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Weird rare one-off bikes

fraz said:
Back on the two-wheeled track and being an Alfa fan for years... I would love to hop on the AlfaBeast and try it.

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How does it get any intake at speed? Wouldn't it be dramatically less than at slower speeds, thus making high speed performance awful?
 
Abyss said:
How does it get any intake at speed? Wouldn't it be dramatically less than at slower speeds, thus making high speed performance awful?
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The carbs create a vacuum and like to suck in air naturally. Doesn't need to be forced intake. Look at most modern bikes of the last couple decades and the carb intakes are usually from a somewhat sealed box in the middle of the motor. If those things can suck air in, I would think these could breathe enough.

The story I never saw on this bike was what looks like 4 carbs and custom intake. These V-6 motors were typically fuel injected and there were some carbeureted ones in Europe with SIX CARBS!
 
fraz said:
The carbs create a vacuum and like to suck in air naturally. Doesn't need to be forced intake. Look at most modern bikes of the last couple decades and the carb intakes are usually from a somewhat sealed box in the middle of the motor. If those things can suck air in, I would think these could breathe enough.

The story I never saw on this bike was what looks like 4 carbs and custom intake. These V-6 motors were typically fuel injected and there were some carbeureted ones in Europe with SIX CARBS!
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I don't see any breathing problem at all, as speed builds rider leans forward into the wind force....
Wind is piling up and deflecting down from riders chest, right into velocity stacks.

Ram air at it's best :thumbup
 
Recumbent BMW from the mid 80's. It was supposed to be the future of motorcycles because the riding position made accidents "more survivable"
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Vee Two is out of Australia, they did some cool stuff with Ducati Engines:
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I can't believe no one has brought up this hunk of Dodge crap, the Tomahawk:
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kiltwearinfool said:
Recumbent BMW from the mid 80's. It was supposed to be the future of motorcycles because the riding position made accidents "more survivable"
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What riding position was it? I can't see the pegs, and unsure whether it's very forward leaning or rather cruiser-like...
 
Don't know if these two have been posted, but here they are:
 

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Stormdragon said:
Oh yeah. The chain/sprockets, and tires are gonna hold up on that okay. I'll give it.... oh, around 1.3 seconds under power. :laughing
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Those would be micro seconds, right? :laughing

The guy was probably running a gambling operation.

What will fail first?

Spin tire on rim, ripping off the valve stem?
Spin tire till it explodes?
Will the bicycle spokes snap like un-cooked spaghetti?

Step right up and Place your bets now folks. :laughing
 
Here's something interesting. Says it's a 660, which I'd guess means the motor is the newer 660 that Yamaha only kinda sorta made available in the US as an Adventure bike. The Japanese website however, lists it as a 686. Looks like fun, is all I can say!


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And this one I have no info on whatsoever. Buuuuut I think I need a clean pair of shorts. :drool



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You know this is what attracted me to Motos so long ago, that if you are mechanically inclined as well, you can shape it to whatever you desire, I don't think I have had one bike that I have not tweaked to my own whims.
 
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