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  1. Spasso

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  2. MarkPDX

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    #2 MarkPDX, Sep 9, 2010
    Is that a real bike or a computer rendering? It doesn't quite look real.... How much does one of those radials weigh?
     
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    #3 GrigioGuy, Sep 9, 2010
    That's real, and there's several of them running around.


    For another use, copied from elsewhere:

     
  4. Spasso

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    Here's another turned sideways.
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    The weight of the radial is nothing compared to a Chevy V-8.
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    I would say the weight distribution would be better on the radial engine mounted longitudinally but the cooling would be better on the transverse mounted radial.
     
  9. MarkPDX

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    #9 MarkPDX, Sep 9, 2010
    Yeah... I have seen those bikes. The first picture of the radial engine bike looked heavy processed in photoshop and I wasn't sure if it was real or not.

    The drive belt on that thing seems crazy dangerous to me.
     
  10. Spasso

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    #10 Spasso, Sep 9, 2010
    The same bike in the first picture of post #5


    I think I would feel better with a toothed blower belt about 6" wide, with a guard.
     
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    A bike is a beginner project.

    That is more like it.
     
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    #16 Wade, Sep 10, 2010
    That's a cool one. I saw the vid and the sound is so awesome. When starting it reminded me of an F-15 :)
     

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