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Mar 26, 2007 | 11:16 PM

#11

DynaDan

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From: The Beach

RE: Radial Hell

Wow! I bet that thing will drain that gas tank pretty quick.

Mar 26, 2007 | 11:22 PM

#12

Mac57

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From: North Jersey

RE: Radial Hell

Read about it. I would love to hear it run. Wonder if it sounds like a Stearman coming in for a three point.

Mar 26, 2007 | 11:45 PM

#13

04harleyboy

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From: Southeastern Michigan

RE: Radial Hell

Didn't hear it run, but I would have loved too!

Mar 27, 2007 | 12:03 AM

#14

mimo

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From: MEXICO

RE: Radial Hell

That is also one cool ride!

The reason I like the look of the Jesse James one is because it reminds me the bi-planes "The Red Byron"!

Regards.

Mar 27, 2007 | 12:16 AM

#15

04harleyboy

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From: Southeastern Michigan

RE: Radial Hell

I think the Jesse James one looks great from the front, kinda scary even

Mar 27, 2007 | 08:12 AM

#16

surv1

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From: Ocean Springs, MS

RE: Radial Hell

Quote:

ORIGINAL: Guilty

Now that is one ugly bike. Imagine getting your foot caught in that whirling engine.

On most radials, the engine doesn't spin. On a few, the crank is fixed and the engine spins.....but this isn't one of them.

Mar 27, 2007 | 08:38 AM

#17

AR4CE

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From: Spring TX

RE: Radial Hell

Yeah, as far as I know, the blue one was the first real attempt at radial.... guy lives around Spearfish I think......

Mar 27, 2007 | 10:54 AM

#18

grunt

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From: Dallas, TX

RE: Radial Hell

I like the 2nd one better, but both are rather neat (maybe it's the unique factor eeking out).

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Mar 27, 2007 | 12:33 PM

#19

SteelCityScooter

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RE: Radial Hell

Nope ..... No thank you .... not this kid.

Don't get me wrong,both bikeslook neat, but I don't want the nitemares of adjusting cam rings on a radial engine ever again.

PlusI don't think the vibration would make for an very enjoyable ride.
A single row radial engine has One "throw" in the crank with a master rod that the remaining rods attach to (The reason all radial banks are an odd numbers of cylinders.) makes for one rough running engine.

But you just can't beat the sound of a perfectly tuned Pratt and Whitney. It's just the nitemares that the work causes to get them there.