In this video we see our friend Marcellous De La Rosa and his shed built Radial Nerve with a 360cc 8 cylinder radial engine.Marcellous is a motorcycle builder and owns and runs a business called DFX Moto. Location is Laguna Triumph in Maidstone Kent, UK.
source.image(PrtSc): The Classic Motorcycle Channel
The end result is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece that stands well apart from all other bikes—classic or modern.The Radial Nerve can be started using a kick starter, as you’ll also see in the video.
The motorcycle’s custom chassis also holds a large-and-in-charge fan to cool the engine, a belt final drive, and panniers sourced from “repurposed Bakelite hair dryer boxes from the 1940s.
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Most motorcyclists would anticipate trouble and failure when attempting builds like this.The engine case, crankshaft, penta-supercharger assembly, and connecting rods were made on CNC mill. One carburetor feeds all 8 intakes.
