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Offline mikethejeepguy

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Chuckle post - 48 cylinder motorcycle
« on: April 30, 2009, 06:53:40 PM »
Yeah, not sure why.... but it definitely has that WTF factor. I feel SO dumb for having a hard time getting 4 cylinders to work :)

Text taken from this site... http://davedragon.rilysi.com/2008/10/48-cylinder-motorcycle-engine-rilysi.html

It is a 48 cylinder, 4200cc engine made from s1/kh250 cylinders, by Simon Whitlock.



Each motor is basically 8 "s1 /KH250" cylinders bolted on to cut up standard casings, with a 8 cyl built up crank, in turn they are bolted to a housing, gear linked and driven thru a BMW road bike gearbox, as the bike is pretty long already it would be difficult to put a transverse drive thru a gearbox. It has taken almost three years of hard work and he has overcome some huge problems to get here - - where do you even start to think about building a bike like this?



Oh, by the way, Simon is not an engineer of any kind - he oversees the building of shopping precincts etc.

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Re: Chuckle post - 48 cylinder motorcycle
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2009, 08:13:05 AM »

Yes, but can it power wheelie?
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Re: Chuckle post - 48 cylinder motorcycle
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2009, 08:16:18 AM »
If he was a real man he would have used drum brakes! Dual discs up front?!?!? PANSY!!!

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Re: Chuckle post - 48 cylinder motorcycle
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2009, 08:49:21 AM »
Power wheelie??

I think he could, but when he landed he very well might snap his frame!
Truly interesting what can be done with enough determination!!




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Re: Chuckle post - 48 cylinder motorcycle
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2009, 02:22:42 PM »
Must be quit a chore finding that single cyclinder that isn't firing.
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Re: Chuckle post - 48 cylinder motorcycle
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2009, 02:30:40 PM »
I'd be happy with 47 out of 48!

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Re: Chuckle post - 48 cylinder motorcycle
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2009, 03:02:06 PM »
How about 24 chainsaws

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