48 cylinder motorcycle engine

**SpankMe** · 10th July 2003, 18:54

It is a 48 cylinder, 4200cc engine made from s1/kh250 cylinders, by Simon Whitlock.

"Each motor is basically 8 "s1 /KH250" cylinders bolted on to cut up standard casings, with a 8 cyl built up crank, in turn they are bolted to a housing, gear linked and driven thru a BMW road bike gearbox, as the bike is pretty long already it would be difficult to put a transverse drive thru a gearbox. It has taken almost three years of hard work and he has overcome some huge problems to get here - - where do you even start to think about building a bike like this? . . . Oh, by the way, Simon is not an engineer of any kind - he oversees the building of shopping precincts etc

Don't look at it as a bike, look at it as a pure feat of engineering . . . and Simon built a Nitrous injected, fuel injected, water cooled, supercharged H1 about 5 years ago! . . . . How will he top this one? He can't - WHO CAN? I think as you say, his next project may be reverting back to a small engine and gaining the maximum horsepower from it "

"The bike has a small 75cc "Donkey" engine undr the seat to start it."

"The ignition is by 6 x 8cyl E-Type Jaguar distributers."

"Oh, and not only does it run - but it is rideable - JUST! - the engine and box alone weight just over a ton! "

**SpankMe** · 10th July 2003, 18:57

**What?** · 11th July 2003, 10:27

Now I know why it is so damned hard to find engine parts for Kwak triples...

**Dave** · 11th July 2003, 18:51

W H Y !

**georgedubyabush** · 12th July 2003, 18:04

wonder what it sounds like. probably like 16 kawasaki triples revved in unison?

**twistymover** · 13th July 2003, 01:11

Can't imagine it ever reving in unison!

**Blackbird** · 13th July 2003, 08:45

Where was it built?

**Kwaka-Kid** · 13th July 2003, 09:17

what a legend!

**mjcottr34** · 7th October 2003, 09:29

Does anyone know how to contact Simon Whitlock? I would like to do a story on his bike.

**750Y** · 7th October 2003, 12:42

W H Y !

if you have to ask you just wouldn't get it.
come to think of it i don't get it either!

**Sharkey** · 7th October 2003, 13:01

You could tow a horse float with that kind of power. In fact, having a horse on hand would probably be useful for when it breaks down.

**mjcottr34** · 7th October 2003, 13:01

Listen jack off, I asked a simple question. One of the editors of one of the motorcycle mags in the US wanted to find out some information on this to do an article simply because it is different. Do you know something? Or do you have nothing better to sit on your ass and interject usless verbage that means nothing? Your pathetic. Go find something to do..........

**Motoracer** · 7th October 2003, 13:12

Hollyshit!! what the F was that about??

**georgedubyabush** · 7th October 2003, 13:18

I reckon

I think he must have his wires crossed or something, maybe thought the "why' post was aimed at him?

Either way I cant see any jackoff's interjecting.