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Offline Bodd

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Re: V8 !
« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2015, 09:42:44 PM »
Quote from: royhall on May 16, 2015, 08:30:49 PM
What about these two babies then.

I appreciate the engineering but not my type of bike.
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Re: V8 !
« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2015, 10:02:23 PM »
Quote from: Bodd on May 16, 2015, 09:42:44 PM
Quote from: royhall on May 16, 2015, 08:30:49 PM
What about these two babies then.

I appreciate the engineering but not my type of bike.
Great for filtering through traffic.
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« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2015, 10:57:33 PM »
Quote from: LesterPiglet on May 16, 2015, 10:02:23 PM
Quote from: Bodd on May 16, 2015, 09:42:44 PM
Quote from: royhall on May 16, 2015, 08:30:49 PM
What about these two babies then.

I appreciate the engineering but not my type of bike.
Great for filtering through traffic.

Would be better off in traffic with this.

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Re: V8 !
« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2015, 11:33:53 PM »
I'd like to buy a chain for my Pugeot please.

What clever dick decided white tyres was a good idea?
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Re: V8 !
« Reply #19 on: May 18, 2015, 02:54:37 PM »
I wonder if air cooling is sufficient for this little CB 800 F V8.
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Re: V8 !
« Reply #20 on: May 18, 2015, 06:20:29 PM »
I'm no engineer, but am just left wondering, "what's the point" of the V8s. I say this because (eg) the 400F frame, clutch, gearbox, wheels, gearbox.... EVERYTHING is bloody designed / stressed for 37BHP / 170Kg & not double that....
So, within a mile or two I guess the clutch will burn out, the rear cylinders overheat, and the frame crack. (sure he'll have beefed up a few extra bits, but I bet a lot of it not)

Hmm...

Nonetheless, Very, very impressive engineering.
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« Reply #21 on: May 18, 2015, 06:40:52 PM »
I would have put an extra disc on the front as well
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« Reply #22 on: May 18, 2015, 09:18:48 PM »
Guess the brakes are waiting to be done  ::)
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« Reply #23 on: May 18, 2015, 10:40:39 PM »
I guess the point is...because he could and fancied the challenge. I imagine it has a bespoke crank and uprated internals but who knows...still a superb bit of engineering. Would love to hear it running....
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« Reply #24 on: May 18, 2015, 11:08:49 PM »
The rear bank might have some cooling issues!
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« Reply #25 on: May 19, 2015, 10:56:25 AM »
I am guessing,but most of these wonderful projects are to prove they can be done,

 I would guess if it was ridden at around 50 ish,it wouldn't get to hot,

 and the frame,transmission and brakes would cope perfectly well,

 just think of the smile it would produce ,


PS,back around 1970,I thought of fitting two Yamaha YAS1 motors together,a twin crank V4 250 cc

my skill was way below my intention
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« Reply #26 on: May 19, 2015, 11:11:00 AM »
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« Reply #27 on: May 19, 2015, 11:31:21 AM »
Doesn't sound great but I really like that some people have the ambition to take on something like that, I love Allen Millyard's creations and I especially like this RD600 triple engineered by Harry Hawkins.

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« Reply #28 on: May 19, 2015, 12:40:22 PM »
Wow, I wonder what the power band is like on that. I had an RD400 and hitting 6k was like feeding in a turbo!

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« Reply #29 on: May 19, 2015, 04:56:24 PM »
Sounds good, except for tickover rattle but as people seem to think the single disc is not up yp a standard 400 not sure about stopping!
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