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Clubroom => Bike Talk => Topic started by: VMX247 on July 07, 2012, 10:43:34 am

Title: Trojan
Post by: VMX247 on July 07, 2012, 10:43:34 am

Any info ? Trojan is stamped on the barrel.
Bike,Utility car,washing machine ??
Thanks
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/vmx247/2012-07-07082811.jpg)

Title: Re: Trojan
Post by: bazza on July 07, 2012, 02:43:24 pm

Old prototype Klub Kevlar Blender motor

Title: Re: Trojan
Post by: VMX247 on July 08, 2012, 01:19:31 pm

a 1950's blender too

http://cyclemaster.wordpress.com/page-13-the-minimotor/

Title: Re: Trojan
Post by: firko on July 08, 2012, 02:35:37 pm

A very versatile little company. They made condoms too ;).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_%28condoms%29 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_%28condoms%29)
http://www.trojancondoms.com/ (http://www.trojancondoms.com/)

Title: Re: Trojan
Post by: GMC on July 08, 2012, 03:36:55 pm

Quote from: firko on July 08, 2012, 02:35:37 pm

A very versatile little company. They made condoms too ;).

Also made a lot of computers crash

Title: Re: Trojan
Post by: pancho on July 08, 2012, 03:57:10 pm

 Trokan also made utility type motor vehicles circa 1920s.
 My old dad had one in his Sunshine Coast Museum. [long gone]
 Interesting split single two stroke engine using a forked conrod.
 Made in Scotland.
cheers pancho

Title: Re: Trojan
Post by: Tim754 on July 10, 2012, 11:25:50 am

Damn you Pancho!!! :D 1920s on> Have seen on fine turf reel mowers, like for golf courses (Dont start me up about the waste of perfect areas for pre75 sidecar race tracks ;) Lawn bowling greens etc.

Title: Re: Trojan
Post by: EML on July 10, 2012, 01:20:05 pm

I need an upgrade for the Villiers-what's the word-good thing or not?

Title: Re: Trojan
Post by: Tim754 on July 10, 2012, 01:23:08 pm

Well for what it's worth ,the Chinese don't appear to have made a copy...... ;)