Author Topic: A new triple? (Read 2125 times)

Don R · « **on:** February 09, 2021, 04:02:47 PM »

I saw some pics on FB from cycle X, built by Kiyo? There may be a new triple engine sohc4.

https://www.facebook.com/cyclex/photos/pcb.4250835418277771/4250790118282301

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #1 on:** February 09, 2021, 04:32:14 PM »

Wow Don, where did this spring up from, it looks like a clone of the AT&SF apart from not being fuel injected ?

gschuld · « **Reply #2 on:** February 09, 2021, 06:26:39 PM »

That is almost certainly a Kiyo Garage build. More show bike than anything. Kiyo did some land speed runs on his double too. Notice the A/G 3000. That’s salt flats speak for Altered chassis, gas fuel, 3000cc limit(largest allowed at Bonnville)

That bike is running all 3000cc into a factory trans. That bike won’t be doing drag launches....

The last even double drag bikes using the factory rear engine trans was the 1972/3 RC series before Byron built the Lenco trans Vance and Hines double. The RC build Bob Steakley double held 5 national records with the factory rear trans before the V&H monster took over.

Beautiful build. But that trans can maybe handle N/A gas land speed (gentle acceleration), but little more. No nitro, staging with alcohol before launching on a 10” slick shenanigans

Very cool though. The pipes are very Action Fours 2x4 esque

George

gschuld · « **Reply #3 on:** February 09, 2021, 06:31:55 PM »

Unmistakable family resemblance 👍

gschuld · « **Reply #4 on:** February 09, 2021, 06:40:13 PM »

Old photo: RC Engineering built Bob Steakley double engine dragbike at Bowling Green Kentucky 1973

It broke a national ET record in qualifying with Russ Sr at the helm at its first race event. It was the best of the last of the breed using the factory rear trans.

George

gschuld · « **Reply #5 on:** February 09, 2021, 06:54:11 PM »

Looks like a Goodyear Eagle 28 4.5 15 land speed tire on the rear and no front brakes. All the details one would expect for a salt flats/El Mirage land speed runner.

Awesome..... go Kiyo

George

754 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 09, 2021, 07:28:19 PM »

Second last photo reminds me of a dragbike called BUZZSAW..

turboguzzi · « **Reply #7 on:** February 09, 2021, 11:59:56 PM »

and i thought from the title that someone chopped off a cyl from a four

simon#42 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2021, 12:22:18 AM »

So did I

johno · « **Reply #9 on:** February 10, 2021, 12:54:57 AM »

Thanks for the pics George, 1972 was a good year for me, bought my first K2 ( still got it)
I hope Kiyo has big balls and Evan bigger ticker

gschuld · « **Reply #10 on:** February 10, 2021, 03:33:25 AM »

Kiyo is known for his show bikes. Lots of bling and intricate multi color candy paintwork(by Ca painting legend Bill. Carter). And he also happens to like cb750s and has a shop in Gardena, Ca. Same neighborhood as the old RC Engineering shop, ISkY cams, and so many other Hot Rod businesses. El Mirage lake bed land speed racing is less than a 2 hour drive from Kiyo’s shop. That’s where he first tested the double. Then he went to Bonneville. Probably safe to say that he built a show bike and took it land speed racing rather than built a full on land speed bike and tried to make it photogenic.

Probably the same plan for the new triple. FWIW, a Kawasaki multi engine holds the AMA 3000cc A-G (N/A, gas fuel, custom chassis, no fairings) record dating back to 1976 at 187mph. That triple might be putting out up to 325 total RWHP or so N/A on race gas assuming he built some robust, but not totally exotic 997cc 71mm bore engines.

Mike, did you send Kiyo two sets of those beautiful CNC chopped cases for his build? If not I’m sure he would have wanted to know about your work there.

George

sohc boy · « **Reply #11 on:** February 10, 2021, 05:04:59 PM »

nice

johno · « **Reply #12 on:** February 12, 2021, 07:31:22 PM »

Come on Pete, drag yours out and finish the job. My offer to do the engines still stands, you do everything else

Would be good noise therapy for you to go outside after a barney with the missus and start the beast up

I noticed he runs the front oil pump off the maggy drive, haven't seen that before, all the twin engined bikes I seen front pump was run off the camshaft. Also don't want to sound dumb but on Kenny's cycle X drag bike what does he use the two inspection covers fabbed up on ends of his tappet cover, I assume they are to do with changing or adjust cams, anyone know ? I was hoping it was because he had to machine cam mounts and rocker positions to stand up his valve angle, but that's a lot of work.

cheers johno

MRieck · « **Reply #13 on:** February 13, 2021, 05:21:38 AM »

Quote from: gschuld on February 10, 2021, 03:33:25 AM

Kiyo is known for his show bikes. Lots of bling and intricate multi color candy paintwork(by Ca painting legend Bill. Carter). And he also happens to like cb750s and has a shop in Gardena, Ca. Same neighborhood as the old RC Engineering shop, ISkY cams, and so many other Hot Rod businesses. El Mirage lake bed land speed racing is less than a 2 hour drive from Kiyo’s shop. That’s where he first tested the double. Then he went to Bonneville. Probably safe to say that he built a show bike and took it land speed racing rather than built a full on land speed bike and tried to make it photogenic.

