One Of A Kind, Hand Built, 500cc, 10 cylinder, Two Stroke, RADIAL Motorcycle Engine With 5 Roots Type Blowers Built Into An Integral Case!!
My very sincere thanks to Leigh for sending me the link to this article!
This story caused my jaw to hang open in awe at the brilliance, skills and tenacity of the guy who came up with the idea and then suffered repeated failures making it happen.
It is just incredible.
The exhaust alone is a plumber’s nightmare.
All crammed into an otherwise stock 1953 Motorcycle!
But this, is pure genius.
The concept alone of putting 5 Roots style Blowers into one integral unit is genius at work but then making it from scratch, is unbelievable skill.
The specs on it are so well thought out that when he got done building it and went to put it into the bike frame there was only ONE MILLIMETER of clearance.
Go read the man’s tale and get a good look at the tons of pictures he put up.
There is also a video of him riding the finished project.
All I wanted to do was give you a good taste.
BTW, he blew the thing up FIVE TIMES before he finally got it all figured out and finished.
Froze a toe to the point it turned black working on it in his garage in Czechoslovakia during Winter and got permanent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome cutting, grinding and welding the custom exhaust system.
The guy is just as stubborn as he is brilliant.
That is beautiful! That is industrial art at it’s finest! I have to wonder how much power that has.
That’s a new one on me. I’ve heard of 2 stroke stationary diesel radial engines used for pumping applications. Typically when you use a 2 stroke you are going for RPM more that torque which makes them good at spinning things like pumps. Some fire trucks have 2 stroke engines because they are spinning a water pump. That’s why some fire trucks sound they way they do. Here’s a link to Nordberg diesel 2 stroke radial engines: https://oldmachinepress.com/2014/01/12/nordberg-stationary-radial-engine/
People who are in that man’s category are not labelled persistent. The term possessed is more befitting of that mental focus.
These are the types of people who help win wars. And you don’t create them in a woke environment.
The pics at the link are great. What a machine.
White Men
I could do that if I had his talent
Most impressive use of a planetary gearset I’ve ever seen.
Well MOTHER FUCK! A labor of love, and a thing of beauty. (Sheds single manly tear)
This guy must be familiar with WWII radial engines!
My dad (a WWII master mechanic for b-17’s, B-24’s and B-29’s) would be drooling!