belfastguzzi Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Most of the pics here before have had the engine turned the other way, have they not? Link to comment
DeBenGuzzi Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 no, I believe the only actual running versions are like the one you show there, I did see one that was just a show piece but wasn't able to run for many reasons turned the other way, I would LOVE it if there was a way to have a smaller rotary, it would sound like pure porn star style sex on wheels, I don't know how you ride that monster tho, would melt your right thigh before you made it to the gas station to fill up, might want to live close by or just circle the gas station too, Link to comment
DeBenGuzzi Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 BFG, you must mean this http://www.bikernet.com/bikebarn/PageViewer.asp?PageID=912 a smaller more up to date version of this engine would be sweet, maybe not IN the wheel but could be used instead of the huge ones ppl try to use http://www.greyfalcon.us/Killinger%20and%2...0Motorcycle.htm out of the sopwith camel they say, impressive and yet sad it was that small and weak to fly an airplane?? Link to comment
Skeeve Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 a smaller more up to date version of this engine would be sweet, maybe not IN the wheel but could be used instead of the huge ones ppl try to usehttp://www.greyfalcon.us/Killinger%20and%2...0Motorcycle.htm out of the sopwith camel they say, impressive and yet sad it was that small and weak to fly an airplane?? Great link, thanks for posting it! & I thought no one was crazy enough to try to do the Megola one better... As for "small & weak," airplanes were more like kites back then: wood & paper, glued & held together w/ bits of string! Didn't take as much of an engine to get one of those off the ground in a stiff breeze! That radial rotary valved 3cyl 2-stroke couldn't have had much performance back then unless "blown," given the non-existent grasp of expansion chamber acoustics and likely-poor crankcase supercharging such a layout would possess. Putting a blower on it would make it viable, but I'm still not certain I'd want all that gyro f/x going on inside the front wheel of any bike I'm trying to steer! Link to comment
DeBenGuzzi Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 I want a JRL rotary, I bet its in the 100,000+ range easy tho totally a bike I would love to ride and accent to my larger than life persona Link to comment
belfastguzzi Posted June 7, 2009 Author Share Posted June 7, 2009 BFG, you must mean this Yes, there have been a few variations of that, haven't there? I remember putting that Killinger and Freund in the Quiz Forum some time ago. That's a good article you found. Link to comment
mike wilson Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Radial http://www.aviation-history.com/engines/radial.htm and rotary http://www.aviation-history.com/engines/rotary-theory.htm engines are two entirely different beasts, despite their similar appearance. The engine from a Sopwith whatever would most emphatically _not_ be 600cc. As you can see from the second link, about 900cubic inches (somewhere about 15l) was common for a 100HP engine. That was a good power to weight ratio in those days. Link to comment
Steve G. Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 The grand daddy of the radial powered bike, the priceless Megola: Steve Link to comment
macguzzi Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I love the mad things motorcyclists do Link to comment
mike wilson Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 The grand daddy of the radial powered bike, the priceless Megola: Steve It's a bleeding rotary! Here's the oldest motorcycle you are ever likely to see....... Link to comment
belfastguzzi Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 Here's the oldest motorcycle you are ever likely to see....... Does it run on Horlicks? Link to comment
Steve G. Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 It's a bleeding rotary! Here's the oldest motorcycle you are ever likely to see....... No, it's definitely a radial engine, it's got pistons! Steve Link to comment
Steve G. Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 It's a bleeding rotary! Here's the oldest motorcycle you are ever likely to see....... My old buddy Pete's bike: Steve Link to comment
mike wilson Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Does it run on Horlicks? I bet it smelled of wheee! after the first ride. Link to comment
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