Engine configs

Don't forget the V-1
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Here is my working list of engine configs to write about in
the
Motorcyclopedia. I haven't written any of these yet, I'm
working on the
animations.

Have I left any out?
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4 Stroke Engine Configurations, with 2 stroke where
applicable:

- Single ( + 2 stroke)
- Twin, V (all angles, + 2 stroke)
- Twin, opposed, horizontal
- Twin, parallel (180°, 360° firing sequence, + 2 stroke)
- Triple, in-line (all firing sequences, + 2 stroke)
- Triple, V(+ 2 stroke)
- Four, opposed
- Four, inline (all firing sequences)
- Four, inline horizontal
- Four, V (all angles)
- Four, square (+ 2 stroke)
- Five, V
- Five, inline... does this exist? I've never heard of one,
but that
doesn't mean squat.
- Six, V
- Six, inline

Where I have an example of a 2 stroke version I've included
it, but I'm not
certain my list is complete.

Cheers Manning

 

morbidelli and moto guzzi made V8s
and what about the oval piston honda V4 jobbies

 

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Spagthorpe Wrestler with its
'Three-and-a-half-stroke-with-a-wiggly-bit-thrown-in' horizontally opposed
twin.

http://www.spagthorpe.com/production/wrestler.html

Manning

 

sharkey wrote:

Actually, the Honda 250's weren't odd, they tended to be even....2's,
4's and a 6 or two.

It was a 125 from Honda that was odd....the five cylinder.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Tandem twins? cylinders fore and after, seperate crankshafts geared
together..

Like the Kwaka KR1?

 

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:15:20 +1000, "Manning" asked......

Snip most

RC 149 Honda, 38bhp @ 20500rpm, 8 speed gearbox.

RC 166 Honda, 60bph @ 18000rpm, 7 speed gearbox

both raced in the middle 60's

John

 

Do you have the L-twin 6-stroke that Seffistrayan chappie built?

--
Conehead
"Your credibilty along with all the other people arguing in this thread has
been totally distroyed... I am copying this thread and will send it... but
I'll send it not to the parents, but to a couple of magazines I know..."
kiwipete in a hissy-fit

 

V-3 2-stroke (Honda)

Al

 

No - it was on the original list.

Manning

 

Are you doing methods of valve actuation within this project?

Al

--
Al

"Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon. "

Remove *ME* before replying

 

And didn't Morbidelli make a v6 out of a honda motor ?

JL

 

What about the Knocker engine? eg. Commer
or the Deltic?
A Deltic would be a tight fit on a motorcycle though..

 

In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:29:22 +1000

Dunno about morbidelli, but Laverda made a V6, even did a replica for
sale as a road bike a few years ago.

Zebee

 

"sharkey" wrote

250 and 300 in-line-across-the-frame sixes and an in-line 5 cylinder
125. I think DKW made a triple with two vertical and one horizontal
cylinder.

Theo

 

And then there's Allen Millyard's five-cylinder smokers,
and his Kawasaki V12 ...

http://uk.zn1300.com/

-----sharks

 

You know Sharkey, I was just waiting for you to mention the
"transversely-mounted counter-rotating dual-rotor Wankel" or the
"flat, opposed seven", or, of course:

"The motorcycle's 16-liter engine was a little monster: six
1800cc pistons and four 1300cc pistons in a complex W arrangement
with three heads: one twenty-valve four-cylinder bank in the
center flanked by a pair of eighteen-valve three-cylinder
banks. The central pistons had five valves each, three intake and
two exhaust; while the flanking pistons had six valves each,
three intake and three exhaust. These were operated by a complex
set of hydraulically actuated valve lifters, with camshafts
located two over each cylinder bank and two more in the gullies
between banks."



big (a little googleage may lead to much enlightenment...)

 

When Manning sets up a new Gentleperson's Motorbicycle Compendium,
written entirely in INTERCAL and with text in Old Esperanto,
only then will he be worthy to behold to sublime glory of
the Spagthorpe Motor Company.

(and I didn't mention the Norton Commander, either)

-----sharks

 

In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 21 Oct 2003 07:39:58 +0700

MVX.

They made a todo about it when it came out, cos their 4 strokes were as
bad as everyone else's and Yamaha's LC had the market sewn up. I
vaguely recall some marketing bumph saying it had more cylinders so was
better...

It disappeared very rapidly when they started seizing every other start.

Then they decided to stick too what they knew, and instead of a complex
2 stroke sportbike brought out a complex 4 stroke sportbike, the VT250.

The first model suffered Honda Camchain-itis, but they were all fixed
under warranty (as they seldom got over 8,000 before blowing up) and
after that were fine. A few other niggles were sorted as it morphed to
the fullfaired Integra and then the Spada we all know and Big loves.

Zebee

 

So, had Apache been ported to the difference engine yet???



big

 

Garn the Norton Commander...


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