Double engine made to look like twin cyl engine. Nice package. I'm sure the timing between the two has been figured out. Can't wait to see it run.
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Hi Guys! Sorry I haven't been around here much. My real name is John Gavina on the FB site.
Looks like timing that china twin is simply just a matter of positioning the clutch gear. I'm following his build rather closely.
Looks like timing that china twin is simply just a matter of positioning the clutch gear. I'm following his build rather closely.
Omg that thing ought to fly dude! I you cud make the crankcase look more circular then a person could make a effing awesom board tracker how much is one? If there not two expencive put my name down for one lol
That carrot (engine) was hung in front of our noses 2 years ago.
So far, it is still not available.
An excellent idea that never came to be....
So far, it is still not available.
An excellent idea that never came to be....
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because you still need at least 1 or two working models. one to keep, and one to send to china.
then you can only buy in minimum order quantities of anywhere from 50 to 100+
so even if you can buy 50...lets say each one is worth $80 bucks each (rubbery figures i know but here goes)
80 x 50 = 4000 +
shipping potentially $1000+
any fees, charges, landing fees etc etc possibly another 1000+
your looking at $6k up front.... and thats being generous by saying you could have 50 made....
but there is a definite market for them.....
Not to mention the $50,000.00 that the EPA wants for testing and approval for importation, if and that's a big if it actually passes 2012 emission standards.
the other possibility............... is to have the crankcase, crank and gears machined up and sold as an accessory....then people would have to buy two grubbee/china girl etc etc motors, and cannabalise them for the parts, and put them into the new v twin crank case.....
cnc machined alloy case $100....
2 x motors approx. 150.00 = 300....
probably pull it off for about $500 fitted?
would take a bit of mechanical nous to mate the bits at home for the general grease money....
So someone stateside did all this to develop the existing grubee single? Or did the Chinese come up with that themselves?
The China Girl AKA HT is a knock off from the Russian engine.... that came from some where else as well I think? http://motorbicycling.com/f4/russian-engines-d-4-d-5-a-6820.html
i think some guy with the surname grube, bought one on a trip to china and brought it back with him...
fitted it to his bike and got all sorts of questions and people wanting to buy it. so he went back and bought a crapload more.
but the Chinese have pretty much manufactured every bike engine known. could have been someone elses design thats been copied, i'm not too much up on the history of the grubee.
EDIT- see above lol
fitted it to his bike and got all sorts of questions and people wanting to buy it. so he went back and bought a crapload more.
but the Chinese have pretty much manufactured every bike engine known. could have been someone elses design thats been copied, i'm not too much up on the history of the grubee.
EDIT- see above lol
Nooooooooo!
Just bypass the China engine and install the Maytag in the bicycle.
FWIW, I am still trying to get an old Maytag single or twin.