalling. On this machine the brake has been modded to lever operation.Richard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631151486253265842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8734523550620209708.post-49603257012356877122018-04-26T21:53:51.922+01:002018-04-26T21:53:51.922+01:00Ah-ha. I had noticed it was unusual somehow but di...Ah-ha. I had noticed it was unusual somehow but didn't realize it would produce three tones. Must have sounded great. What do you make of the apparently pedal operated racheted bar that appears under the rear frame? Perhaps this somehow extends the bottom run of the frame to adjust tension on the drive belt?David Blascohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506975186222681171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8734523550620209708.post-52807166940430563142018-04-26T20:56:19.978+01:002018-04-26T20:56:19.978+01:00It is a wonderous machine isn't it! Have you n...It is a wonderous machine isn't it! Have you noticed the unusual three tone horn on the handlebars too?Richard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631151486253265842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8734523550620209708.post-25713933985746247852018-04-25T11:28:25.976+01:002018-04-25T11:28:25.976+01:00Attractive machine. I like the placement of the ti...Attractive machine. I like the placement of the tire pump, above the top bar. Out of the way but secure and handy and if in good condition (even plated) an attractive accessory.David Blascohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506975186222681171noreply@blogger.com