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Design an engine
By Visordown on 21/04/2010 13:57:38
From conception to completion in just 600 words, here’s how to design a new high performance engine from scratch. Handy
Step 1: Set your targetsThe first job is pinning down the basic specification, based on what kind of bike we’re building. Since we’re putting together a hypothetical new Triumph sportsbike engine, we’re going for a 1100cc triple. In the past
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Tune an Engine
By Rob Hoyles on 21/04/2010 17:22:17
The art of engine tuning is a science many fine authors have spent hundreds of pages trying explain. Honestly, it’s not that complicated. Here’s how to tickle another paddock of ponies out of a four stroke
British Superbike team, the Level 3 Yamaha squad as well as building engines for various teams on a wide range of machinery, from Aprilias to Yamahas.There’s not much Ray doesn’t know about the four-stroke cycle and how to improve its performance. Here
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Top 7 cruisers with huge engines
By Ben Cope on 25/07/2011 11:09:39
Motorcycles with engines that are bigger than you'll find in most cars...
from their current range, the one with the biggest engine, naturally. If you like your bikes large and loud step this way...
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The 10 best motorcycle engines ... ever!
By Ben Cope on 09/07/2010 12:27:44
You can’t have a motorbike without a motor, and over the decades there’s been some truly glorious bike engines. This is our Top10 list of the greatest, most important and most innovative bike engines ever made, as we pay homage to horsepower.
place. But what separates a good bike engine from a truly great one?Power, obviously. But how it makes that power, what it powers, and that model’s impact on motorcycling are all part of the equation. Over the years there have been some extraordinary
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Top 10 Best Looking Engines
By Mark Forsyth on 05/10/2010 16:13:23
Best looking? It’s always going to be slightly contentious this one but, if nothing else, it’ll give you something to shout about. Here’s our office’s top ten pretty engines in no particular order
1. AJS 7RWith a fifteen-year production span the 350cc AJS 7-R was a racer with more than just a pretty engine. The first six years of that production run was for factory race bikes only. It wasn’t until 1954 that parent company AMC made the bike
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IodaRacing unveil Moto3 engine
By Visordown News on 05/07/2011 16:55:52
Details of the Moto3 engine unveiled at Mugello
IODARACING presented their Moto3 engine for teams to purchase when the GP entry series changes to 250cc four-strokes in 2012.Produced by IodaRacing and Robby Moto Engineering, the EMIR GP 3 meets the new 250cc four-stroke engine regulations
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Yamaha to supply engines for new 600cc class
By Visordown News on 27/10/2008 10:27:56
Japanese manufacturer willing to supply engines but wants no other involvement in the series
YAMAHA will supply engines for the 600cc four-stroke 250 replacement class, but will not be involved in engine tuning, said Shigeto Kitagawa, senior manager for technical development.The engines will come from production stock, and it will be up
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Tanks for the engine!
By Visordown News on 26/11/2007 14:30:57
Russian tank engine powers custom built bike
Mad bastards...IT'S NOT everyday a bike-builder gets his hands on a tank engine to play with but that's what happened to German motorcycle nut Tilo Niebel at the Harzer Bike Company. The bike Niebel's built uses a motor from a Soviet T-55 tank
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Turn your BMW into a fire engine
By Ross Sharp on 16/03/2011 11:57:14
German pump manufacturer creates mobile water pump from 1200 flat twin engine
German fire engine and pump manufacturer Rosenbauer have utilised the ubiquitous BMW 1200 boxer engine to produce a powerful and lightweight water pump. The engine runs as normal, using it's torqey qualities to power the high pressure waterpump
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Aero-engined Custom
By mark forsyth on 07/12/2010 14:00:00
Cue massive chopper gags.
I can't imagine that you're planning on mounting a radial aero engine in a bike any time soon. However, if you were, I thought you'd like to see what it would sound like when you first frapped it up.The bike in the video was built by John Levey
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