Strangest cars

[red750]

https://youtu.be/XsQet7yDkhU

[pmccarthy]

Strange but lovely. We visited this today. One side is Mustang(Allison) and the other side is Spitfire (Rolls).

[Old Koreelah]

Fascinating to see such a huge, torquey engine driving cheesecutter tyres.

 

This Merlin installation was found at Narromine one year; every time he started the engine, people came running.

 

 

[facthunter]

Mustang is Merlin,too.  Nev

[old man emu]

Here's a question: All other things being equal, would these two bikes handle the same?

 

[Old Koreelah]

Torque reaction would be a major factor on the first one. It might require a sidecar.

[spenaroo]

39 minutes ago, Old Koreelah said:

Torque reaction would be a major factor on the first one. It might require a sidecar.

Probably no worse then a Moto-Guzzi

also judging by the tyres and rake....
having worked at a Harley dealership. they would both handle horribly. but the first one despite the torque reaction will probable handle better with the smaller wheel and less rake, could actually turn the front wheel.
along with a better center of gravity. springer front end is a nicer ride too.

also the seat is a give-away. that bobber style on the second looks cool... but they are a PITA to ride. always wanting to slide back without any support to keep you seated

Edited August 7, 2023 by spenaroo

[old man emu]

On further thought, and going back into history, The radial replaced the rotary because it is only the "lighter" parts - pistons, rods and crankshaft - that move, so you don't have a large mass (weight, lot of heavy stuff) rotating around a secured point. That eliminated gyroscopic effects which would be murder on a two-wheeler.

 

Hey spenaroo! What do you know about M88 carbies?

[facthunter]

Rotaries are lighter because the shaft does not need counter weighting as it doesn't rotate. Radials for their capacity would have no more torque reaction than others and maybe less as they don't need a flywheel ... Radials have most load on the crank and big end bearing when at high revs and no load.  You will have to think this through for a while to understand why. . Nev

[spenaroo]

1 hour ago, old man emu said:

On further thought, and going back into history, The radial replaced the rotary because it is only the "lighter" parts - pistons, rods and crankshaft - that move, so you don't have a large mass (weight, lot of heavy stuff) rotating around a secured point. That eliminated gyroscopic effects which would be murder on a two-wheeler.

 

Hey spenaroo! What do you know about M88 carbies?

nothing, 

Harley were one of the first motorcycle manufacturers to go fuel injected.

they haven't had carbies since 1995. and we usually reserved the right not to service anything over 10yrs old (parts and labor costs - people don't want to spend what it costs to do this at dealer service prices.

those that we did choose to work on (collectors etc... where we were willing to assist, as we service the rest of their garage - the guys your on first name basis with) had usually put S&S super E/G carbies on the bikes at some point

[red750]

Brauks-8 735cc 1937

 

 

The 1937 Brauks 8, front end is a Terraplane, the rear is a DeSoto