V-Twin Engines

The german "Düx" V2 ?

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What happend to the well known german project the "Düx V2" from the german company "Düx Industries"..?

Link: http://www.duex-shop.de/index.php

Was this engine a stillborn, or was it ever installed somewhere, that would be my simple question?

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No replies, sorry...

Our german motorcycle friend Rainer Traupel, his nickname is "Düse", constructed already in the 1980s a big V-2 motor from scratch. A 1200 cc motor, named the "Düse 1200".

Link: http://www.motortechnik-traupel.de/v12.html

The motor never went into production, was very powerful, combined with British components, etc... (Please see attached picture)
Mr. Traupel was and is a brilliant designer and mechanic, the motorcycle went like crazy... 8)
(No idea about myself about the technical details, something like that is beyond my personal horizon) 8)

Link: http://www.motortechnik-traupel.de

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good design
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One of the earlier "highlights" was for sure the so called "Satte Literschüssel", a monstrous single-cylinder motorcycle.

1440 cc on two wheels, with a HD transmission, and kickstarter. Some people are really "verrückt", but in a positive sense... 8)
(Please see the attached photo)

There is a very typical german saying: "When things get too much for the donkey, he goes onto the ice!" :wink:

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The madness went much further:

The "Dolmette":

"The Dolmette is a motorcycle that was built as a one-off by the Dolmar company based on ideas from Werner author Rötger Feldmann alias Brösel. The Dolmette is powered by 24 chainsaw engines with a total displacement of 1.9 liters, which together produce approximately 170 hp (125 kW) and deliver 400 Nm to the transmission input shaft. A kart with three PS-7900 chainsaw engines served as a test object during development."

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* Sorry for the bad video, there is no better one... :D

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