Probably the same plan for the new triple. FWIW, a Kawasaki multi engine holds the AMA 3000cc A-G (N/A, gas fuel, custom chassis, no fairings) record dating back to 1976 at 187mph. That triple might be putting out up to 325 total RWHP or so N/A on race gas assuming he built some robust, but not totally exotic 997cc 71mm bore engines.

Mike, did you send Kiyo two sets of those beautiful CNC chopped cases for his build? If not I’m sure he would have wanted to know about your work there.

George

No George.....those cases were proprietary RC parts.

gschuld · « **Reply #14 on:** February 13, 2021, 07:19:17 AM »

Quote from: MRieck on February 13, 2021, 05:21:38 AM

Quote from: gschuld on February 10, 2021, 03:33:25 AM

Kiyo is known for his show bikes. Lots of bling and intricate multi color candy paintwork(by Ca painting legend Bill. Carter). And he also happens to like cb750s and has a shop in Gardena, Ca. Same neighborhood as the old RC Engineering shop, ISkY cams, and so many other Hot Rod businesses. El Mirage lake bed land speed racing is less than a 2 hour drive from Kiyo’s shop. That’s where he first tested the double. Then he went to Bonneville. Probably safe to say that he built a show bike and took it land speed racing rather than built a full on land speed bike and tried to make it photogenic.

Probably the same plan for the new triple. FWIW, a Kawasaki multi engine holds the AMA 3000cc A-G (N/A, gas fuel, custom chassis, no fairings) record dating back to 1976 at 187mph. That triple might be putting out up to 325 total RWHP or so N/A on race gas assuming he built some robust, but not totally exotic 997cc 71mm bore engines.

Mike, did you send Kiyo two sets of those beautiful CNC chopped cases for his build? If not I’m sure he would have wanted to know about your work there.

George
No George.....those cases were proprietary RC parts.

Proprietary RC parts? 🤷‍♂️ Did you send the discarded silicon special case halves over to Kiyo?🤣

George

sohc boy · « **Reply #15 on:** February 13, 2021, 04:42:03 PM »

Quote from: johno on February 12, 2021, 07:31:22 PM

Come on Pete, drag yours out and finish the job. My offer to do the engines still stands, you do everything else
Would be good noise therapy for you to go outside after a barney with the missus and start the beast up

I noticed he runs the front oil pump off the maggy drive, haven't seen that before, all the twin engined bikes I seen front pump was run off the camshaft. Also don't want to sound dumb but on Kenny's cycle X drag bike what does he use the two inspection covers fabbed up on ends of his tappet cover, I assume they are to do with changing or adjust cams, anyone know ? I was hoping it was because he had to machine cam mounts and rocker positions to stand up his valve angle, but that's a lot of work.

cheers johno

... ah maybe one day Johno , its been hanging on the wall for few years now , having hard time getting one engine bike up n running again let lone the double .... yes not real sure either Johno on Cycle X bike

Don R · « **Reply #16 on:** February 14, 2021, 04:52:21 PM »

The mini sprint car guys ran their injection and oil pumps off the cam. I got into a shop full of that stuff once when I couldn't afford to buy any of it. It was cool to look at, the guy even had a race ported big valve sandcast head. Every thread in it was helicoiled. I bought what I could regret not borrowing some $$ and loading a truck.

Stev-o · « **Reply #17 on:** February 15, 2021, 09:39:26 AM »

Quote from: turboguzzi on February 09, 2021, 11:59:56 PM

and i thought from the title that someone chopped off a cyl from a four

I thought it was a new, retro Kawasaki!

gschuld · « **Reply #18 on:** April 11, 2021, 06:21:47 AM »

https://www.bikeexif.com/cb750-land-speed-motorcycle

George

NitroHunter · « **Reply #19 on:** April 11, 2021, 07:17:29 AM »

Such a visually stunning piece of mechanical art. Nice article link George. What's not to love about the phrase "extensive drillium"

Old Scrambler · « **Reply #20 on:** April 11, 2021, 03:16:27 PM »

VERY NICE...............but more drilling will be required for a few yards of safety wire

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #21 on:** April 11, 2021, 05:30:54 PM »

Beautiful piece of art work. Too bad he only mildly built the engines to 836 and did not take full advantage of the 3000cc class limit. However I doubt it will actually see the Salt. I do hope to see the bike there and meet this artist.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #22 on:** April 11, 2021, 06:21:00 PM »

Don and George, copying is the ultimate form of flattery. (is that's the right word).
If this bike runs 7s, it's a good copy but I doubt it will get anywhere near it.

BPellerine · « **Reply #23 on:** April 11, 2021, 06:23:58 PM »

anyone see the extended clutch housing!

gschuld · « **Reply #24 on:** April 11, 2021, 07:29:56 PM »

Quote from: Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er on April 11, 2021, 05:30:54 PM

Beautiful piece of art work. Too bad he only mildly built the engines to 836 and did not take full advantage of the 3000cc class limit. However I doubt it will actually see the Salt. I do hope to see the bike there and meet this artist.

You should give Kiyo more credit.

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Author Topic: A new triple? (Read 2125 times)