On Tue, May 8, 2012, at 03:08 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
> >
> > Piaggio makes nice scooters, too. And Moto Guzzis. <g>
> >
>
> Those are interesting motorcycles. I wonder if anyone else ever
> made
> them with the engine turned that way so that the cylinders were ahead of
> your shins instead of between them? Seems that would provide better
> cooling, especially out here.
Honda made a V-twin in that fashion for a while. Much better design
than conventional V-twin for cooling. Looks? I dunno.
BMW boxer cylinders are way ahead of shins. They do cool pretty well.
I generally don't feel any heat coming off of them until I am stopped.
Joel W.
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