I've got nothing against a Multi Displacement Hemi 5.7 - but I dont really need it to move all 60 something kilos of me and 1000 kilos of metal around the place when all I need to do is get to town and back or to my grandmothers and back..
I would love to build a petrol-electric bike - with the two stroke on my current bike as a genny - but I want performance that means I can hold my own on the road at the 30mph limit.
Oh, its doable. I'd probably do it as a trike with lead acid batteries and electric start which can be activated through the controller when the batteries get low - but that needs money. 24v for town use, switchable battery banks to 48v and associated amperage changes should give economy and performance...
As to the two stroke issue - many of the non CH engines use either super-lean-burn technology (that actually works, take notice ford) or wide aspect catalysts that produce fumes as clean as a modern 4 stroke multivalve engine... interesting that the series 1 chrysler neon was going to be introduced with a 3 cylinder two stroke option!...
What I cant understand is why we havent gone back to the sleeve valve engines - the only engine that gets more efficient as it does more mileage!...
P.S. Since I have had some fairly major surgery and some fairly major police issues I havent ridden for a while, but hope to get things sorted soon so I can - and am still contemplating coming out to the states and doing a round the coast run...
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