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Offline 75750SS

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Wonder what it sounds like?
« on: December 11, 2008, 05:54:32 PM »
What will they come up with next?
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Offline hoodellyhoo

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Re: Wonder what it sounds like?
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2008, 05:56:35 PM »
I bet it sounds like pure awesome
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Re: Wonder what it sounds like?
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2008, 06:29:39 PM »
Quote from: hoodellyhoo on December 11, 2008, 05:56:35 PM
I bet it sounds like pure awesome
and it looks like pure cool too
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Re: Wonder what it sounds like?
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2008, 07:59:27 PM »
$20 says it sounds like an airplane..... :P

Jesse James had one placed transversely in a frame and it ended up on the cover of Cycle World... Radial Hell I think it was called.

Cool idea. Even if it will never be popular. My hat is off to the engineering.
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Re: Wonder what it sounds like?
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2008, 04:51:50 AM »
Quote from: HavocTurbo on December 11, 2008, 07:59:27 PM
$20 says it sounds like an airplane..... :P

Jesse James had one placed transversely in a frame and it ended up on the cover of Cycle World... Radial Hell I think it was called.

Cool idea. Even if it will never be popular. My hat is off to the engineering.


I think that with designs like this, popularity is usually not the goal.


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Re: Wonder what it sounds like?
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2008, 05:05:51 AM »
From what I remember reading about the transversely mounted motor, it was unridable due to the lateral forces on the bike.
Here's a link for more info:
http://www.bikernet.com/bikebarn/PageViewer.asp?PageID=912
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Re: Wonder what it sounds like?
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2008, 04:40:32 PM »
Quote from: azuredesign on December 12, 2008, 05:05:51 AM
From what I remember reading about the transversely mounted motor, it was unridable due to the lateral forces on the bike.
Here's a link for more info:
http://www.bikernet.com/bikebarn/PageViewer.asp?PageID=912


http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/02/22/what-motorcycle-magazines-do-best/

This is the issue I was referring to. Some editor or writer rode it. Did an analysis and everything. As soon as I find my copy I'll scan it for you.
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