Aniket Vardhan just told me the Musket V-Twin is bringing bigger guns to the fight. Since Royal Enfield only offers the 500cc Bullet in the U.S., the Musket will be moving up to 1000cc. The crankcase design will be modified to accept the 500cc barrels found here which also means you'll be able to use whatever performance parts are available, that's right, YOU, because Aniket's … [Read more...]
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Enfield Musket has a New Website and Logo
Aniket has been building a new website for his very popular 700cc Musket V-Twin. He recently repainted the tank with his new logo, 2 muskets standing in a V design behind the words Enfield Musket. I think it looks very professional and captures the essence of the V-Twin project. His site is just starting out but looks good so far. The section on "process" should be an … [Read more...]
Royal Enfield Musket – Update
Some of you may have missed the new video Aniket made of his Royal Enfield Musket V-Twin, ... he added pipes. The little shorties worked during the shakedown runs but you really need to hear the sound of this twin with the long pipes to believe it. Sweet! They look good, too. Have I mentioned how much I like this project? UPDATE: Aniket sent in photos with the new exhaust … [Read more...]
Royal Enfield V-Twin – The Musket
What you see here is a 700cc Royal Enfield V-Twin constructed using two 350cc top ends. The whole bike appears to have come from the factory, or maybe the "special vehicle operations" section, instead of the mind and work of a creative and determined owner. Aniket Vardhan, the builder, still wants to come up with a better exhaust arrangement, than short open pipes, but already, … [Read more...]
Norcroft Royal Enfield V-Twin Project Lives Again
In the very first year of The Kneeslider, way back in November of 2004, I wrote a short post about a V-Twin called the Norcroft. Like the Carberry and the the Musket, the Norcroft is based on a new bottom end designed to mount the top ends of a Royal Enfield single. Although it was built and running at that time, it seemed to disappear over the years and I heard no more about … [Read more...]
Yamaha Warrior 14 Cylinder Radial Engine Project Begins
As mentioned in the progress report on Russell Sutton's 9 cylinder radial engine, he's already begun work on his next project. This one's going to be a real beauty, a 14 cylinder radial in two rows of 7 cylinders each. The top ends for each cylinder will be from a Yamaha XV1700 Warrior. The complete engine will displace 11.7 liters, 835cc per cylinder. We've seen some … [Read more...]