This would possibly simply be our most eclectic Sunday round-up but. We begin with a Guinness World Document-holding 48-cylinder Kawasaki two-stroke, then have a look at a Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 café racer from Mumbai. Rounding out our record are an untouched 1995 BMW R100GS PD and an MV Agusta go-kart (sure, actually).
Whitelock 4.2-liter 48-cylinder Kawasaki Simon Whitelock has a specific penchant for Kawasaki triples and has been constructing one-off bikes since 1985. Like all drug, vice, or degree of madness, Whitelock began straightforward and informal, by first constructing an inline four-cylinder Kawasaki two-stroke from different engines. After that, it was a nine-cylinder ‘triple-triple’ and an inline seven-cylinder.
They had been all Kawasakis and all two-strokes. However this habit wanted feeding, and that is what led to the Guinness Guide of World Document-holding 48-cylinder Kawasaki two-stroke you’re taking a look at right here.
Nicknamed ‘Tinker Toy’ after a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber from WWII, Whitlock’s creation is constructed from six banks of eight cylinders every. All of the engine elements are from Kawasaki KH250 donors, which Whitlock selected as a result of elements had been plentiful and low-cost. (Our math yields nicely over $100 in spark plugs alone.)
The bike satisfies all authorized necessities in England, the place it holds a full license. It’s working a one-off engine block with {custom} gasoline and ignition programs, together with a BMW K100 gearbox, and an alternator borrowed from a automotive. It’s a hefty little bit of equipment (weighing round 1,300 lbs), so it rolls on heavy-duty Hagon wheels with chrome steel spokes and wears a Honda Goldwing entrance finish.
To begin this 48-cylinder monster, Whitelock needed to rig up one other 125 cc mill engine to make use of as a ‘donkey engine.’ Technically, that makes this a 49-cylinder bike—though the donkey engine is switched off in any case the opposite cylinders are working, similar to a starter motor.
We talked about the Guinness World Guide of Data; the file this bike holds is for probably the most quantity of cylinders in an engine for a land automobile. It’ll be going up on the market in April over at Bonhams, with a worth information from $50,000 to $75,000.
It doesn’t trip too nicely, however it might make an amazing addition to any eclectic collector—and simply think about beginning it up on your buddies at each shed session. [Source]
Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 by Imply Inexperienced Customs Yet another time for the folks on the again; when you haven’t sampled Royal Enfield’s fashionable 650 twins but, you actually ought to. They’re handsome, easy-going bikes—and, as we’ve seen numerous instances within the six or so years that they’ve been available on the market, they’re nice for personalization.
This tradition Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 (or INT650, when you’re within the States) from Aditya Deshmukh’s Imply Inexperienced Customs in Mumbai proves that time as soon as once more. Aditya has taken the already-handsome retro commonplace and turned it right into a lithe, sharp café racer.
The usual 18” wheels had been swapped out for a set of gold 17s, now fitted with sticky-as-heck Pirelli Diablo Rosso II tires. The yokes and 43 mm upside-down Showa forks from a Ducati Panigale V4 sit up entrance, together with a custom-made fender. Aditya retained the Enfield’s piggyback rear shocks and ByBre brake calipers.
A Motogadget Motoscope Professional dashboard was fitted, together with Motogadget indicators and a bottom-mount LED headlight. Very racy clip-on bars had been slipped on too, with a brand new radial brake grasp cylinder on the suitable and a hydraulic-converted clutch setup on the left.
Aditya saved the manufacturing facility gasoline tank, which has a stunning form straight out of the field. It’s been tarted up with recent paint, with Imply Inexperienced logos matching the {custom} Imply Inexperienced oil-cooler shroud. Customized aspect covers sit beneath a one-off seat, which is upholstered in black Alcantara and leather-based.
The subframe was in the reduction of, looped, and coated with a custom-made tail unit. An LED taillight runs the vertical size of the tail unit; a neat contact that offers this café racer an edge.
