What to do with that O-540 core...

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

 

[GaryM]

Very cool. Doesn't look like it's built for cornering (it only ran in a straight line in the video), or surfaces other than glassy-smooth asphalt, but very cool nonetheless.

 

[Jim K]

I couldn't make it to the end of the video.... the hyperbole was too thick. Did they address cooling at all, or is it only designed to run for 5 minutes every four hours?

 

[brcase]

I couldn't make it to the end of the video.... the hyperbole was too thick. Did they address cooling at all, or is it only designed to run for 5 minutes every four hours?

Wouldn't need much for cooling more for? It is an aircooled engine designed to run at 75% power continuously. That is probably only running 5-10% power 99% of the time.

 

[schmookeeg]

How is that rear-... tire? driven? like another rubber roller?

That's an odd contraption but... I am jealous and would totally rock it. Dude looks like batman. I didn't watch with sound but I am imagining it being like 3.5 Harleys in volume and irritation to passersby.

I also have no idea how that thing cools properly with no baffling. I assume the rear jugs just cook.

 

[Zeldman]

Butt 2 inches away from open back tire.?? Not me....

I would like to see it make a turn. And also go faster than a kid on a bicycle.

 

[Dan Thomas]

Wouldn't need much for cooling more for? It is an aircooled engine designed to run at 75% power continuously. That is probably only running 5-10% power 99% of the time.

You're forgetting that six-foot fan usually found just in front of aircraft engines.

 

[JohnAJohnson]

Must get old plotting your route to avoid any speed bumps higher than 1/2".

 

[Brad Z]

Practically speaking, the the bike would be better served substituting the weight of the engine for an electric motor and lithium batteries. This isn't exactly a cross country ride. But I guess perhaps an airplane engine was the point of this contraption?

 

[Zeldman]

But I guess perhaps an airplane engine was the point of this contraption?

I would say you are 99% correct. More show than go.

 

[benyflyguy]

Real blade runner feel.