OT - twingle

 Looking for comments, just wondering if any of you have ever owned or do
own a twingle?  I'm either going to pursue building a ISDT twingle
replica or start gather the parts for a Zundapp 250 Sabre build (my
first real motorcycle)

Best Regards - Mike Baldwin

 Hi Mike,
  I've hear of those, but the only twingle that I have any experience
with is a twingle air compressor.

If/when you get it done, email me some photos. Or... send me photos of
the work in progress.

I'm trying to make up my mind about the ISDTRR '09, which is in Ohio
this fall.  Are you thinking of going?

Jim


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 I know that twingles work great in flattrack. So great they have been
banned. They are also very hard on main bearings, cases and drive trains
which is another reason for the ban. Only the teams with the deepest
pockets (team Harley Davidson being one) could afford a total engine
rebuild after every race.

They are very cool sounding at 10,000 RPM and 135 MPH, and shoot out a
strange looking roost.

 Mike Corey notes:


Yep but different twingle.  The OP meant
http://home.sprynet.com/~inniss/sears.htm

You mean a V-twin timed to fire both cylinders in
45 degrees of crank rotation, as opposed to the
standard 315 degrees apart.


Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.

 Holy Cow, I tore one of those apart just to keep the metric bolts and misc
cycle parts, the cylinders were really rusted tight, never got them to let
go of the pistons.  this was like 15 or more years ago, but it was that
bike, sears on the seat!  Looked just like the drawing.  I would have fixed
it to run had I been able, I might have now knowing what I know now.  I
soaked that thing for a couple weeks, with WD and other oils hoping I could
unstick it, finally goofed hitting it with a board and hammer broke the
pistons.  turns out you need to stick the rusted stuff in water let them
separate on it own I hear?  might been fun riding that old thing, 99% all
there.