Bikes and Bits of Bikes

Something a bit different - bikes. Haven't drawn many of these but I couldn't resist this collection of early machines. The first one is a shelf with JAP motors awaiting frames or rebuilding...

Bugatti T35 engine

Had a go at using some watercolour paper and a softer pencil for a change - I'm not sure it was a good decision - it all got a bit heavy. I'll try a compromise next time...

Bugatti T23 Engine

Had a spare half-hour whilst visiting Prescott today so I nipped in the museum and made a quick sketch...

Mechanical Oddity

This motor is from 1922 Tatra T11 racecar. It had the most peculiar casting The finned cylinder heads are enclosed within it and are cooled by a huge fan attached to the flywheel - the air being forced through the various tubes in the casing. The hole at the top is for access so that the engine can be assembled.

You can see the sort of car it comes from here...

http://www.tatraworld.nl/tatra_motorsportfotogallery.htm

and wikipedia has a nice picture of a complete engine and chassis...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_11