"Tony Clark" wrote on Fri, 19 Dec 1997 -
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> While looking for something else entirely, I just came across
> an old article on the constant-mesh spline-shifted
> transmission that Lotus tried on formula cars. (Road & Track
> Aug '59) The article alludes to it being an old design,
> having been used as a truck transmission back in the 20s.
Given its famous fragility, this seems rather improbable.
> It is the same principle as the 5 speed in my little Hodaka Ace
> 100 trail bike. I'm curious and I wonder if it is has been
> a commonly used transmission design in other
> motorbikes/cycles? Can some two-wheeler guy elaborate?
I haven't seen it in 'bike transmissiona, but I think ZF built
such a system for one of the small German cars of the '50s.
Gogomobile perhaps?
Mike
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