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JG52Krupi

09-07-2012 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arthursmedley (Post 459264)

About thirty years ago this man found a Mossie in his local aussie scrapyard and amongst other things built himself this;

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...uckykeiser.jpg

I still can't decide whether what he did was sacrilege or an interesting variation on the V-twin theme.

HE DID WHAT!!!! Where does he live this man DESERVERS TO DIE!

IvanK

09-07-2012 10:38 PM

Gum trees in the background :)

ATAG_Dutch

09-07-2012 10:46 PM

Kookaburra lives in the old gumtree-ee, merry little king of the bush is he-ee, etc. :D

Torn here. Mosquitoes/Merlins/Motorbikes, all from the same mould. Sort of. I want the bike though. :(

Ibis	09-07-2012 10:51 PM

Reality...

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6235/6...dc59017f_z.jpg

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Damn they're quick, didn't even wait for the pilot to get out:mrgreen:

arthursmedley

09-21-2012 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATAG_Dutch (Post 459310)

Torn here. Mosquitoes/Merlins/Motorbikes, all from the same mould. Sort of. I want the bike though. :(

I know exactly what you mean Dutch. Spot of good news here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujt7E...layer_embedded

Won't be too long now!

http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi...=16707&page=21

WTE_Galway

09-23-2012 11:07 PM

Merlins were a dime a dozen in Australia back in the 70s when I was in college. i remember visiting a shed where a guy had half a dozen lined up ready to sell to boat racers. Apparently the boat racing guys chewed through several Merlins a season.

They are also used here as tractor pull engines. The one below has been heavily modified with DOHC and produces substantially more horsepower than stock.

http://www.jobbo.com.au/quadcam2.jpg

Christop55her

09-24-2012 12:51 AM

The top image is quite interesting apparently it was found in a scrap yard in Australia

http://www.gqth.info/0.jpg http://www.gqth.info/7.jpg http://www.gqth.info/8.jpg http://www.gqth.info/9.jpg http://www.ymeu.info/test5.jpg

Sternjaeger II

09-24-2012 12:44 PM

I don't really think the engine on that bike is a Merlin :rolleyes:

Another common engine that is mistakenly referred to as "Merlin" but only looks like one is the Rolls-Royce Meteor, which was the "ground" version of the Merlin, produced for tanks and that had cast pistons (!!!) and lower grade components.

Al Schlageter

09-24-2012 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II (Post 463407)

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/20...gine-for-sale/

"This engine was built in 1982 and was adapted from a 27 liter V12 aero engine by Australian engineer Lucky Keizer. According to the listing it was used in a streamliner that holds the current Australian record for the 3001cc+ class. The particular V12 used as a source for this V-twin was originally at home on a Mosquito bomber."

Another link, http://www.choppersaustralia.com/for...hp?f=52&t=6505

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