Rorty
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| posted on 18/5/05 at 11:13 PM |
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Beck's BEC.
Here's a pic of Dave Beck's blown engine.
 
Rescued attachment Beck_blow.jpg
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
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madman280
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| posted on 19/5/05 at 12:28 AM |
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Damn, that is one scarey looking engine. What engine is it? Looks quite allot like my air cooled GS 1000 engines I was asking about in another post.
Any idea what caused the failure?
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Rorty
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| posted on 19/5/05 at 12:36 AM |
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It's definitely a Suzuki toaster and I'm pretty sure it is an over bored 1000cc lump, though I don't know the exact model.
Failure? Too much too quick? I really don't know. They're a strong engine for a bike, but don't cut it quite as well in a car.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
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madman280
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| posted on 21/5/05 at 12:39 AM |
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Rorty, Who's Dave Beck and where did you find the picture?
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Rorty
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| posted on 21/5/05 at 12:52 AM |
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I believe he's from the US, at any rate, that's where the photo was sent to me from.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
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madman280
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| posted on 21/5/05 at 01:11 PM |
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Being that I'm considering using a GS enging in my lotus clone, I was a bit concerned when I saw that picture. So I've done a bit of
research. I noticed that the rods in that picture are copper coloured and knife edged, something I've not seen on a modified GS before. I asked
a few others about it and someone mentioned that the prostock drag bikes use the GS engine, and they might be a product of Falicon engineering. Seems
they could be. http://www.faliconcranks.com/suzgs.htm
then a google search for Dave Beck turned this up http://www.eurodragster.com/news/features/dave_beck.asp It seems dave is a British Prostock drag
racer and in the story he says the engines are 1650cc's aaaand produce way over 300hp! so no wonder it broke like that. Makes me a bit more
comfortable in using a GS now. Thanks Rorty 
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OX
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| posted on 21/5/05 at 01:19 PM |
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i used to fit the odd tyre to his drag bike wheel every now and then,havent seen him for a long time now tho,also met the bloke who does his uk
dragbike engine rebuilds once on a suzuki course at the wirral  ,i got a bollocking the first time i ever fitted him a tyre ,i soaped the tyre when
fitting it ,so when he tried to pull off from the start the bike just sat there spinning the wheel inside the tyre ,,ooops
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Rorty
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| posted on 21/5/05 at 01:27 PM |
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Good bit of investigating. I was way off, though in my defence, the info was second hand.
That's amazing. At 1650cc and with over 300hp it's no wonder the tuing's a grenade.
I still maintain the toasters aren't the best choice for a car though. It's endurance and not just the grunt they require.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
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madman280
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| posted on 21/5/05 at 01:54 PM |
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Rorty,
No worries at all. Was a really nice lead, I appreciate the information. Its good to have people to bounce ideas around with.
I still find that picture disturbing. Its definatly got me thinking that I better make the engines easy to change, maybe with an eye to another type.
If I didn't already have these engines I wouldn't even consider them.
CJ
[Edited on 21/5/05 by madman280]
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Triton
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| posted on 21/5/05 at 02:02 PM |
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Triumph triple......the Daytona 955i makes for a mental engine in a car....the noise the grunt out does a jap motor anyday..
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madman280
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 08:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Triton
Triumph triple......the Daytona 955i makes for a mental engine in a car....the noise the grunt out does a jap motor anyday..
Is that an offer?? Would be happy to trade my two GS's for your triple.
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