The Interceptor’s engine is an actual peach, however Aditya nonetheless fitted a free-flowing exhaust and a BMC air filter to assist it breathe. The entrance and rear sprockets had been swapped out to enhance the gearing, whereas the rocker cowl and engine circumstances had been blacked out to match the moody paint scheme.
Royal Enfield’s 650 twins actually have turn out to be darlings of the {custom} world—and Aditya has reminded us why. [Source]
On the market: BMW R100GS PD at Moto Borgotaro Of all of the traditional journey bikes we wish parked within the Bike EXIF storage, the BMW R100GS PD ranks excessive. Made in restricted numbers, the late-model airhead Beemer oozes 90s appeal and nostalgia. Couple the cool issue with outlandish paint, rugged reliability, and a go-anywhere aesthetic, and it’s straightforward to see why it is a profitable method.
The ‘PD’ stands for ‘Paris-Dakar,’ in reference to the famed Dakar Rally. Rumor has it that BMW couldn’t use ‘Paris-Dakar’ on the time for authorized causes, in order that they shortened it to ‘PD.’
The R100GS PD boasted BMW’s range-topping trim degree on the time, and as such acquired a number of extras in comparison with the usual R100GS. This included a bigger tank with a locking compartment, a three-part engine, exhaust and sump protector, and a bigger fairing (to match the bigger tank). There was additionally a sq. headlight protected by built-in crash bars, heated grips, and an adjustable windscreen.
This explicit instance is a 1995 BMW R100GS PD—which is critical as a result of that was the final yr that BMW produced the traditional airhead boxer motor.
The elective excessive entrance fender and a full set of circumstances aren’t the one the reason why this bike seems so good although. Unbelievably, it solely has 5 km [3.1 miles] on the odometer. It was fastidiously uncrated and preserved in a climate-controlled BMW dealership in Germany, as evidenced by the situation of the paint and plastics.
This bike, in essence, presents in an as-new, authentic supply situation—which is kind of uncommon for a motorbike of this age and intent.
The R100GS is at present within the succesful fingers of Moto Borgotaro in Brooklyn and is up on the market. It comes with two seats (a twin unit, and a solo unit with a baggage rack), an entire baggage system, and an entire and authentic instrument equipment. A leather-based rear accent field, a second clear windshield, and all supply booklets are included.
The $75,000 asking worth is steep, however alternatives to purchase a model new 1995 BMW GS solely happen as soon as in a blue moon. [Source]
3-wheeled MV Agusta go-kart If we requested you what’s crimson, yellow, and from the Fifties, the possibilities of you guessing a 125 cc three-wheeled MV Agusta go-kart. But right here we’re.
Constructed from an unknown-but-more-than-likely-steel tubular body, this bizarre ball of enjoyable is our concept of a good time with the children (whether or not grown-up or not). The 125 cc four-stroke motor is from a Fifties MV Agusta, which provides this kart greater than slightly racing pedigree. Of their heyday, MV Agusta racked up 37 World Championships and 270 Grand Prix victories, and a few of their astonishing information nonetheless stand to this present day.
As for the kart, it’s unlikely to ever be entered into competitors once more, nevertheless it’s enjoyable to have a look at. The three-pedal setup implies that it is a ‘shifter kart’—one thing that’s solely reserved for slightly fast racers and kart aficionados. The MV Agusta engine seems to have been outfitted with a rudimentary turbo-fan air-cooling system mounted on the flywheel; the aluminum field on the right-hand aspect of the engine greater than probably feeds air by means of the cooling fins and out the opposite aspect.
The tank makes use of gravity to feed the only carb, and is mounted on high of the engine and rear fender. The engine drives a single rear wheel by way of a sequence closing drive, similar to a bike. There is just one brake—a confidence-inspiring drum on the again—and the seating association is slightly utilitarian.
Some fortunate sod purchased this historic bundle of pleasure for $4,350 by means of Bonhams… making us greater than just a bit jealous within the course of. [Source]
