Characteristics of the best high performance bicycle engine
The pocket bikes also comes from China and many R/C engines that reaches mind boggling RPM's and horsepower.
Would it be possible for any of these manufacturers also produce a bicycle engine with better quality? or possibly a bicycle engine manufacturer to adapt the same quality control and technology?
Ofcourse, the price would be more expensive but I think it would be really worth it.
The first manufacturer or
Vendor who can build a bicycle engine with following characteristics wins this industry, and will become a well-known brand like BMW, Mercedes, etc...
A good, high performance, racing bicycle engine should have at least have one or all of the following characteristics:
1) Well-balanced and centered cranks.
2) High speed bearings.
3) Steel sleaved barrel.
4) High compression pistons.
5) Angled spark-plug on the 70cc cylinder head.
6) Matched intake and exhaust ports
7) Fully ported.
8) Reed valves.
9) Diaphragm Carburetors.
It may sound like an overkill, and probably would not fall in the category 'For street use'. But that's what I like and some of us here.
So Chris of China, why is it that none of the bicycle engine manufacturers in China has'nt come up with an bicycle engine that performs like a pocket bike engine or the same as an R/C engine?
Is it because of safety concern? and would not be legally used for street use?
Is it because it would not be fuel efficient?
There are 48cc pocket bike engines that has twice the RPM, and 4 times the horsepower of the 70cc.
Is there any research and development being done to improve these bicycle engines?
So Chris of China, please kindly provide us some update on the next generation of bicycle engines...