Top ten motorcycle engines

[cheshirecat]

Visordown have just put up their top ten engines. I think they should include the VFR750 gen 4/5, but can't decide what to take off.

[Mental Trousers]

The NC30 or NC45 engine should be in there somewhere.

[bogan]

Some good engines, but def needs a honda V4 4T in there. Good choice for number 1 though I reckon.

[cheshirecat]

and - the bike that is. note absense of power below 12,000rpm or some silly number

[DEATH_INC.]

The Haybailer engine is missing. Def up there.

[tigertim20]

and - the bike that is. note absense of power below 12,000rpm or some silly number

is the thing youre talking about behind the ass in the green dress?

[slofox]

is the thing youre talking about behind the ass in the green dress?

Was there something behind that..?

[Paul in NZ]

What a waste of time...

Best engines EVER???? Who made this list? 5 year olds?

Ricardo triumph?

Rudge Ulster?

Triumph Speed twin?

Vincent?

Moto Guzzi V8?

BSA Gold Star?

[Road kill]

There's only one engine in that lot that deserves to be there,,the Honda 750/4.
Everything else is just an up graded version of something that had already been done before,,,and none of them ground breaking.

[bsasuper]

Not surprized the harley evo engine made it in, a super reliable work horse, well after KAWASAKI made it reliable that is

[jellywrestler]

Ducati 851 what a fucking joke!
The origins of the 851 came from the 1978/9 Pantah 500cc aircooled engine, take a look on the 851 there's still provision for a kickstarter that they put on the earliest of Pantahs.
These were a revamp of a revamp, as for the rest on the list the R1 isn't special, just a nice computer designed unit even the GSXR1100 is just a prettier example of an earlier motor.

[steve_t]

Visordown have just put up their top ten engines.

My link says July 2010

[Motu]

Apart from the C90 I don't think any of them should be there....and the C50 is more important than the C90.

[tigertim20]

There's only one engine in that lot that deserves to be there,,the Honda 750/4.
Everything else is just an up graded version of something that had already been done before,,,and none of them ground breaking.

dont totally agree with this. the nsr500 was a hell of a fucking engine. The r1 did find a new way of making a litre engine compact etc etc.

there are a few I dont agree with though.

What exactly were their criteria though? the standpoint or list of requirements will alter what engines were the 'best'

Meh. Its just an opinion piece, and opinions are like arseholes, everyone's got one. except that uptight cunt Nick Smith.

[cheshirecat]

Actually if we 're talking originality the Honda NR750 seems unique