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Old 07-30-2013, 08:07 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
Sure. The possibilities are nearly endless. Well, I've been considering a BMW flat-2 motorcycle engine with its stock transmission powering the rear wheel, since many BMW motorcycles are already heavy as hell it probably would work nicely. A few ones have even reverse gear.
Oh yea, my son's Ducati streetfight is 150-160 hp, his old Yamaha R1 was 190 hp, that as much as my van. The Trimagnum uses the whole bike minus the front end. If you use just the beemer motor, you'd be sit'n pretty.
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