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Midknyte
| Posted on Friday, October 16, 2015 - 11:18 am: |
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Does any bike mfr make a V triple (two jugs front, one rear)? A casual google search did not turn up anything. I can imagine where this might be an impractical configuration, but it sure would be novel. |
Teeps
| Posted on Friday, October 16, 2015 - 11:26 am: |
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Honda made some bikes in that configuration. |
Malott442
| Posted on Friday, October 16, 2015 - 11:49 am: |
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Honda ns400, http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Honda/honda _ns400r.htm |
Malott442
| Posted on Friday, October 16, 2015 - 11:51 am: |
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And the moto gp winner ns500 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NS500 |
Natexlh1000
| Posted on Friday, October 16, 2015 - 11:58 am: |
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On a sorta-related note: Anyone here have experience with those silly Fueling V-3 engines that were a brief fad among choppa builders? I always wondered how long one would last if actually used for transportation. |
86129squids
| Posted on Friday, October 16, 2015 - 12:21 pm: |
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Check this out: http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/03/19/will-bmw-buil d-a-w-3-engine-technical-editor-kevin-cameron-insi ghts-analysis/ In the paper issue they had a sketch of how the concept would look, pretty kewl! And yeah, I've always wanted to see/hear a Feuling motor- never thought they were "silly" but pretty dang slick! IIRC they needed a fair amount of oil-cooling to maintain heat issues... |
Natexlh1000
| Posted on Friday, October 16, 2015 - 01:33 pm: |
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Oh Kevin Cameron, I have the biggest man-crush on him! He's also involved in the antique airplane engine preservation society. My Dad and uncle are at some airplane-related thing now in Dayton I think. |
Slaughter
| Posted on Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:25 pm: |
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Feuling is just a few hundred yards from where I work in Mojave. They have a couple interesting projects - that triple in various configurations is pretty sweet. |
Natexlh1000
| Posted on Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:52 pm: |
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If it was sideways like a Guzzi, I bet it would be awesome. Perhaps on the front of one of those funny little English three wheelers. |