Comments on: JRL Cycles Radial Engine Motorcycle Video

By: guitargeek

guitargeek — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:49:33 +0000

Further proof that just because you CAN do something doesn’t mean you SHOULD…

By: willie schmitz

willie schmitz — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:03:20 +0000

Here’s the link to the Lycoming XR7755.

http://www.aviation-history.com/engines/xr-7755.html

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:30:13 +0000

Willie, Jesse James did just that earlier this year:

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/05/10/radial-engine-powered-motorcycle/

By: willie schmitz

willie schmitz — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:59:55 +0000

Great engineering exercise. The bike looks good too.
There’s a bunch of radials out there. From a huge Lycoming X7750 monster (couldn’t find a link to it) to some nicely crafted scaled model power plants. The Rotec appears a tad big for M/C use.
Be nice if one of the custom builders would come up with something a little smaller and mount it laterally.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:48:52 +0000

Pretty radial Err… radical I’ve spent some lonely nights sitting between a pair of Pratt 985s drumming away . Check the gas and fill the oil