Exotic powerplants of the 60s

[T.W.R]

Mostly we know of the Guzzi V8 of the 50s and the Honda 500/4, 125/4, 125/5 etc

But have a nosey at these wee beasts

Suzuki
1) 50cc water cooled twin 17000rpm & 105mph
2) 125cc water cooled twin
3) 250cc square 4 diagonally opposed twin firing sequence 52hp @ 12500rpm

Yamaha
1) 125cc water cooled twin 14000rpm 9spd box (these finished 1st,2nd, & 4th in the 66 IOM) (piccy #1)
2) 250cc twin 56hp 140+mph 7spd box
3) 250cc V4 water cooled

[T.W.R]

Some home built jobs

WWII Indian with a Chevy flat 6 (Honda GL1500 inspiration maybe?)
BMW with VW engine, apparently only 50lbs heavier than standard
Harley with a V8 and Indian girder forks (BossHoss grand pappy?)
Indian straight 6 120cu
Yamaha 500/4 (GP sidechair unit inspiration)

[98tls]

Bloody hell,nice work posting them up Bill....

[AllanB]

Very cool. Where is the fuel tank on the V8?


I still think the Japanese could make a very cool North South orientated power cruiser. Imagine it - spin the basis of a Busa engine 90 degrees, slam it so it looks low and long, make the exhaust a exotic looking piece of engineering, 17 inch wheels so they can run sticky rubber ........

[T.W.R]

A couple more

E.J Potter's Royal Enfield Chev V8 drag bike
Norm Grabowski's Indian 841 chey corvair flat 6
Raoul Martineau's Triumph Thunderbird Saimese
Shigeo Nozaki riding the 500 yamaha

[T.W.R]

Bloody hell,nice work posting them up Bill....

I was digging around looking for some other stuff, thought they'd be worth a look though

Very cool. Where is the fuel tank on the V8?

Dunno?? probably got a mini tanker on a trailer out of shot


I still think the Japanese could make a very cool North South orientated power cruiser. Imagine it - spin the basis of a Busa engine 90 degrees, slam it so it looks low and long, make the exhaust a exotic looking piece of engineering, 17 inch wheels so they can run sticky rubber ........[/QUOTE]

mmm?

Or two Triumph Rocket III motors spliced together

[98tls]

Alans post made me think of the CBX motor,the things they could have done with that eh...

[T.W.R]

Alans post made me think of the CBX motor,the things they could have done with that eh...

$200000 takes one out to 1.7lt gives it twin turbos & nitrous clamps a hollinger F1 gearbox on it to make 1000hp and throws it in a EGLI frame so yeah Honda could've done something probably like a leen Valkirie

[AllanB]

Alans post made me think of the CBX motor,the things they could have done with that eh...

Now you are talking!!! I have seen pictures of a V12 version - two CBX engines mated.

[AllanB]

Still debating if the one above is a Photoshop jobbies or real.

The two below are real.

[avgas]

Would be pretty cool to drive a car for 50 years.

[unstuck]

Still debating if the one above is a Photoshop jobbies or real.

The two below are real.

Imagine the broken plugs on the 48 cyl rotary if you dropped it on its side.

[Voltaire]

MZ did a lot of pioneering work on the 2 stroke, from memory Walter Kaaden who worked on the V1 pulse motor during the war managed to get the 1961 MZ 125 to 150 HP per litre. The defection of one of the riders to Japan changed all that.

[T.W.R]

MZ did a lot of pioneering work on the 2 stroke, from memory Walter Kaaden who worked on the V1 pulse motor during the war managed to get the 1961 MZ 125 to 150 HP per litre. The defection of one of the riders to Japan changed all that.

They were the square dimension engines built until 1961, went to water cooling in 1962, Walter Kaaden introduced the rotary disc valve allowing them to effectively use tuned exhaust systems In 1959 the 250 was producing 160hp per litre & increased to 216hp per litre.
It wasn't that they lost a rider to japan it was the fact that the factory didn't pay retainers to it's riders like the other European factories. Mike Hailwood rode for them placing 2nd in 1962 behind Jim Redman, winning in 1963, crashed out in 1964 whilst leading -- all in the East German GP.

[pete376403]

Still debating if the one above is a Photoshop jobbies or real.

The two below are real.

So is this:

Alan Milyards v12 Kawasaki