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...]
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Drysdale Godzilla V-Twin
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...]
XR600 9 Cylinder Radial Engine Update with Video
If you're one of The Kneeslider's many readers who is interested in Russell Sutton's 9 cylinder radial engine, the one he's building from the cylinders of a Honda XR600, you'll want to have a look at these videos. The engine isn't complete yet, but Russell is to the testing stage, running the assembly with external power to test the balance and lubrication. There are two videos … [Read more...]
Honda XR600 9 Cylinder Radial Engine Progress Continues
A thing of beauty is a joy to behold and this is certainly mechanical beauty. Some new photos just arrived from down under, courtesy of Ian Drysdale, who is working on this marvelous 9 cylinder radial engine with Russell Sutton, using Honda XR600 top ends. We've written about this project twice before which began back in 2008 and the in-progress photos show it's well along … [Read more...]
Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Radial Engine
Since we've seen so many radial engines here on The Kneeslider, the Rotec radials used in the bikes by Jesse James and JRL Cycles, plus the radial being built by Russell Sutton, I thought it might be worth mentioning the Pratt & Whitney R-4360, a 28 cylinder radial built in 4 banks of 7, each slightly offset for cooling purposes. The first version had an output of about … [Read more...]
Honda XR600 9 Cylinder Radial Engine Update
Ian Drysdale thought we might want to know a little more about the Honda XR600 based 9 cylinder radial engine Russell Sutton is building that we mentioned last year, so he sent some more up to date photos. Ian's working on the crankshaft and rods for the engine while Russell keeps himself busy with the rest of it. Russell really likes radials, he says his personal favorite … [Read more...]