Archive for 'Engines' Category
Hayabusa V8 Powered Ariel Atom by Dennis Palatov
18 September 2007Dennis Palatov really likes the Hayabusa V8, of course, it’s hard not to. Dennis, though, has the experience of building the DP1, a carbon fiber bodied track day car with a Hartley Enterprises Hayabusa V8 for power. Being the kind of guy he is, one is never enough so the next thing you know, Dennis [...]
Vento 3 Cylinder Motorcycle and ATV Engine
11 September 2007Vento introduced their new 3 cylinder motorcycle and ATV engine yesterday. It’s an interesting read. The press release sounds a lot like Erik Buell talking about his new V-Twin, bringing design in house and being involved in every aspect of development, read it yourself and see if you don’t agree. Hmm …
The other interesting aspect [...]
Sesco Air and Oil Cooled Suzuki V8 Engines
31 July 2007There was another Suzuki based V8 engine done quite a few years before the, now well known, Hayabusa V8, it’s the Sesco Suzuki V8. Actually, we could also call it a Kawasaki V8 or a Yamaha V8, because it could be any of those, too.
When I was talking to Greg Nelson of Nelson Engineering about [...]
V-Quad 4 Cylinder Engine Follow Up
23 July 2007After writing about the V-Quad engine the other day, I had the opportunity to talk with Greg Nelson. Greg’s a pretty interesting guy and after discussing the V-Quad, I think it has some potential. A few readers looked at it and were not very impressed, but Greg thought it would give the custom builders something [...]
V-Quad 4 Cylinder Engine
19 July 2007Several custom bikes have recently shown up with 4 cylinder V-Quad engines, essentially 2 Harley Davidson V-Twins joined at the hip. OCC built their Intel chopper, Carl Brouhard built a twin turbo version and there are probably a few others.
Got a note yesterday from Tim, who sent me the link to Nelson Engineering, makers of [...]
S&S Planning X-Wedge Frames and Rolling Chassis
17 July 2007Doing a quick scan of the September issue of Cycle World, something caught my eye. In a follow up article on the new S&S X-Wedge engine, it was noted that since the engine’s mounting points were incompatible with frames designed for Harley Davidson engines, S&S would start building their own frames and rolling chassis. Most [...]
DesmoHarley - Italian American V-Twin Completed
12 July 2007Chris Barber sent in a few photos of the now completed DesmoHarley, his own unique Harley Davidson engine with Ducati heads, and it is a beauty. A few weeks ago when we introduced you to his project, the drawings were all we could see. Since that time Chris put it all together and it’s the [...]
Steampunk Motorcycles
9 July 2007What if technology had taken a different path? What if the steam powered technology of the Victorian era had continued on to the present day, offering up the same devices we use but with the metal, gears and wheels prevalent in those early machines? That’s the idea behind steampunk, current day tech with a steam [...]
