A look into the R3 engine...

Rocket Scientist said:

Out of the bike, these engines are really strange looking. The bottom end seems overly large. For strength maybe ?

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mr hunt said:

#64467 in my list of memorised useless trivia is this gem:

The R3 crank weighs 17.5 kgs (39ish lbs) and the swarf from the milling process weighs 4.5 kgs - the crank from the 675 motor only weighs 5.3 kgs

...I know...but i still get sex with a lady so I'm ok with this bit of trainspotting

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TRIIICK said:

I was looking up a part and came across this old R3 post I saved.

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Bluebelly said:

Wtf is a swarf lol?

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Tripps said:

Ha, I always tell people John Deere makes it exclusively for Triumph.

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