Originally Posted by Karl_Brogger
The centrifugal forces would make that extremely hairy to actually ride.
Even the BMW flat engines were weird to ride and there is nowhere near the amount of weight being slung around like there would be on that.

I'll parrot the overheating issue, aircraft engines need airspeed more than just prop wash for cooling.



I'm not sure about that - it's just the crank/cam that is spinning - the pistons are still just going up and down in the cylinder sleeves.

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But...here's probably a better idea from that perspective (the cooling issue gets worse). You probably also want to put some tape or velcro around your left pant leg. cry
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....man, are we off topic.

Jake Kohl