I subscribed to CW just because of these KC videos. Absolutely fascinating monologue Mr. Cameron, I have enjoyed all these immensely. Thank you and CW for making and posting these videos.
My interest in motorcycles started in 1981, just about the time when Suzuki's GS1100 came out. When builders wanted to get more power out of the the big Suzuki, the first thing they said they did was to "WELD the crank." The GS had Kevin's aforementioned pressed together, roller bearing crank that needed to get stronger. How does one get those welds into the tiny spaces between counter-weight and bearing race? I have never figured that out. Kevin, been reading your work since Cycle Magazine. Please show me or describe this to me.
Doug Ankrum The forked connecting rods put the cylinders in the same plane unlike side by side (tandem) V twins. Aircraft radials cylinders are in the same plane via the master rod KC showed a few videos ago. I was curious about his opinion. I get aircraft people riled up when I compare the 2.
Rick Simpson Yes, that would take a dry sump oiling system, oh yeah, Harley has that. I never saw an aircraft radial that didn't leak oil or smoke like hell on startup. You add oil by the gallons between flights, buy it by the drum.
I subscribed to CW just because of these KC videos. Absolutely fascinating monologue Mr. Cameron, I have enjoyed all these immensely. Thank you and CW for making and posting these videos.
....A 'wizard' in human form.....excellent....!
Great respect for your depth of knowledge. Always look forward to each Cycle World issue and your column.
awesome sir....love your work....respect and love from india☺
He does it every time!
Clear and informative, thank you very much.
My interest in motorcycles started in 1981, just about the time when Suzuki's GS1100 came out. When builders wanted to get more power out of the the big Suzuki, the first thing they said they did was to "WELD the crank." The GS had Kevin's aforementioned pressed together, roller bearing crank that needed to get stronger. How does one get those welds into the tiny spaces between counter-weight and bearing race? I have never figured that out. Kevin, been reading your work since Cycle Magazine. Please show me or describe this to me.
My 2 loves are airplanes and motorcycles! Mr. Cameron, would you consider a Harley engine as a radial engine?
Doug Ankrum
The forked connecting rods put the cylinders in the same plane unlike side by side (tandem) V twins. Aircraft radials cylinders are in the same plane via the master rod KC showed a few videos ago. I was curious about his opinion. I get aircraft people riled up when I compare the 2.
If you can't turn a motor upside down and run it forever without the oil or the gas coming out of it. ????
Rick Simpson
Yes, that would take a dry sump oiling system, oh yeah, Harley has that. I never saw an aircraft radial that didn't leak oil or smoke like hell on startup. You add oil by the gallons between flights, buy it by the drum.
Kevin Cameron
Thankyou for the answers and replies! I have been reading your articles since early teens, they helped in my aviation career.
Sir..can i make a crank by fitting main shafts in the flywheel by just interference fitting them??
I have a CB750k and will now tell people its "basically an F1 engine"
If it was not for that diddly noise in the background, these videos would be ten stars, as is, 9.75!
Nice to see Kevin always has dirty hands.