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Old 01-21-2011, 09:30 PM
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I remember reading about this back in the Eighties. An Australian engineer took two cylinders off of a Rolls Royce Merlin engine and built a motorcycle around it. It has 500 horsepower. I would dearly love to hear it running. I think the guy is brilliant.
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Old 01-21-2011, 11:09 PM
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This guy is maintenance manager at constellation wines in Australia I work with him.
The guy doesn't even have an engineering degree he is just a smart cunt.
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Old 01-22-2011, 11:21 PM
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Take that japanese crotch rockets.

That seems like it would be way too much bike to handle. Damn.
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Old 01-23-2011, 12:45 AM
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This guy is maintenance manager at constellation wines in Australia I work with him.
The guy doesn't even have an engineering degree he is just a smart cunt.
That's even more impressive. I can't imagine how he could do it. Just balancing the crankshaft would be way beyond me...
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