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An interesting re-discovered engine design aimed at Motorcycles

  • RexTheRoadDog
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    • 19040 posts
    September 11, 2015 12:18 AM PDT
    American car racing legend Dan Gurney's patented Moment-Cancelling Four-Stroke (MC4S) engine features two counter-rotating crankshafts and an innovative intake system. ...

    Ariel re-discovered.

     www.gizmag.com/dan-gurney-moment-cancelling-motorcycle-engine-patent/39344/
  • Lucky
    • 5420 posts
    September 11, 2015 3:50 AM PDT
    Very interesting. He is now 84 years old and who knows he may see his invention finally go into production!
  • RevBigJohn
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    • 16831 posts
    September 12, 2015 6:35 AM PDT
    I could see building a bike around this engine.
  • blurplebuzz
    • 3006 posts
    September 16, 2015 9:08 AM PDT
    The interesting bit for me was his attention to the porting of the intakes, in producing more power from the engine.

    For me it is more like can it be brought to significant production numbers to save a fading industry?
    Seems like wishful thinking.I believe battery powered will be the wave of the future.We have seen huge improvements in the last 20 years.