estoma
Well-known member
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2021
- Messages
- 348
- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Bike
- R18, Rocket 3R, VMAX 1700, RC8-R, GL1800, H-D Breakout, Indian Chief
A daunting endeavour; -
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But I've seen better attempts, quite frankly;
and
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The People's Bike: A custom chopper with a VW Beetle engine
There's a long history of purpose-built automobiles that use motorcycle engines. Combine a strong enough motor with a light enough chassis, and the results can be very satisfactory. But what about sticking a car engine in a bike? That's an entirely different ballgame. Fans of vintage German...
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But I've seen better attempts, quite frankly;
and
Powering A BMW Motorcycle With An Air-Cooled Volkswagen Engine Is A Thing And It's Amazing - The Autopian
There is a niche of motorcyclists who toss out their BMW engines and replace them with Volkswagen engines. One awesome build is for sale!
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The BMW Volkswagen Fikobike - A 1500cc VW-Engined BMW R60
The BMW Volkswagen Fikobike is a one-off custom motorcycle built by Dallas oilman Lee Fikes in the autumn of 1967. He had a BMW R60 but its 600cc
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