After all, there are four distinct twistgrips on the handlebars, two on each side. In addition, there is a hand pump on the tank for the supply of oil to the engine.
But the Royal Pioneer, for one year from the Royal Motor Works in Worcester, Massachusetts, was not designed for contortionists, says Bruce Linsday owner of Cleveland.
In fact, he says, "It 's been a gentleman's touring bike, built for reliability and softness. "
's just that at the time, the familiar pattern we know for a motorcycle controls were not established. So the individual producers experimented with a variety of devices.
The Pioneer, for example, that large number of controls twistgrips four distinct functions. A regulates the supply of gasoline, while another regulates the amount of air reaching the engine, essentially, that allows you to change the carburetor projection while driving. twistgrip advances a third time ignition, and the fourth by a compression release.
Meanwhile, on the left side of the combination gas / oil reservoir, one can find a hand-operated, piston-style oil pump. From time to time while driving, it gives a little pump to keep the engine lubricated.
All in all, it had to take a pilot quite busy. But as for its unusual control stand, the Royal Pioneer has been notable for some interesting technology, too.
For example, on the overhead valve 600cc engine is set at 90 degrees to each cylinder. And that also means the inclusion of unusual pullrods which are operated by pushrods instead of the more familiar.
Even among real line of motorcycles, only Pioneer has pullrods, Linsday said. And he does not know why the company chose this approach.
Much, però, il Royal Pioneer è un esempio di eleganza che ha segnato motociclette high-end che in epoca precoce. Dalla sua nichelato serbatoio per la cintura di cuoio collegamento fisso, ogni pezzo riflette la qualità costruito a mano.
Royal Pionieri macchine erano rare anche nei loro giorni. Ora, più di 90 anni più tardi, sono veri pezzi da museo.
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