Posted by gus on May 16, 2011, 1:39 pm
> Any helpful comments and/or other ideas appreciated
Buy the Geo Tracker.
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on May 16, 2011, 6:53 pm
> I've been searching for a replacement motor for my (non-running)
> Dnepr MT-10/36.
> BTW he also told me that a BMW airhead motor would easily bolt into
> the Dnepr frame, but the hard part was adapting it to the Soviet
> transmission. He has done it but it's a big job apparently,
> so I more or less gave up on that idea.
> Any helpful comments and/or other ideas appreciated
> SQ
http://www.dnepr.at/e/tech_31.htm
My understanding is that the whole reason for mating a BMW
engine with a Dnepr transmission is that the Dnepr output shaft
turns the opposite direction from that of the BMW.
Seems like someone of your talents should have no trouble
persuading the BMW engine to simply run backwards. :-)
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on May 17, 2011, 1:07 am
> On 5/16/2011 2:53 PM, Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:
> > Seems like someone of your talents should have no trouble
> > persuading the BMW engine to simply run backwards. :-)
> By Occam's Razor, now why didn't *I* think of that!?
> All I'd need to do is turn the cams around, futz a bit
> with the ignition hardware, do something creative with
> the electric and kick starters...
> Then I could use the BMW's transmission and need only
> match up the driveshafts.
Or if it's not a driven sidecar wheel, maybe transplant
the whole drivetrain including final drive and wheel, leaving
you with only some mounting problems for the swing arm
and shocks.
I definitely like the idea of making the BMW motor run
backwards though. After all, how many unforseen problems
could there possibly be in that idea ? Apart from running
the hypoid gears backwards anyway.
Posted by Calgary (Don) on May 17, 2011, 8:20 pm
On 16/05/2011 11:07 PM, Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:
>> On 5/16/2011 2:53 PM, Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:
>>
>>> Seems like someone of your talents should have no trouble
>>> persuading the BMW engine to simply run backwards. :-)
>>
>> By Occam's Razor, now why didn't *I* think of that!?
>>
>> All I'd need to do is turn the cams around, futz a bit
>> with the ignition hardware, do something creative with
>> the electric and kick starters...
>>
>> Then I could use the BMW's transmission and need only
>> match up the driveshafts.
> Or if it's not a driven sidecar wheel, maybe transplant
> the whole drivetrain including final drive and wheel, leaving
> you with only some mounting problems for the swing arm
> and shocks.
> I definitely like the idea of making the BMW motor run
> backwards though. After all, how many unforseen problems
> could there possibly be in that idea ? Apart from running
> the hypoid gears backwards anyway.
You guys are missing the obvious. Turn the seat around and make it a
front wheel drive rear wheel steering motorcycle.
Sheesh.
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Posted by Bruce Richmond on May 18, 2011, 7:45 am
wrote:
> On 16/05/2011 11:07 PM, Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:
> >> On 5/16/2011 2:53 PM, Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:
> >>> Seems like someone of your talents should have no trouble
> >>> persuading the BMW engine to simply run backwards. :-)
> >> By Occam's Razor, now why didn't *I* think of that!?
> >> All I'd need to do is turn the cams around, futz a bit
> >> with the ignition hardware, do something creative with
> >> the electric and kick starters...
> >> Then I could use the BMW's transmission and need only
> >> match up the driveshafts.
> > Or if it's not a driven sidecar wheel, maybe transplant
> > the whole drivetrain including final drive and wheel, leaving
> > you with only some mounting problems for the swing arm
> > and shocks.
> > I definitely like the idea of making the BMW motor run
> > backwards though. After all, how many unforseen problems
> > could there possibly be in that idea ? Apart from running
> > the hypoid gears backwards anyway.
> You guys are missing the obvious. Turn the seat around and make it a
> front wheel drive rear wheel steering motorcycle.
> Sheesh.
Or flip it over and drive off the top of the wheel.
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