http://www.c7mle.co.uk/v8/rst-v8.wmv


theres more on the site http://www.rst-v8.com/

That is one hell of an engine for 74 kilos.

Amazing speed, but it's like the engine note from a 911 flat six.
Doesn't seem to wind up in rev noise quickly but the car is rocketing on in speed out of proportion.

The v8 burble is now a 'scream' typical of a bike engine.

Want one

The guy driving it is Andrew Walsh, awesome driver and amazing car. He's racing in one this year in one of the championships.

So now there are three of these v8 made of 2 bike engines:
RST: 2xyamaha R1
Cyclone: 2x yamaha R1
Radical: 2x suzuki hybusa

Is this correct; any more out there; are any for sale yet; how much?
cheers
KT

KT

Well, I'm thinking of trying something new

Instead of veeing two fours, I want to take a couple of V8's or V12's and make an X out of them

Imagine 10.6 litres in an X24 formation

ATB

Simon

I took some pics at Donington this weekend of an all original V8 bike engine based upon two Imp engines from 70's.
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The bike
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The "Dashboard" ??
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KT

Well, I'm thinking of trying something new

Instead of veeing two fours, I want to take a couple of V8's or V12's and make an X out of them

Imagine 10.6 litres in an X24 formation

ATB

Simon

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That dashboard is some thing else,looks like he's took it out of an old "spitfire",the plane I mean,not the car.

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Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
That dashboard is some thing else,looks like he's took it out of an old "spitfire",the plane I mean,not the car.

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Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
That dashboard is some thing else,looks like he's took it out of an old "spitfire",the plane I mean,not the car.

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Isn't it a crying shame that crap little car ever shared its name with that of one of the world's greatest aircraft.
Uttering the name Spitfire is like eating Swiss chocolate with crushed glass in it.

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Originally posted by Simon
KT

Well, I'm thinking of trying something new

Instead of veeing two fours, I want to take a couple of V8's or V12's and make an X out of them

Imagine 10.6 litres in an X24 formation

ATB

Simon

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Originally posted by gazza285

I can imagine the smoke as the bottom 12 bores fill with oil.

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They leaked it out like crazy. A B-17 bomber had 50+ gallon oil tanks for each engine.

When you attend an airshow you can aften tell which radial engine planes are flyable by the litter pans they put down to catch the oil.

[Edited on 1/5/05 by The Shootist]

They smoked too. Smelled of Castrol R though.

Hawker Typhoon got a reputation as a bit of a killer of forgetful pilots. Engine was a 24 cylinder, sleeve valve, 'H' block (2 banks of flat 12, one above the other.) Problem was that they would oil up on tick over before take of. IF you forgot to clear the engine BEFORE trying to take off, then invariably they would oil up and cut out just as you became airbourne and retracted the wheels. The resulting impact with the ground usually killed the pilot.