Re: Suitable Motorcycle engine for a Spridget...

["David Lieb" <dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com>]

> Neander Motorcycles in  Germany has been making some noise (pun intended)
> with its new chopper powered  by a 1,340cc turbodiesel inline twin good 
> for about
> 100hp. The real news is  torque. This bike churns out a neck-snapping
> 143-lbs.ft. of torque at just 2,400  rpm, which should generate an awful 
> lot of go in
> the crucial 40 to 80 roll-on  acceleration department.
> Build one that looks like a Moto Guzzi V7 Sport and  I'll put my order in
> next week.
> - By Craig Fitzgerald
> Should be  plenty of torque for a Spridget!

Of course the engine would cost more than 3 or 4 Spridgets...