Jack Craib's Rowboat Motor Information Site Koban #5850 |
This poor old early Koban has had its share of "fixes". From a wiley veteran of rowboat motors, and AOMCI member, "Koban sn 5850 is shown with a spoked flywheel. It is basically a 1915 motor but in order for it to have the spoked flywheel, it would have to have a different cylinder/crankcase assembly due to the water outlets position on the cylinders. Other AOMCI members have commented on this motor, noting the interestingly welded exhaust! The rudder is the wrong shape for a Koban...more a Wisconsin rudder shape. For a nicer example of a similar age motor view #5986. |