After the article on the Sutton radial, I was contacted by Ian Drysdale. Ian has been a busy guy with a lot of amazing projects currently underway. Among the many things he mentioned, one really got my attention, the Drysdale 1000 V8 sportsbike that was stolen some years ago, was recovered and it's back in Ian's workshop, though, unfortunately, it's had a rather rough life … [Read more...]
Russell Sutton’s 14 Cylinder Radial Engine Comes to Life – UPDATE – New Videos
Digging back through The Kneeslider, I found the article with the first CAD drawings and patterns for this engine, a turbocharged 14 cylinder, two row, radial engine using the cylinders and heads from a Yamaha XV1700 Warrior. That was 10 years ago. It gives you some indication of the time, effort and perseverance necessary to bring a project like this from idea to running … [Read more...]
Ian Drysdale Wants to Know if You’ve Seen This V8 Motorcycle Because it’s Still Missing
Five years ago, the Drysdale V8 motorcycle shown in the photo above, was stolen from its owner in Melbourne, Australia. It was chained to another motorcycle, but the chain was cut and only the Drysdale was taken, the other bike was left behind. This wasn't random, it appears to be a classic "stolen to order" operation. We wrote about the bike here and it wasn't long … [Read more...]
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...]