Two Wheel Fix - 48 cylinder bike

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48 cylinder bike

http://www.bigbikeriders.com/48cyl.htm

http://www.bigbikeriders.com/images/mebigg.jpg

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"Each motor is basically 8 "s1 /KH250" cylinders bolted on to cut up standard casings, with a 8 cyl built up crank, in turn they are bolted to a housing, gear linked and driven thru a BMW road bike gearbox, as the bike is pretty long already it would be difficult to put a transverse drive thru a gearbox. It has taken almost three years of hard work and he has overcome some huge problems to get here - - where do you even start to think about building a bike like this? . . . Oh, by the way, Simon is not an engineer of any kind - he oversees the building of shopping precincts etc

Don't look at it as a bike, look at it as a pure feat of engineering . . . and Simon built a Nitrous injected, fuel injected, water cooled, supercharged H1 about 5 years ago! . . . . How will he top this one? He can't - WHO CAN? I think as you say, his next project may be reverting back to a small engine and gaining the maximum horsepower from it "

"The bike has a small 75cc "Donkey" engine undr the seat to start it."

"The ignition is by 6 x 8cyl E-Type Jaguar distributers."

"Oh, and not only does it run - but it is rideable - JUST! - the engine and box alone weight just over a ton! "

Suck that boss hoss

good fucking god. that thing looks like an ANIMAL.

I'd ride it... at least once!

The guy on the bike is Rick Brett, one of the most knowledgable people in the world on kawasaki triples.

Here's a youtube video of the 48 cylinder bike running.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ratfuML9QA&

As an added bonus, here Rick showing PART of his personal collection :cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGew-2Cd8vQ

Jeff

Sure sounds like a open belt drive on the other side...

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Originally Posted by Gas Man (Post 227573)

I'd ride it... at least once!

I'd probably drop it a couple of times!! :lol Can you imagine dropping that thing on your leg?? :tremble:

Guess you'd need some super vics! :D