Comments on: Plastic Engines – We Have the Technology – Is Anyone Interested? http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/10/28/plastic-engines-we-have-the-technology-is-anyone-interested/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:09:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JB http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/10/28/plastic-engines-we-have-the-technology-is-anyone-interested/#comment-275411 JB Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:39:17 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=8770#comment-275411 A plastic engine on motorcycles seems senseless. Maybe for the touring models, not for racing such as superbikes or dirtbikes. There could be disastrious effects if using for racing models. A plastic engine on motorcycles seems senseless. Maybe for the touring models, not for racing such as superbikes or dirtbikes. There could be disastrious effects if using for racing models.

]]> By: coho http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/10/28/plastic-engines-we-have-the-technology-is-anyone-interested/#comment-266368 coho Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:28:38 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=8770#comment-266368 t t

]]> By: coho http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/10/28/plastic-engines-we-have-the-technology-is-anyone-interested/#comment-266367 coho Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:27:20 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=8770#comment-266367 "Plastic" covers a whole bunch of very different (and differently derived) materials, not just the stuff they make water bottles out of. I may be time for those who shelved their plastic and/or ceramic engine programs to dust them off and look at what the last twenty or thirty years has done to the state of materials science as far as weight, durability and cost goes. Though I suspect that there are back-burner projects simmering even now in skunk works even MCN doesn't have pictures of. :) “Plastic” covers a whole bunch of very different (and differently derived) materials, not just the stuff they make water bottles out of. I may be time for those who shelved their plastic and/or ceramic engine programs to dust them off and look at what the last twenty or thirty years has done to the state of materials science as far as weight, durability and cost goes.

Though I suspect that there are back-burner projects simmering even now in skunk works even MCN doesn’t have pictures of. :)

]]> By: Tim http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/10/28/plastic-engines-we-have-the-technology-is-anyone-interested/#comment-266362 Tim Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:52:55 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=8770#comment-266362 A two stroke, plastic engine would be great! Aerospace applications (piston/prop), motorcycles, autos-lower weight means lower fuel consumption and higher power output/unit of weight. The two stroke, not limited by valve train speed, would gain also from a lower reciprocating mass. Fabulous idea! A two stroke, plastic engine would be great! Aerospace applications (piston/prop), motorcycles, autos-lower weight means lower fuel consumption and higher power output/unit of weight. The two stroke, not limited by valve train speed, would gain also from a lower reciprocating mass. Fabulous idea!

]]> By: joe http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/10/28/plastic-engines-we-have-the-technology-is-anyone-interested/#comment-266311 joe Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:19:55 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=8770#comment-266311 Back in the seventies I read the same hype about Ceramic engines being the future.I think it was VW who put millions into the idea and built some prototypes.Lighter,run cooler,easy to manufacture etc.Don't know what happend to that idea ,it just faded away and was never heard of again. Back in the seventies I read the same hype about Ceramic engines being the future.I think it was VW who put millions into the idea and built some prototypes.Lighter,run cooler,easy to manufacture etc.Don’t know what happend to that idea ,it just faded away and was never heard of again.

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