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Old 10-21-04, 04:12 PM
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Talking You mean your Motorcycle ISN'T powered by Chainsaws?!?

http://www.dolmette.com/

A few of these.... (24 to be exact)


Put together like so...


Make sure they're all connected....


Voila!




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Old 10-21-04, 04:23 PM
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"When all 24 are combined, the result is a 24-cylinder power plant with a total displacement of 1.9 litres, a power output of 125 kW (170 PS) and 130 Nm of torque at the centrifugal clutches."

Not too shabby for a bike at all.
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Old 10-21-04, 04:27 PM
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Originally posted by XeroK00L
"When all 24 are combined, the result is a 24-cylinder power plant with a total displacement of 1.9 litres, a power output of 125 kW (170 PS) and 130 Nm of torque at the centrifugal clutches."

Not too shabby for a bike at all.
I wonder if you have to pull start all 24 of the engines...
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Originally posted by XeroK00L
"When all 24 are combined, the result is a 24-cylinder power plant with a total displacement of 1.9 litres, a power output of 125 kW (170 PS) and 130 Nm of torque at the centrifugal clutches."

Not too shabby for a bike at all.
Yea but how much of that power is lost thru 24 sets of bearings, 24 clutches, 24 belt drives, 24 cogs, etc, etc.

That 170 PS is just multiplying a single engine's output by 24. It's not what's really at the rear wheel.

Ineffeciency at it's finest. Must weigh like hell, too. Nice conversation piece tho!
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Old 10-22-04, 07:12 AM
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That thing looks cool
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Could you imagine thee road rage incident if you could detach one and start chopping up someone's car on the road? .....LOL!

You cut me off and now you're gonna pay, (and a goalie's mask could be used to complete the outfit)!

Looks interesting, but I agree with the lost power concept by XeroK00L.

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Trying to take any kind of turns on that must be interesting.
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Originally posted by Attila
I wonder if you have to pull start all 24 of the engines...
that exactly what i thought as soon as i saw that picture
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Originally posted by WhiteTiger
Could you imagine thee road rage incident if you could detach one and start chopping up someone's car on the road? .....LOL!

You cut me off and now you're gonna pay, (and a goalie's mask could be used to complete the outfit)!

Looks interesting, but I agree with the lost power concept by XeroK00L.
"You cut me off..... I cut you off!!!!"

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "Chopper"

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http://www.dolmette.com/html/bilder/...engl_1mbit.wmv
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So, how fast is it?
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Originally posted by Attila
I wonder if you have to pull start all 24 of the engines...
HAHA
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Old 10-24-04, 01:02 PM
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Some things are done just for the WOW factor, this is one of them.

I like to see impractical sometimes,

and holy smokes yes he DOES pull start every one of them!

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