Posted February 20, 201114 yr I'm not the MOCking type; I'm more of a collector and MOD-er. But a few weeks ago I had a bit of an idea. In the sixties and seventies these means of transportation were very popular in Europe. The Solex! The Solex a bicycle that has a small 49cc motor mounted above the front wheel. Power is delivered via a small ceramic roller that rotates directly on the front wheel by friction to the tire. I've been trying and by trial and error i first came up with this 1st Prototype: I wasn't quite happy so I redid the front fork to a thinner model These changes came to the 2nd prototype: Now I'm waiting for some parts to get to a final model. (The handlebars need a little change and the wheels need to be dark-gray and some other minor color changes...) So please leave your comments and as soon as the parts arrive I will disclose the final model!
February 20, 201114 yr This looks really good! I wonder what it is like riding the real Solex -- one must get a snoot-full of exhaust fumes!
February 20, 201114 yr Author Asnoot-full of exhaust? Don't think so. The engine was a little wonder of fuel-saver and had almost no exhumes! And most of all: The MOD's (Here in the Netherlands they were fans of The Who, The Small Faces, The Golden Earings etc etc...) driving it and being a "MOD" was cool! They didn't mind! (remember we/they weren't all that old-farts like the person in the picture) BTW: driving a real Solex is one of the greatest experiences you ever could have! Edited February 20, 201114 yr by JunkstyleGio
February 21, 201114 yr Author @ Rien: An other (real) moped would be a great idea! Maybe a puch maxi?
February 21, 201114 yr Very cool man! Very original as well.. But didn't MOD's drive Vespas and Lambrettas? :) I think you're confusing with Nozems.. they also drove the puch's with the high handlebars..
February 21, 201114 yr This looks really good! I wonder what it is like riding the real Solex -- one must get a snoot-full of exhaust fumes! LOL Solex has virtually no exhaust, I have one from 1952 and it uses 1.5 lt/100km, thats 156 miles/gallon. If it was made in USA, then there might be a problem with exhaust fumes up your nose, since fuel economy is unknown to Americans.
February 23, 201114 yr Author Yesterday my BL and Lego-direct orders arrived. None of them were correct. So you have to wait another few days to see the final version.. For now a little detail; but i will get this project finalized!!!!!
February 23, 201114 yr Very nice Good to see something completely different And nostalgic Remember my brother used to own one that went 80 Km/h It took quite a while to get to that speed tho Edited February 23, 201114 yr by bord4kop
February 24, 201114 yr Great idea! Really appreciate it to see something different. :thumbup: Keep up the good work, JunkstyleGio.
March 4, 201113 yr Author Sometimes you've got to stop tinkering on a MOC: So here it is: The final Prototype of the Solex! New handlebars, new and improved and slimmer front-fork and some minor color-changes. Edited March 4, 201113 yr by JunkstyleGio
March 4, 201113 yr Author It's fully functional like the real thing. The engine can be pulled on and from the frontwheel and a Technic Gear (12 Tooth Double Bevel) drives the engine. It's kinda hard to take detailed pictures. So hopefully you understand. I couldn't figure out a freewheeling rear-axle.... Edited March 5, 201113 yr by JunkstyleGio
March 4, 201113 yr I think it looks great! I think it would look even better if you'd replace all the blue pins, red axles and grey bushings/liftarms with black versions..
March 4, 201113 yr Author Thanks to all: My initial idea for this model was to get a toy-version of a solex not a "life-like"display-model. I've tried a all-black version. I didn't work for me and taking pictures of all-black models is/was a horror!
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