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Been watching this channel a bit and have been gaining a lot of interest in old time engines, this one is something else. A four stroke single cylinder engine with NO VALVES, NO PUSHRODS and NO ROCKER ARMS! Think of it as a two stroke with two separate sets of ported cylinder walls, very interesting indeed.
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1980 Yamaha XS1100G (Current bike)
1982 GS450txz (former bike)
LONG list of previous bikes not listed here.
I identify as a man but according to the label on a box of Stauffers Baked Lasagne I'm actually a family of four -
It's a variation on the sleeve valve engine. The Brits were big on them in WW2. Best known was the Bristol Hercules aero engine which lasted from 1939 (1,290 hp) until the late 1950s (1,980hp)
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It's pretty amazing how that sleeve continues to work it's way in and out with all the heat to make things expand and the oil getting thinned out.1980 Yamaha XS1100G (Current bike)
1982 GS450txz (former bike)
LONG list of previous bikes not listed here.
I identify as a man but according to the label on a box of Stauffers Baked Lasagne I'm actually a family of fourComment
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All done with a slide rule and a drafting table.....
check out
Greg's planes and automobiles lots of info dense engine vids.1983 GS 550 LD
2009 BMW K1300sComment
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And machined using manual machine tools!Originally posted by Cipher View PostMy Motorcycles:
22 Kawasaki Z900 RS (Candy Tone Blue)
22 BMW K1600GT (Probably been to a town near you)
82 1100e Drag Bike (needs race engine)
81 1100e Street Bike (with race engine)
79 1000e (all original)
82 850g (all original)
80 KZ 650F (needs restored)Comment
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Few days go by I don't think about the accomplishments were made 100 or 200 yrs ago, with the tools and equipment they had to work with back then... Thinking they must have been were waaay smarter than us.1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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