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Posted by: CCR5600Design ® 06/18/2009, 10:49:01 Author Profile eMail author Edit

For all the gearheads in the audience, I present the following: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ratfuML9QA&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebangshift%2Ecom%2Fblog%2FVideo%2Dof%2Dthe%2DWeek%2D48%2DCylinder%2DMotorcycle%2Ehtml&feature=player_embedded I am of the opinion, just because you can do it, doesn't necessarily mean you should... We now return you to your regularly scheduled program, already in progress. Ron

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Posted by: Marky ® 06/18/2009, 11:07:35 Author Profile eMail author Edit

Holy Cow Ron!!! ....That's a "Make Sure Your Life Ins. Is Paid Before You Ride" bike.

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Posted by: RWOLFEJR ® 06/18/2009, 15:39:52 Author Profile eMail author Edit

You're both right. Sure would want to be paid up on your insurance, and yes it is excessive. Most folks could surely see that 42 cylinders wouldv'e been plenty... and shortened the bike up a half a foot...!!

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Posted by: CCR5600Design ® 06/18/2009, 22:59:00 Author Profile eMail author Edit

quote: "Most folks could surely see that 42 cylinders wouldv'e been plenty..." The reason, as I under stand it, was to utilize ignition distributors from Jaguar. As 42 is not evenly divisible by 12, (the number of cylinders of the engines which the distributors were garnered)it only made sense to build a 48 cylinder engine. Afterall, who would want a lame 36-cylinder engine on their motorcycle when they could go whole-hog (pun intended) and have 4 twelve-packs of fun? Ron

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Posted by: randykimball ® 06/27/2009, 01:00:33 Author Profile eMail author Edit

....... ya think there may be a torque balance control problem with this... it was bad enough on the P-51 Mustang.. I don't want anywhere down road of that junk pile. That is totally insane. I assume it is intended for a land speed record of some kind. Using all that torque to drive the final drive at high speed and to overcome wind resistance... .. a death trap! The worst suggestion of your lifetime may be the catalyst to the grandest idea of the century, never let suggestions go unsaid nor fail to listen to them.

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