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bigbird
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2387
Location : Winnipeg
Points : 7836
Registration date : 2010-05-02
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joncallihan
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1025
Age : 86
Location : Lafayette, Colorado, USA
Points : 6861
Registration date : 2009-02-16
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sat Dec 03, 2011 3:31 pm | |
| Amazing. I am disappointed that the cams are in the crankcase, rather than in the heads.
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Waspie
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2392
Age : 72
Location : Portland, UK
Points : 8077
Registration date : 2009-07-26
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sat Dec 03, 2011 3:40 pm | |
| Thats an awesome tiny machine. The skill involved in making a tiny working thing is incredible. |
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bigbird
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2387
Location : Winnipeg
Points : 7836
Registration date : 2010-05-02
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sat Dec 03, 2011 4:33 pm | |
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Waspie
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2392
Age : 72
Location : Portland, UK
Points : 8077
Registration date : 2009-07-26
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sat Dec 03, 2011 4:53 pm | |
| Looked to me like it was air driven!!
Only saw one plastic tube feeding the thing!!! The lower end of the engine was exposed too. |
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joncallihan
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1025
Age : 86
Location : Lafayette, Colorado, USA
Points : 6861
Registration date : 2009-02-16
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sat Dec 03, 2011 4:55 pm | |
| My guess was glow plug. I think Waspie is right tho.
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bigbird
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2387
Location : Winnipeg
Points : 7836
Registration date : 2010-05-02
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sat Dec 03, 2011 5:07 pm | |
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Waspie
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2392
Age : 72
Location : Portland, UK
Points : 8077
Registration date : 2009-07-26
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sat Dec 03, 2011 5:12 pm | |
| - bigbird wrote:
- If it was air driven then it's just a very expensive model of an internal combustion engine.
If that's the case I'm only impressed by the machining.
Now I'll have to put my 582cc parallel twin internal combustion engine back in my Swing. Don't be so hasty, it may be possible to adapt an air driven thingymajigg to drive your 'Wing'. A mini air compressor, micro filters. I mean, the fuel is all around and FREE!!!!!! |
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bigbird
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2387
Location : Winnipeg
Points : 7836
Registration date : 2010-05-02
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:00 pm | |
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JeffR_
Site Admin
Number of posts : 1103
Age : 65
Location : Bay Area, Ca
Points : 9004
Registration date : 2010-05-12
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:45 pm | |
| Terry, Just put a gas powered air compressor on your back seat and you can get all the air you want. A "Real Man" would have done this already.  |
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bigbird
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2387
Location : Winnipeg
Points : 7836
Registration date : 2010-05-02
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:50 pm | |
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tinman
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1298
Age : 76
Location : Matheson, Ontario, Canada
Points : 6059
Registration date : 2011-11-29
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:20 am | |
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I think that tub connects to the wazoo. GO green ! Save the planet.
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wis-rider
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 154
Age : 78
Location : St. Nazianz, WI
Points : 5168
Registration date : 2010-12-31
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:41 am | |
| Having worked in a small engine plant building lawn mower engines, I can really appreciate what it must take to machine all those little parts. Just a little to much tool pressure and you are starting over again. Awesome! |
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Jinglebob
Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 297
Location : Sacramento
Points : 5950
Registration date : 2009-07-18
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sun Dec 04, 2011 1:49 pm | |
| Whether it actually functions or is an air-driven model, all I can say is WOW!
Bet it won't pass CARB certification, though... |
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larryinseattle
Touring Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 387
Age : 71
Location : Lattitude 47
Points : 5681
Registration date : 2010-03-31
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:27 pm | |
| A guy from the Steve Saunders site (Goldwing) is this guy's neighbor. He builds these things but won't sell any of them. He has quite a collection of these types of mini motors.
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dspevack
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2008
Age : 59
Location : Miami, FL
Points : 8140
Registration date : 2008-12-27
| | Subject: Re: New engine for my Swing Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:40 pm | |
| Bigbird,
If you really want something unique, I don't see why you can't put around
three DOZEN of those things in place of the original engine.
You'll be the only bike on the planet with a 432 cylinder power plant.
Dan
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