Comments on: Radial Engine Motorcycle at Oshkosh

By: John

John — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:17:11 +0000

The bike rides great! We did cover the primary belt and the exhaust isn’t has bad as i thought it was going to be. idling in 1st equals about 30mph and we haven’t been able to use 6th gear yet. We are in the process of taking the web-site over ourselves so hopefully updates will be quicker and we will have some video soon.
thanks
John

By: kneeslider

kneeslider — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:32:15 +0000

When you stop to think about it, you make a good point. Thanks, Nate.

By: Nate

Nate — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:00:36 +0000

If I may nitpick, that pictured bike has the engine mounted transverse, not longitudinal. That term is supposed to describe how the crankshaft is oriented in relation to the rest of the bike. Jesse James’ one with the cylinders sticking up and out the sides, has a longitudinal crankshaft.

By: todd

todd — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:59:20 +0000

I think it makes the rear wheel look too small in diameter.
-todd

By: coho

coho — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 03:12:19 +0000

This goes for any and all of the current crop of radial-engined bikes (I’ve seen a couple of others recently, in addition to this one and the JJ one)… If the engine doesn’t spin in the frame, it’s not finished yet.