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The beginnings ......... radials engines and BMW

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:02 pm
by Sibbo

Re: The beginnings ......... radials engines and BMW

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:32 pm
by Duane Ausherman
Its gotta be exciting to take it off of the center stand. It has ram induction air, how modern.

Re: The beginnings ......... radials engines and BMW

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:36 pm
by lrz
Got caught up watching a few of the other Megola vids; I guess you kinda hit the ground running,huh? Thanks for the link.

Re: The beginnings ......... radials engines and BMW

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:10 am
by Sibbo
The front wheel might be a little heavy .I wonder why it isn't in the rear ? Braking ?

Re: The beginnings ......... radials engines and BMW

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:23 am
by George Ryals
I wonder why they didn't put a clutch in it.

Re: The beginnings ......... radials engines and BMW

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 12:50 am
by Mal S7
Isn't that brilliant! a monosoupape engine according to wiki,

the article I read reckons lubrication of that type of motor was total loss,
would have to be I guess or else it would drown the cylinders,
so why doesn't it end up sprayed all over the wheel and rider?

Does anyone know about these things anymore?

Mal

Re: The beginnings ......... radials engines and BMW

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:58 am
by Sibbo
Would an engine like that run as a flat 5 with say a bevel drive to a gearbox ? It could have been a great vibration free layout .

Re: The beginnings ......... radials engines and BMW

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:46 am
by Deleted User 62
Sibbo wrote:Would an engine like that run as a flat 5 with say a bevel drive to a gearbox ? It could have been a great vibration free layout .
In either case, I would wonder about the gyroscopic effect making high speed turns... "interesting"!

Re: The beginnings ......... radials engines and BMW

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:53 am
by Garnet
There where lots of interesting ways of powering a bike back in the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkgcB__D ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=en ... jvISU&NR=1