V twin x2

**nudemetalz** · 11th January 2006, 20:56

Originally Posted by Motu

And Ducati did it waaaay before that with an experimental bike that never went into production - they put 2 of the first 750 twins side by side for a bike intened for Police duties.

I think it was called an Apollo, from memory.

**TLDV8** · 11th January 2006, 21:02

Honda NR500..Twin conrods per oblong piston,8 valves per cylinder... a V8 in disguise as Motu said.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NR500

Honda NR750 RC40

Ducati Apollo
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/fl...2_0313_apollo/

Yamaha RZ/RD500

AJS Supercharged 500 V4

**nudemetalz** · 11th January 2006, 21:05

...ha ha...RZ500 alright ...ah, the memories...I loved that bike !!!

**nudemetalz** · 11th January 2006, 21:09

I also had a Honda VF-500 once. A V4 500cc 4 stroke.
Very torquey for it's size and also a great bike.

**ducatilover** · 11th January 2006, 21:51

mmmmm v4.... the nsr500 race bikes were v4 2 smokers.... and they used a similar frame design as my v twin bros650.... i rode a vfr400 a wee while ago, and they are nice bike, i'd love one i just prefer the tiny little bros650

**Motu** · 11th January 2006, 21:52

That's for that artical on the Apollo TDLV8,I didn't know it predated the twins - it appears the twins were split off the four,not the other way around.I knew it looked old,but I just thought that was the ''Police Look'',as even in the early 70s Harley's looked like that.

**T.W.R** · 11th January 2006, 22:22

The ducati V4 (apollo) was a prototype built in 1963 (there were only 2 built) one is in japan, 1256cc engine. it was designed by Fabio Taglioli along with the 125cc in-line 4 that was a prototype race bike.

05gp desmosedici pic

**ducatilover** · 11th January 2006, 22:26

aint there a yammy v4 125? an old as race bike

**nudemetalz** · 11th January 2006, 22:30

Originally Posted by T.W.R

The ducati V4 (apollo) was a prototype built in 1963 (there were only 2 built) one is in japan, 1256cc engine. it was designed by Fabio Taglioli along with the 125cc in-line 4 that was a prototype race bike.

05gp desmosedici pic

What a great pic of the MotoGP bike, !!!
Just become my wallpaper

**Marmoot** · 11th January 2006, 22:32

V-4 bikes are race winners....

For 4-stroke we got RC30 VFR750 and RC45 RVF750. Both are legendary winners. One RC45 was handled by our best Aaron Slight consistently sitting on #2 SBK championship for years. The RC45 winners were John Kocinski and Carl Fogarty (gees.......both are arrogant bastards aye?)

For 2 stroke, Mick Doohan won 5 straight GP championships on NSR500V4.

There are others well worth mentioning, but these three were legends.

If you want V8, look for BossHoss. That makes quite a cool story.

**nudemetalz** · 11th January 2006, 22:33

Originally Posted by ducatilover

aint there a yammy v4 125? an old as race bike

That's correct, back in 1967 the RD-31 125cc V-4 put out more than 40 hp at 17,000rpm going through a 9 speed gearbox !!

**ducatilover** · 11th January 2006, 22:37

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

That's correct, back in 1967 the RD-31 125cc V-4 put out more than 40 hp at 17,000rpm going through a 9 speed gearbox !!

i have some info on it in one of my books. interesting bike though

**gav** · 11th January 2006, 22:51

How about the Laverda V6 and the Moto Guzzi V8?

**limbimtimwim** · 12th January 2006, 08:29

Originally Posted by NudeMetalz

What a great pic of the MotoGP bike, !!!
Just become my wallpaper

Same, but how did it get atop a mountain!?

Originally Posted by Marmoot

For 4-stroke we got RC30 VFR750 and RC45 RVF750. Both are legendary winners. One RC45 was handled by our best Aaron Slight consistently sitting on #2 SBK championship for years. The RC45 winners were John Kocinski and Carl Fogarty (gees.......both are arrogant bastards aye?)

No no, Fogarty earned that #1 on an RC45 riding the Ducati the year before. The only person to win WSB on a RC45 was The Koc. But the RC45 is still me dream bike :-) .

http://www.worldsbk.com/titles.php?p...iCostruttori=P