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A Triumph V8 Engine!
Check out this V8 sprint car engine based on 4 Triumph cylinder sets.
Wild, huh? It'd sure be nice in a bike or trike.
Wild, huh? It'd sure be nice in a bike or trike.
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Shiny side up,
650 Mike
XS1100SF "Rusty", runs great, 96k miles
XS650SJ "The Black Bike", engine from XS650H with 750cc big bore kit, 30k miles
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out and defiantly shouting, "WOW, what a ride !" - [URL="http://www.flyingsnail.com/Sprung/index.html"]Sprung[/URL] -
.. wow, i bet that would make a fast cycle engine.. just dont get your wanker caught in that rear intake!
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Absolutely beautiful - but how much oil would it leak?
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How about this? It's based on two Yamaha top ends.
There's a V16 based on two of the above engines here
Yamaha also make V8s for Ford and V*lvoComment
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That's why this one is called a "Lewinsky-Carb"Originally posted by GNEPIG
.. just dont get your wanker caught in that rear intake!
Satte LiterschüsselXS1100 and XS650- what do you need more?Comment
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From the time the FZ750 came out, I had the idea to put 2 of them together to make a V8... I'd sure like to have one for myself...
GeezerHi my name is Tony and I'm a bikeoholic.
The old gray biker ain't what he used to be.Comment
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The Ford Taurus SHO V6 engine said Yamaha right on it! Also FZ based heads.Originally posted by Trikerneil
Yamaha also make V8s for Ford and V*lvoShiny side up,
650 Mike
XS1100SF "Rusty", runs great, 96k miles
XS650SJ "The Black Bike", engine from XS650H with 750cc big bore kit, 30k miles
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out and defiantly shouting, "WOW, what a ride !" - [URL="http://www.flyingsnail.com/Sprung/index.html"]Sprung[/URL]Comment
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Yamaha also designed and buit the heads on the all alloy Z1R 350 Chevy Vette motor. The motor was built by Mercury Marine, of the outboard motor fame
RayRay Matteis
KE6NHG
XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!Comment
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Not bad for a company that started as a piano maker.Originally posted by DiverRay
Yamaha also designed and buit the heads on the all alloy Z1R 350 Chevy Vette motor. The motor was built by Mercury Marine, of the outboard motor fame
RayShiny side up,
650 Mike
XS1100SF "Rusty", runs great, 96k miles
XS650SJ "The Black Bike", engine from XS650H with 750cc big bore kit, 30k miles
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out and defiantly shouting, "WOW, what a ride !" - [URL="http://www.flyingsnail.com/Sprung/index.html"]Sprung[/URL]Comment
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