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First some water and then add fire.Put them together and you have a source of energy.A pressurised mix of petrol and kerosene powers the furnace. Add a dose of engineering skill and you end up with this: The Hudspith steam-powered bicycle.\"I've had a motorcycle that would do 115 miles an hour (approx. 185 kilometres per hour) and all this, that's all very fine, but you think; 'Well, what now?'\" says its creator, 62-year-old Geoff Hudspith.\"And I really just thought; 'Well, how about making a steam-powered bicycle, a steam motorbike? That would be an interesting thing to do.'\"The steam powers a double action single cylinder, this turns a flywheel, which powers a chain on the front wheel.The bike has a range of around ten miles (approx. 16 kilometres) on one tank of water.It can go up to 20 miles per hour (approx. 32 kilometres per hour) and even has its own whistle.It's not too hard to ride too, claims Hudspith.\"When it's underway it's surprisingly well-balanced because the weight of the boiler is balanced by the weight of the water tank on the other side at the back,\" he says.\"And the weight of the flywheel also helps, so it's more or less on an even keel.\"It took the engineer around twenty years to build the bike from scratch.His partner, Liz Tomkins, watched its development every step of the way.\"He's always been completely absorbed by steam, engineering, it's in his blood, in his DNA. And I think he probably thinks about it most of the time as well, yeah,\" she says.But it's not just Hudspith experimenting with steam power. A new generation of steam enthusiasts are taking on the hobby.This White Steam Car was designed and built by the American White sewing company in the early 1900s.It's now a restoration project for 18-year-old George Hounslow. He also helps run Europe's largest steam car club.According to Hounslow, this is one of only two white-bodied Model F steam cars, left in the world. US presidents William Taft and Theodore Roosevelt once rode them.Hounslow says steam is definitely a labour of love, but that's part of the attraction.\"I mean, they say steam car is nine hours spannering to one hours driving, so you've got to be ... it takes up a lot of your life,\" he says.\"I mean, I've taken a gap year to do my car.\"He says in today's digitised world, it's hard to fix anything yourself because the technology is so complex. That's not the case with steam.\"Modern cars you can't work on very easy, you lift the bonnet it's just a sheet of plastic, you have to take it into a garage you have to plug a computer in to find out what's wrong with it,\" says Hounslow.\"With steam you can get hands on, take things apart, make them.\"And it's something with worldwide appeal. \"You know, there's people in New Zealand, Australia, there's a few in Thailand, Italy, well all over Europe, America,\" says Hounslow.\"We got some friends who came over and took some measurements of one of our cars from Sweden, they were restoring a car. So no, really, all over the world.\"Hudspith has even taken his enthusiasm for steam power indoors, on the record deck.The engineer built this steam-powered gramophone. He says the idea came to him when he bought an old wind-up gramophone.\"I very soon found that you had to actually turn the handle thirty-five times to play one side of a record,\" says Hudspith.\"And I thought: 'Crikey, you know, this is a very labour-intensive way of getting a piece of music playing.' And then I just thought: 'Ah, I could make a steam-powered gramophone, that would be interesting. \"Power it with steam, why not?' You know. I mean, who needs electricity? You know. When you can have steam, you know.\"It's about as far from music downloads and mp3 players as it gets, but for Hudspith it's perfect.\"What is it about steam? Well, I just like the quiet strength of steam, the quiet power of steam,\" he says.He says he's most proud of his steam-powered bicycle. He's turned down several offers to buy it, even for high sums of money.\"I even had a bloke in Denmark, some years ago now, who was so taken with it he wanted to swap a house for it,\" Hudspith recalls.\"And well, I just thought; 'Well, you know, is this bloke serious or what?' You know. I suppose I should have taken the house and just made another steam bike, but.