[Spridgets] EBay Bugeye

[Linda Grunthaner]

He said it is the stock rear and glass over metal body work.........ugh.
What is the opinion regarding the mechanics? And the color is metalic blue
2000 Beetle : )

Lin

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:21 PM, George Brokaw <george.brokaw at cox.net>wrote:

> 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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