Thunderbird - BMW R1200 Engine

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Re: Thunderbird - BMW R1200 Engine (Engine SOLD)

Postby Jandebeer » Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:15 pm

And now I am the proud new owner of this Thunderbird. Of the original 25 test hours 6 remains but I will start eating away on those tomorrow. vhpy :) :P
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Re: Thunderbird - BMW R1200 Engine

Postby Jandebeer » Fri Apr 01, 2016 10:04 pm

The BMW engine from this project is now for sale viewtopic.php?f=4&t=25361 I am going back to Rotax 618.
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Re: Thunderbird - BMW R1200 Engine

Postby German » Mon Apr 04, 2016 5:29 pm

Why back to Rotax?
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Re: Thunderbird - BMW R1200 Engine

Postby Air Hog » Tue Apr 05, 2016 6:35 am

German wrote:Why back to Rotax?
The Thunderbird Frame cannot handle the Horsepower. :roll:
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