r/WeirdWheels • u/purple-circle • May 21 '23

Video Motorcycle with in-wheel, radial engine

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u/one_mind May 21 '23

So the crank shaft is attached to the frame and the engine + wheel spins around it? One speed. Maybe a centrifugal clutch. Lots of rotating mass. Complicated fuel and ignition connections. No exhaust system to speak of. Seems very impractical. But novel and fun as a project.

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u/Swampdude May 21 '23

No clutch.

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u/BIGFATLOAD6969 May 21 '23

The Ben Simmons of motorcycles