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RE: old design was oilheads-digest V1 #47



Overhead cams would save weight.  No pushrods, and the engine would be
so wide you wouldn't need the side stand.
Tony
97 R1100RS

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Jenkins
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 4:50 PM
> To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: old design was oilheads-digest V1 #47
> 
> 
> On Monday, Jan 5, 2004, at 16:36 US/Eastern, Louis F. Pechon, 
> Jr. wrote:
> 
> > Put the cam in the head and you will increase the with of the engine
> > and
> > decrease ground clearance.  BMW makes two different engine types.  
> > Some of
> > us like the boxer and others like the flying brick.  It's called 
> > choice.
> >
> >
> 
> Oh you mean like it has a lot of ground clearance now?
> 
> :-)
> 
> Robert
> 
> 95 R11RS
> 88 KRS Special

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