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DIY Quarter Scale Fuel Injected DOHC V8 Engine

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There is a subculture of incredibly skilled hobby machinists turning out work that is awe inspiring for anyone who has ever stood before a milling machine or to those who simply appreciate great work. This V8 engine, built entirely from scratch, is one of those "best of breed" examples; fuel injected, double overhead cams, serpentine belt drive for the accessories and a smooth … [Read more...]

Homemade 694cc Honda V8 Motorcycle for Sale

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A few years ago we put up a short post about a fellow who made his own 694cc V8 engine with a homemade crankcase and his own crossplane crankshaft. Top ends come courtesy of engines from a Honda CB350F. The engine ran and sounded pretty sweet, but there was no information on it that I could find. A quick run through the eBay listings this morning and something catches my … [Read more...]

Drysdale Godzilla V-Twin

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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 ordinary … [Read more...]

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

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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 of the first of several amazing engines and … [Read more...]

Indian Reveals the Thunder Stroke 111 V-Twin

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Indian Motorcycles has been teasing the introduction of their new engine for months and they've finally revealed their all new Thunder Stroke 111 V-Twin. Although it's a brand new engine, they drew heavily from classic Indian engine designs. The 49 degree, 111 cubic inch V-Twin has 3 cams, parallel pushrods and down firing exhausts. The intake is on the left. It's unit … [Read more...]

Allen Millyard Builds a 5 Liter V-Twin

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Allen Millyard, everyone's favorite Dr. Enginestein, has done it again, this time taking two cylinders from a Pratt and Whitney 1340 radial and making himself a 5 liter V-Twin, the "Flying Millyard." Everything is hand made, including the crankshaft and connecting rods, then, in what seems to be the new popular skill among high level engine builders, he created some wooden … [Read more...]