Volvorsport
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 06:10 PM |
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best engine for a trike ?
ok , i want the best engine for front engine rear drive shaft/chain
air/water not bothered , BMW keeps sticking in my head
just want something to search .
im after easy to build that will get me to work cheaply but provide some thrills.
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 06:19 PM |
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V4 Bike engine. Google 'Bardsey Bullet'.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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scootz
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 06:24 PM |
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What kind of trike? Traditional layout, or 'reverse'? What weight are you aiming for?
Do you have a 'style' in mind?
It's Evolution Baby!
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 06:45 PM |
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reverse trike , bit like a morgan but i want it to be aerodynamically efficient so it may be a bit narrow.
100 mph top speed would be fine / 50 mpg is a goal .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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spiderman
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 06:47 PM |
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Pedals! I had them on my trike before I learned how to ride a proper bike. 
Only joking guys. How about something shaft drive? It seems logical to me if you are building a conventional trike/reverse trike.
[Edited on 23/12/11 by spiderman]
Spider
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 06:53 PM |
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i did specify shaft/chain drive !!!
i was thinking something like a sidecar , but completely faired in , but that would mean doing my bike licence unless somebody else knows different
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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r1_pete
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 06:59 PM |
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Moto Guzzi V Twin, the idea of a guzzi morgan look alike is etched on the back of my brain, guess it won't go away till I try it...
Even thinking of ways to incoperate a car gearbox for a reverse...
[Edited on 23/12/11 by r1_pete]
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steve m
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 07:06 PM |
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"i did specify shaft/chain drive !!! "
err what else is left? as i dont think warp drive is quite working yet
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leeswesty
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 07:08 PM |
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Why not do a bike conversion i was a trike builder for 5 years at the trike shop in Cardiff and used to do all the shows and see a lot of crap but if
car engine one is what you want then good luck seen a Subaru engine trike was nice.
Live life to the max
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scootz
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 07:12 PM |
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If I was building a front engined trike, then I'd make it front wheel drive. Air cooled V-twin hanging out the front... coupled straight onto
an LSD.
(Ps - I know it's not what you want  ).
It's Evolution Baby!
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smart51
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 07:14 PM |
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The best place to fit an engine is just infront of the front axle. Ideally it would have a very low centre of gravity, so a boxer engine is best.
Porsche, Subary, VW beetle or 2CV spring to mind. Erm, or a scooter engine. A Vee engine would be the next best. Plenty of V twins on bikes, or a
V4 from a Pan European.
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 08:06 PM |
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so the BMW boxer isnt a good engine ?
i thought of something like the oekmobil , but with two wheels on the front , but that design would lend itslef better to a rear engine trike , and
would be far simpler to build .
its also more difficult to fit two people in .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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scootz
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 08:10 PM |
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BMW Boxer is a very good engine... particularly if you're definitely going front-engine and rear wheel drive (pic attached of mine showing the
gearbox and prop).
It's Evolution Baby!
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 08:29 PM |
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i must have asked this before , what bmw bikes have the boxer ?
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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scootz
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 08:39 PM |
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All the 'R' bikes.
It's Evolution Baby!
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smart51
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 09:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Volvorsportso the BMW boxer isnt a good engine ?
Must I really quote every boxer engine in existence? I believe Paxton bus engines are boxers. Fancy one of them? Plenty of low down grunt.
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 10:16 PM |
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ooof
volvo B10M - thats mid engined ......
ive thought about a beetle too , just do a remake of the original porsche record car , job done .......
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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graememk
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 10:57 PM |
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i'm using a k100 rs for my trike
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