\"Christchurch, UK - 8 March 20171. Close of Geoff Hudspith, Steam Bicycle Creator, pouring water into funnel2. Mid of steam bicycle, Hudspith walking away in backgroundUPSOUND (English): \"Oh, just need a lighter now, yeah.\"3. Close of blowtorch being lit4. Close of furnace burning5. Close of pressure gauge6. Mid of Hudspith pumping steam bicycle tank7. Close of chain spinning8. SOUNDBITE (English) Geoff Hudspith, Steam Bicycle Creator:\"I've had a motorcycle that would do 115 miles an hour (approx. 185 kilometres per hour) and all this, that's all very fine, but you think; 'Well, what now?' And I really just thought; 'Well, how about making a steam-powered bicycle, a steam motorbike? That would be an interesting thing to do.'\"9. Close of flywheels spinning10. Close of Hudspith Steam Bicycle logo11. Pan right of Hudspith driving away on steam bicycle 12. Action camera shot of flywheels13. Action camera shot of Hudspith riding14. Action camera shot of Hudspith's foot on pedal15. Pan right of Hudspith driving by16. Wide of Hudspith driving down street17. Wide of Hudspith parking bike18. SOUNDBITE (English) Geoff Hudspith, Steam Bicycle Creator:\"It's a bit heavy on the steering, but actually when it's underway it's surprisingly well-balanced because the weight of the boiler is balanced by the weight of the water tank on the other side at the back. And the weight of the flywheel also helps, so it's more or less on an even keel.\"19. Pan right of Hudspith driving by20. Mid of Hudspith blowing bike whistle21. SOUNDBITE (English) Liz Tomkins, Hudspith's Partner:\"He's always been completely absorbed by steam, engineering, it's in his blood, in his DNA. And I think he probably thinks about it most of the time as well, yeah.\"Salisbury, UK - 8 March 201722. Wide of steam car emerging from garage23. Low shot of car emerging24. Mid of George Hounslow, Registrar, Steamcar.net, polishing car windscreen25. Wide of car with 'White' logo on front26. Mid of gauges in cockpit27. Pull focus of gauges28. Low shot of front of steam car29. SOUNDBITE (English) George Hounslow, Steam Car Club \"I mean, they say steam car is nine hours spannering to one hours driving, so you've got to be ... it takes up a lot of your life. I mean, I've taken a gap year to do my car.\"30. Close of wheel with gauge31. Wide of Hounslow working32. SOUNDBITE (English) George Hounslow, Steam Car Club \"Modern cars you can't work on very easy, you lift the bonnet it's just a sheet of plastic, you have to take it into a garage you have to plug a computer in to find out what's wrong with it. With steam you can get hands on, take things apart, make them.\"33. Wide of Hounslow working34. SOUNDBITE (English) George Hounslow, Steam Car Club \"You know, there's people in New Zealand, Australia, there's a few in Thailand, Italy, well all over Europe, America. We got some friends who came over and took some measurements of one of our cars from Sweden, they were restoring a car. So no, really, all over the world.\"Christchurch, UK - 8 March 201735. Close of Hudspith pouring water into container36. Close of lever pumping37. Close of furnace being lit38. Close of pressure gauge39. Mid of flywheel rotating40. Pull focus to record spinning on deck41. Mid of play head being placed on recordUPSOUND: music42. Mid of Hudpsith singing along to music43. SOUNDBITE (English) Geoff Hudspith, Steam Bicycle Creator:\"And I very soon found that you had to actually turn the handle thirty-five times to play one side of a record. And I thought: 'Crikey, you know, this is a very labour-intensive way of getting a piece of music playing.' And then I just thought: 'Ah, I could make a steam-powered gramophone, that would be interesting. Power it with steam, why not?' You know. I mean, who needs electricity? You know. When you can have steam, you know.\"44. Close up of needle on recordUPSOUND: music and Hudspith singing45 . SOUNDBITE (English) Geoff Hudspith, Steam Bicycle Creator:\"What is it about steam? Well, I just like the quiet strength of steam, the quiet power of steam.\"46. Pan right of Hudspith stopping on steam bicycleUPSOUND (English): \"Bit of fun isn't it?\"47. SOUNDBITE (English) Geoff Hudspith, Steam Bicycle Creator:\"I even had a bloke in Denmark, some years ago now, who was so taken with it he wanted to swap a house for it. And well, I just thought; 'Well, you know, is this bloke serious or what?' You know. I suppose I should have taken the house and just made another steam bike, but.\"48. 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