Spare radial engine

[86GSXR]

This may be old news, but I thought it was a very interesting idea. Bet it sounds great!

[GSVR]

This may be old news, but I thought it was a very interesting idea. Bet it sounds great!

Cool picture. Sea Fury

[Sully60]

Cool picture. Sea Fury

Yes!
Especially as it holds the record for the fastest piston powered production aircraft.

[koba]

Ive seen pics of another bike with a radial engine mounted across the frame, I think the one above is a much better idea *dreams away*

[Sully60]

Ive seen pics of another bike with a radial engine mounted across the frame, I think the one above is a much better idea *dreams away*

I've read articles on both the tranverse and longitunally mounted radial engine bikes. At that stage no one had actually riden them but they both commented about the lovely sound of these engines.

Inetestingly the longitudinal engine bike actually had very little torque reaction, there perception put it some where in the ballpark of a Guzzi or BMW.

I think the one above might have cooling issues for the cylinders at the rear if it was ever ridden with any verve. Still farkin cool though!

[Pussy]

Cool picture. Sea Fury

North American T-28 Trojan

[Oakie]

So what would the handling characteristics of a bike like that be with all those pistons moving in opposing directions?

[Sully60]

North American T-28 Trojan

Shit you're right I only looked at the thumbnail. Chrome prop boss should have given the game away.
Not a patch on a sea fury but probably had a lot more Soviet made bullets shot at it.

[banditrider]

Check this out then: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=61507

[86GSXR]

Now that DOES sound good. I'd really like to take it for a spin on the open road, bet it goes extremely well! The early aircraft engines used castor oil for lubrication, smelled terrible by all accounts!

[sAsLEX]

That is a cruiser I would buy!

[NZsarge]

So what would the handling characteristics of a bike like that be with all those pistons moving in opposing directions?

It's all good -----------------------------> in a straight line
Bet it's got some mumbo though!

[banditrider]

Now that DOES sound good. I'd really like to take it for a spin on the open road, bet it goes extremely well! The early aircraft engines used castor oil for lubrication, smelled terrible by all accounts!

I saw one somewhere where the motor was mounted across the frame - wonder what sort of torque reactions that caused...Make a Guzzi seem pretty tame....

[pete376403]

Now that DOES sound good. I'd really like to take it for a spin on the open road, bet it goes extremely well! The early aircraft engines used castor oil for lubrication, smelled terrible by all accounts!

getting off topic here but...
Castor based oil smells beautiful - its the true scent of racing. Up until the development of synthetics it was probably the best possible lubrication as well. However it had a few bad points including the mess, and if left in an engine for any length of time it could gum up oilways completely.
Incidentally the scarves that early pilots used to wear over their faces was to try (not usually very succesfully) to keep from inhaling the castor fumes, as it makes a very effective laxative. Wasn't just fear that made pilots shit themselves...

[Steam]

Don Rocard here on KB claims to still use castor oil in his bike. He might too, he is an interesting old fella.