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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...]

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...]

KTM 300 EXC All Wheel Drive Conversion

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Today's dirt bikes are pretty capable machines, light weight with long travel suspension and able to traverse rugged terrain with ease, but there are times additional drive from the front wheel would be an advantage. Marty Lawson and his dad decided to design a front drive system for a KTM 300 EXC and what you see here is their third prototype and it looks like they've got it … [Read more...]

Wheels Evolve Into Balls with Spherical Drive System

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Other than a few variants on tracks or some future designs that fly, motorcycles all have wheels and we know what wheels look like, some sort of disc rotating either forward of backward, right? Well, maybe not, because this group of students from Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering at San Jose State University looked at a few sci-fi vehicles and thought, "Hey, why not … [Read more...]

Is Road Racing Part of Harley Davidson’s Core?

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Harley, as we all know, returned to focusing on the core of the HD brand when they discontinued Buell and sold MV Agusta. The debate, especially about Buell, has been long and loud ever since. But while dumping Buell, everyone said it's now crusiers, all day, everyday, but it would be easy for the Motor Company to do a lot more racing while still focusing on the core brand. … [Read more...]