[Spridgets] EBay Bugeye

[George Brokaw]

IAW the 1994 Service Manual (Engine Removal) the dry weight is 275 lbs.

1100 Goldwing is a 4 cylinder engine (@ 238 lbs) while the 88- are 6
cylinder engines.

And yes, that includes the transmission since it is a part of the engine.
You have to split the engine cases to get at the transmission.

So if my brain is working correctly (it isn't... had surgery yesterday and
still recovering from it) the Goldwing 1500 engine has more horsepower and
torque than the 1275/1500 engines in Spridgets (stock) and weighs less
(engine and transmission together).  It is WIDE though (30.1") and that
makes it interesting to fit between the fenders without cutting (a very
quick measurement of my tub showed ~ 29.x" between the front of the
fenders.)

Another interesting thing is that the transmission is under the engine so
hardly anything from the engine/transmission would be in the tunnel!  Just
the driveshaft from what I determine.

Another thought, this engine/transmission moves a bike of ~ 800 lbs with two
riders, figure ~ another 350 lbs for a total of 1150 lbs and I have seen
them built as a trike pulling a trailer!  That cannot be much less (if not
more) than a Spridget weight.

George


-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Proefrock

The GL1100 service manual lists the engine weight as 238 pounds. I'm  
not a motorcycle guy, I don't know if that figure includes the gearbox??

On Feb 19, 2009, at 10:31 AM, Billy Zoom wrote:

> An he redone it from the ground up. He's only slightly more  
> literate than
> the guys on the Ranchero message board.  Anybody know what a Gold Wing
> engine weighs?
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