Hi from Scotland UK, new member here, not an owner yet but I'm looking hard to find the right bike at the right price. I saw the VW conversion on eBay a while...
IMHO a naked vw can idle for a reasonable time in sub 90f temps without overheating, It still has a hefty amount of cooling fins sucking up air from below,...
Yuri, would you consider selling modified Dnepr frames for those who would prefer to do the conversion themselves? Did you make your own transmission adapter? ...
Hello from Le Mans, France, That VW-powered Dnepr looks good. I just don't know how the Dnepr gearbox can stand that extra power. Like Chris, I think that the...
... these weird Dnepr engine conversions. Basically this engine is an anemic version of my porsche 912, <snip> Different strokes for different folks. Maybe...
... Sounds like a nice place for low-speed cruisin'. I can do the little two-laner thing ALMOST to Santa Fe, would need to take the freeway from Glorieta to...
I've seen the conversions, just all the conversions I've seen (in my limited knowledge of them) had plenty of cooling via shroud, etc. I can't even see the oil...
Steve Borg sells some of those items himelf. I just went to Wally World and got their cheapest meat thermometers and stuck them next to the sparkplugs. Pulling...
Hello, The oil cooler is right in front of the engine, right behind the grill. Look closely, you'll see. Curtis Peredina <cjperedina@...> wrote: I've...
Check out my site: http://www.russiancycles.com Under - Questions. for the issues with the typical kit bike engine. This isnt a commentary on Dneprworld - just...
... If concerned with oil cooling, you can get aftermarket oil-coolers designed for baha-bugs that include an electric fan for cooling. This would take care of...
Thats what we used, its a 5X10in oil cooler. It will do the job right. ... If concerned with oil cooling, you can get aftermarket oil-coolers designed for...
The engine that we used was just re-built, the compression in the cylinders is very strong. It is very tough to kick start it. The mechanism for the kick...
Paulo, Your wheel hubs look amazing! How did you ever get them to shine like that? -Christian ... shield ... levers, and ... too ... weak ? ... Dnepr ... ...
http://www.ferraraworld.com/dnepr_p2_4.htm should help. I took mine to a wheel builder - like the polisher, he took a few minutes doing what would have taken...
I got this link from another bike forum I am on (Harley WLA). This is a neat news story about a WWII Russian tank being recovered. Cool video clips and pics....
My MT-16 ran fine with 925km on it and suddenly it lost its acceleration power. It stumbles and jerking on its acceleration. I checked/replaced the valve gaps,...
I am working with Vlad from Motopan to make a custom input shaft for the Dnepr gearbox, for use with a BMW engine and adapter. The shaft will have 34 splines...
Take the carbs apart and see how much rust got in them from the tank. Before I put the inline filters on mine, a lot of very fine rust had found it's way to...
I pumped the cold engine 40 times to circulate the oil and took the compression test. The readings are: left 95psi and right 80psi... good or bad? ... I ... ...
80 is a little low. And the spread from 95 to 80 is not bueno either. I'm personally thinking valves, but I could certainly be wrong. Generator light, it's...
Seal your tank, or 6 months from now you will be in the same boat., the Borg Michael Douglas <claycotr@...> wrote: Take the carbs apart and see how much...
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