Old multi-cylinder bikes of the 50s to later on. Japanese, British, Euro, etc

**mr bucketracer** · 6th February 2014, 07:15

Originally Posted by WilDun

True Henk, the only reason i didn't do wheelies on the road was because very few of my early bikes were capable and I only did it on the track after that!

Might try to pop over to Mt Wellington Sat or Sun, but I don't think it would be a wise idea to try riding, my heart says yes, but my body and my wife say NO!

(A couple of years ago I ended up in hospital for a week when my mobility scooter ran off the ramp as I was unloading it off my old jeep in Bunnings carpark!).

Will.

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so your a woman will

**WilDun** · 6th February 2014, 08:29

Originally Posted by mr bucketracer

so your a woman will

Eh?.....nah,......but I do sympathise with that poor woman, I do know how she felt and at least I didn't get photographed (I hope I didn't anyway!) that was a bit rough photographing her I reckon .......
I did draw quite a crowd though, but some of them did a lot to help me, got to be thankful for that.

I have now managed to get myself back to being reasonably mobile again and so I don't need a scooter anymore, but I do enjoy the odd jaunt in it in lieu of a bike ride!

I just hope that they didn't discover the experimental tandem twin engine in that scooter when they took it back to my place, ie. after I was carted away in the ambulance!

Ok. now, let's get back on track here.

**mr bucketracer** · 6th February 2014, 12:01

Originally Posted by WilDun

Eh?.....nah,......but I do sympathise with that poor woman, I do know how she felt and at least I didn't get photographed (I hope I didn't anyway!) that was a bit rough photographing her I reckon .......
I did draw quite a crowd though, but some of them did a lot to help me, got to be thankful for that.

I have now managed to get myself back to being reasonably mobile again and so I don't need a scooter anymore, but I do enjoy the odd jaunt in it in lieu of a bike ride!

I just hope that they didn't discover the experimental tandem twin engine in that scooter when they took it back to my place, ie. after I was carted away in the ambulance!

Ok. now, let's get back on track here.

yip she did not look happy .. getting athristis 11 years ago i know how is can be easy to end up in a scooter but at 28 i was not going to do the lol but just crawl around on the ground untill they worked out what was wrong .. but yes a would have to put a nice motor in a scooter if it came to that lol

**Yow Ling** · 6th February 2014, 13:06

I was thinking when I get my mobility scooter it would need a 4t scootermotor with cvt to handle the highway part of the trip to to the shops 80kph should do.

**speedpro** · 6th February 2014, 13:11

Battery technology is advancing so quickly you won't need a petrol motor, electric will be fine, with the right mods.

10 years time us bucket racers will be comparing SCRs and inverters and battery management systems, and there'll be charging points in the pits.

**WilDun** · 6th February 2014, 14:01

Originally Posted by speedpro

Battery technology is advancing so quickly you won't need a petrol motor, electric will be fine, with the right mods.

10 years time us bucket racers will be comparing SCRs and inverters and battery management systems, and there'll be charging points in the pits.

Strangely enough I believe that, - electric motors really have the grunt, and we can forget about complicated gearboxes and clutches, - just the battery technology and the production of enough power to recharge everybody's batteries, - but the saving grace is there's sun and wind!

Just imagine, the little poor guy racing on a shoestring budget, sitting in the paddock hoping like hell the batteries will be charged in time for the next race, while the "fat cats" have already rolled out another set of fully charged batteries and installed them just after the last race!

**F5 Dave** · 6th February 2014, 17:16

They better be a damn sight better than the Camry hybrid rental I drove last week. Talk about inconsistent shiete.

**Flettner** · 6th February 2014, 19:44

Finaly some progress on the 360 rotary valve engine. Still have to 3D machine the valve inlet port yet.

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**TZ350** · 6th February 2014, 20:02

I am really looking forward to seeing this on the dyno.

**GerbilGronk** · 6th February 2014, 20:46

That ain't no ordinary cylinder on there.

**husaberg** · 6th February 2014, 21:30

Looks sexy i kind of jizzed a little............

**husaberg** · 7th February 2014, 19:24

When you have a few minute Neil maybe during smoko or something whip us up a few of these cases would ya

**husaberg** · 8th February 2014, 19:34

Rc166 DOCO Haven't watched it but shame its in Japanese

**WilDun** · 9th February 2014, 19:42

Originally Posted by GerbilGronk

That ain't no ordinary cylinder on there.

No, I don't think that this particular cylinder will show a lot of HP on the dyno nor will it win any races, - we need to be patient here and see what transpires!

Will.

**husaberg** · 9th February 2014, 19:59

Originally Posted by WilDun

No, I don't think that this particular cylinder will show a lot of HP on the dyno nor will it win any races, - we need to be patient here and see what transpires!

Will.

This isn't the rotary sleeve valve one will? I suggest it will make some pretty decent HP.