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Friday, August 15, 2008

Engine porn

12 comments:

  1. Now that is KEWL, although I'm sure a tad hot to ride.

    Casca

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  2. Looks like an R-2800 radial engine. I just hope it doesn't blow pushrods and leak oil like one!

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  3. Wouldn't want to get my pantleg caught in that belt.

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  4. V twins are for pussies

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  5. Holy Yikes, how bout a pushrod right through the gut. I've seen enough holes in round cowlings to pass on this.

    Sure looks cool.

    "A water cooled airplane engine makes as much sense as an air cooled submarine". -some guy

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  6. My God is that beautiful!
    David

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  7. I saw one once (photos) with the engine 90 degress different than this one. All I could think of was fighting the torque in a curve.
    Tim

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  8. And here is where you can get the engine.
    http://www.rotecradialengines.com/

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  9. Actually, back in the old olden days, there was a motorcycle with a rotary (not radial) engine mounted to the front wheel. I wish I knew more about it.
    -DougM

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  10. Suzuki had a (Wankel) rotary engine bike in the early 70's. Nothing like these, though.
    Tim

    http://www.suzukicycles.org/RE5/RE5-Rotary.shtml

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  11. Looks like an R-2800 radial engine. I just hope it doesn't blow pushrods and leak oil like one!

    The R2800 is bigger than most hybrid subcompacts. That is not an R2800, which had 16 cylinders.

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