Engines

What is Horsepower and Torque?

April 21, 2013

Since this discussion happens so often, as it has, again, on the previous post, it’s about time we explain horsepower and torque and how they relate. There are a lot of misconceptions, but there doesn’t have to be because both are straightforward terms used everyday when motor vehicles (and a lot of other things) are discussed. Please read this entire [...]

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Drysdale Godzilla V-Twin

March 18, 2013

Ian Drsdale's Godzilla V-Twin with master and link rods and longitudinal cam

Ian Drysdale keeps popping up whenever we talk about interesting engines, the Drysdale V8, the Carberry V-Twin, Russell Sutton’s radial and a whole lot more, but as often happens, while digging around for information on another engine, I came across the Drysdale Godzilla V-Twin which I hadn’t seen before. Ian must have some gene that prevents him from building anything [...]

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Mark Walker’s Big Ned – the Rotary Valve 3 Liter V-Twin Street Fighter from Australia

March 11, 2013

Big Ned, the 3000cc v-twin from Mark Walker of Australia

Mark Walker of Sydney, Australia has been building and racing motorcycles for many years, but after racing for over 30 years, he decided it was time to move on and instead of building to a set of rules, as racing required, he began building for himself and Big Ned, the fuel injected, 3000cc, rotary valve, 200 horsepower V-Twin was one [...]

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