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The American V4 Engine

February 14, 2019 by sjw Leave a Comment

Some months ago here at Motoring Weekly, we wrote about the V12 motor developed by some Australians who “stretched” a General Motors LS1 V8 to be effectively 1.5 engines - and they were casting a full block rather than connecting two motors together. Now we have found a company that has gone the other way with the LS1 - they have shrunk it down to a V4. Motus, a now defunct … [Read more...]

Dan Gurney’s Last Engine

December 14, 2018 by sjw Leave a Comment

Over the past few months, Motoring Weekly has published articles about different technologies and configurations to improve the internal combustion engine - something that we at MW Towers think still has plenty of life in as Governments argue and make ill-judged decisions about moving to electric power. Recent articles have included the cam-less engine, Mazda considering the … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Air Jets

August 7, 2018 by sjw 3 Comments

I’ve been lucky over many years of motorcycling not to lose the front end on a loose or slippery surface - other than during an off-road training course and that was at a slow speed. I’ve had the back get away on mud and ended up on my arse however nothing too serious. When these accidents occur, they can can happen very quickly and depending on the length of the changed … [Read more...]

Max Friz

November 22, 2017 by sjw Leave a Comment

The name Max Friz is probably not a well known one, however, he was a pioneer in the aeronautic, automotive and motorcycle industries! Born in southern Germany in 1883, he became an apprentice at a steam engine company before enrolling at a trade school in Stuttgart to study engineering. That extra knowledge secured him a job in the design offices of Daimler Motors where he … [Read more...]

NSU

November 16, 2017 by sjw Leave a Comment

This article is about NSU, famous for their late 1960s Wankel engined saloons. NSU were one of the original German manufacturers. They were founded in 1873 as a factory making sewing machines. Several European manufacturers like Triumph started out making sewing machines before moving on to other types of machinery. The founders Heinrich Stoll and Christian Schmidt saw that … [Read more...]

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