{"id":1460,"date":"2009-07-02T00:20:04","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T14:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lostbiro.com\/blog\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2009-07-02T00:20:04","modified_gmt":"2009-07-01T14:20:04","slug":"steam-bike-in-indonesia-rusnan-shows-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lostbiro.com\/blog\/?p=1460","title":{"rendered":"Steam bike in Indonesia – Rusnan shows the way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Motorbike mechanic Rusnan Erces has hand built a steampunk replica of Sylvester Roper’s steam motorcycle in Indonesia. This is his third version of the bike and it is now running well. <\/p>\n

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Rusnan has a blog devoted to his bike<\/strong><\/a> and it’s well worth a visit. <\/p>\n

It takes about 15 minutes to raise steam using charcoal fuel, bringing it up to an ideal operating pressure of 50-100psi. Rusnan estimates the bike may be capable of up to 50-75mph (80-120kph). The safety valve is set to release at 100psi to keep things safe, although the boiler has been tested to 150psi. The bike can carry 10litres of water and the burner 3kg of briquettes, giving it an endurance of 3 hours continuous running in a static display. The engine appears to be a single cylinder single acting piston-valve type, and the boiler is likely a simple water tube type with a burner grate below, which can use charcoal, coal, coke or wood – it could also potentially use compressed waste paper making it a very cheap vehicle to run.<\/p>\n

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The bike is an inspiration in terms of what can be built from scrap sheet metal, some motor parts, piping and an old bicycle! This is the ultimate in appropriate technology, particularly for a developing country like Indonesia. Rusnan hopes that this will be the start of a whole movement aimed at building and running steam motorbikes – he has certainly made a good start!<\/p>\n

Recently the bike was featured on Indonesian TV, and you can see the bike in action here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Cheers
\nJerry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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