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The Musket 1120 Magnum by Aniket Vardhan is Finished

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The very first Musket completed for a customer has been delivered. It's the Musket 1120 Magnum with a full 1120cc engine, based on the Royal Enfield single, but with custom designed and cast crankcase, cylinders, connecting rods and crankshaft, this engine is far more Aniket Vardhan than Royal Enfield. A new engine builder emerges in the USA From the start, this … [Read more...]

Allen Millyard’s Incredible SS100 V-Twin

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After starting on an article about the 5000cc Flying Millyard, which I will get back to, I came across a couple of videos of Allen Millyard's Honda based SS100 V-Twin and couldn't stop grinning. Have any of you seen and heard this engine and the bike it's gone into? I like big engines as much as anyone, but the SS100, built from two 50cc Hondas, is incredible. Listen to this! … [Read more...]

Toyota Developing a Free Piston Engine Linear Generator

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Quite a few years ago, we wrote about a free piston engine design being tested in research labs. It's a pretty interesting concept where a piston is used to generate electricity by moving a magnet past a coil. The piston isn't attached to a crankshaft, it just connects to a magnet and the linear motion does all the work. Now it looks like Toyota is working to make this engine a … [Read more...]

Recumbent Racer Virtual Hub Center Steering Closeup with Video

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After showing you Bob Horn's excellent recumbent racer project, the Kawasaki EXperimental500, some of you were curious about how the steering worked. It's far better to show it in action than try to explain it, so Bob shot this short video from several angles and you can see for yourself. I will not attempt to do more than show it to you, Bob will have to be the one to … [Read more...]

The Mechanical Beauty of Gears in Motion

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Pat Conkle was a retired machinist and he created this amazing display of gears, levers, cams and pistons in his shop while his wife, whose health was failing, sat nearby. They were able to spend this time together as he built some very impressive mechanisms that can be appreciated by anyone, though the more technically inclined you are, the more you'll see. Watch the … [Read more...]