Run your bike on water!?

TL666 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Karma :

Should save us a few quid Razz

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORGET-LPG-CONVERT-YOUR-CAR-TO-RUN-ON-TAP-WATER-E-BOOK_W0QQitemZ190013907610QQihZ009QQcategoryZ9945QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Lawnie · Nearly there... Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Karma :

it really is that quick · Crazy Courier Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Karma :

regardless of wether or you can actual run a petrol engine on water (which you can't the laws of thermo dynamics tell us that), you would still have to pay fuel duty on the water you "burned" in your engine as you would be using it as a road fuel and as such the tax man would take his cut.

the same applys to people running diesels on vegatable oil (which is a fairly straight forward conversion, mostly just uprated fuel pumps and pre-heaters in the fuel line)

was he also selling snake oil and eternal youth tablets Wink

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Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

It can actually work , but not as described ,ie putting water into the fuel tank.

Using sea water batteries , salt water magnesium plates to power an electrical bike , much like used on oil platforms or emergency power units on life boats or what not.

Which is fine for say ships , but bad for say cars as with the 6 stroke engine requires you to carry lots of water around which is heavy.

EDIT

many sea water batteries are still prototypes.
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Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

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TL666 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Karma :

You mean I can't convert my bike to run on water for around £100?
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Ichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

Give me a hundred quid and I will make you a real big one of these.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

I've got the PDF of how to do it if anyone wants it. It was up for download on here a few months back.

Trouble is it involves me potentially ruining a MOT'd car just to see if the second law of thermodynamics is true or not! Laughing

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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

I don't really have the time or the space.

Would be more tempting to try it with an old C90 or something...

Hmm. The Ultimate commuter? A C90 that runs on water? Cool

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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Have a goosey at this:
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Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

I thought ceramic engines have been made as prototypes but they found that creating a ceramic engine was impossible outside laboratory conditions, and lab conditions were needed in order to create a 'perfect' piece of ceramic, because any imperfections lead to cracks and engine failure.

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Wooly R6 · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 May 2005 Karma :

not much fucking good when theres a hosepipe ban is it!!!! Twisted Evil

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Jebus · Brolly Dolly Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Karma :

Yeah, lets just hope that they get fusion reactors to work then we will have cheap power for ever and get cars to run on hydrogen (proper engines no battery crap) and keep all petrol for bikes! oh and invent a special machine that makes petrol last forever! but on for bikes its special "bike only petrol" its hates for than 2 wheels!
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