That news article says it was developed in conjunction with Rotax. I wouldnt be surprised to see that engine in a snowmobile soon. I did see a cutaway of this motor at the Chicago Motorcyle Show last month. It looked awesome. Of course all BMW engines look awesome! Bill Schmidt 88 RD Kawi
>>> "Jay Novak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/12/07 7:43 PM >>> Chris, have your info wrong. The new BMW 800 is a transverse twin with a belt final drive. Perfect for what we need. Very small & light with 6 speed sequential shift gearbox. See this link: http://www.webbikeworld.com/BMW-motorcycles/bmw-f800s/ Thanks ... Jay Novak -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Reinhardt Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 6:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [F500] Class survival. Unless you mount the motor sideways, it won't fit. It's a inline 4 cylinder, lined up from front back, not transverse like a jap motor... CR Jay Novak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I know very little about the BMW engine except that in stock form with a catylic converter it makes about 85 hp. I threw it out there because it fits our needs (I think) Just a thought starter at this time. Thanks ... Jay Novak -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 3:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [F500] Class survival. Jay: You make the most sense and articulate your ideas and suggestions quite logically! Personally I like the idea of the BMW motor. Do you think the same driveshaft configuration will work, this eliminating the chain??? The only other change I would like to see is a front and rear wing. Thanks! ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/716 - Release Date: 3/9/2007 6:53 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/716 - Release Date: 3/9/2007 6:53 PM --------------------------------- Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/716 - Release Date: 3/9/2007 6:53 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/716 - Release Date: 3/9/2007 6:53 PM ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
