Notice in this picture of a 1914 Yale board track racer has two chains and I wonder if the one on the right side is solely for the purpose of starting the bike and the one on the left the actual drive chain.
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You're pretty much correct. One is for pedal power to get the bike moving, the other is for the engine.strad wrote: ↑29 Dec 2017, 21:54I was wondering if one of our more knowledgeable motorcycle aficionados might know the answer to something I have been wondering about.
Notice in this picture of a 1914 Yale board track racer has two chains and I wonder if the one on the right side is solely for the purpose of starting the bike and the one on the left the actual drive chain.
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http://www.stradsplace.com/photos/1914_ ... acer_2.jpg
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http://www.stradsplace.com/photos/1914- ... acer-3.jpg
Yes it's for starting the bike, I know on the early bikes you still had to peddle when starting from a standstill, just like a mopedAJI wrote: ↑07 Apr 2018, 12:22You're pretty much correct. One is for pedal power to get the bike moving, the other is for the engine.strad wrote: ↑29 Dec 2017, 21:54I was wondering if one of our more knowledgeable motorcycle aficionados might know the answer to something I have been wondering about.
Notice in this picture of a 1914 Yale board track racer has two chains and I wonder if the one on the right side is solely for the purpose of starting the bike and the one on the left the actual drive chain.
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http://www.stradsplace.com/photos/1914_ ... acer_2.jpg
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http://www.stradsplace.com/photos/1914- ... acer-3.jpg