Crosley-Davidson Has A Harley V-Twin - Jalopnik Comments

Crosley-Davidson Has A Harley V-Twin

FriarJohn — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:10:19 EDT

Makes me want to drop a Rocket III engine in a TR3.

FriarJohn

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the good dr zero — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:01:40 EDT

@bugattatra: I think that an MV Augusta F4 engine would be better, and keep the quad pipes!

the good dr zero

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Elhigh — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:39:51 EDT

That rocks. I'd drive that, and grin like an idiot the entire time.

Elhigh

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AustinMiniMan — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:29:46 EDT

Good to see something that rusty be restored and not scrapped; especially considering they aren't particularly rare.

"And remember, don't scrap 'em, restore 'em!"

AustinMiniMan

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ranwhenparked — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:00:55 EDT

I'm totally inspired now. How difficult do you think it would be to import a Reliant Robin and in drop a Briggs & Stratton Vanguard turbodiesel and Jatco CVT? With 31hp instead of 40, you might actually lose a little performance, but the weird factor would more than off set it.

ranwhenparked

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Number_Six — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:19:19 EDT

It's kind of like Penelope Cruz: tinyperfect.

Number_Six

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NovaloadMissesPolar — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:24:26 EDT

He's got a rockin' little hoonette there!

NovaloadMissesPolar

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jrhmobile — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:27:18 EDT

I am in awe of the fabbed belt drive between the Harley V-twin and the GM automatic. That's engineering and fabrication skill!

jrhmobile

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DoctorNine makes tires squeal in terror — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:14:22 EDT

This is why life is worth living. It started out with, "I wonder if I could take a..."

DoctorNine makes tires squeal in terror

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monkeyboy04 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:49:02 EDT

@SeanKHotay: ...and stop 5 miles from town to drive it in.

monkeyboy04

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SeanKHotay — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:36:17 EDT

That is awesome! Best use of a Harley I've seen in a long time...

...but the elephant-in-the-room questions is:

Will he trailer it to Sturgis?

SeanKHotay

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CharlzR — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:33:42 EDT

Hats off to this guy for a great concept well executed.

CharlzR

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felis_concolor — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:12:41 EDT

I love the people who saw the possibilities I could not.

felis_concolor

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thunder — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:29:44 EDT

@htrodblder: Nah; the V8-powered bike would go in front with the Crosley on a trailer. That'd turn some heads.

This is one classy, classy engine swap. The local Harley shop has a 3/4 scale Ford Roadster kit car that's powered by a Harley twin that they bring out for some of the local shows, and Sturgis. I might have to dig up some photos of that one. Lots of fun possibilities for a torquey bike engine in a little car.

thunder

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FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:17:11 EDT

This is the American version of "stick a 'busa in it" import.

FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system

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elwood — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:16:12 EDT

@TomAnderson: Why settle for a 999 engine? It can't be too long before we see a wrecked Desmosedicci RR, or if you must have a V-twin, you can always shoot for the 1098R engine.

elwood

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Lackey — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:06:58 EDT

That is damn sweet. Except for the trailer wheels. Shoulda stuck with the baby moon.

Lackey

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PhoneticLorin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:41:51 EDT

@TomAnderson: Because you are a sick, sick man with some twisted ideas of fun. That being, said, I want to see your odd little Italian lovechild.

PhoneticLorin

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Brian B — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:26:46 EDT

This would so go into my personal fantasy garage.

Brian B

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bugattatra — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:19:27 EDT

Very cool.

My dream bike-engined car would be an early Nueva Cinquecento with a Ducati Twin drivetrain.

bugattatra

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beercheck — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:08:42 EDT

The Eldamino posted earlier needs propellers.

beercheck

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htrodblder — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:04:44 EDT

Just goes to show what a pile of parts, and a few beers can produce. very cool. All it needs now is a V8 bike on a trailer behind it to really freak people out.

htrodblder

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Tomsk the red-nosed reindeer — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:53:43 EDT

Why do I have a sudden urge to drop a Ducati 999 motor into a Cinquecento? Anyone?

Tomsk the red-nosed reindeer

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TheTooth — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:51:51 EDT

This is so much cooler than the other show cars posted recently. I think this one will actually drive under it's own power.

TheTooth

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Schweppes - Now with more beard — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:43:50 EDT

Um, Re: the title - perhaps you meant Davidson? On the plus side, you seem to have nailed the spelling through the rest of the article. (Hurray, my spelling correction and sarcasm quota for the day achieved with one post).

Schweppes - Now with more beard

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graverobber- My Yugo Nova! — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:38:44 EDT

That. Is. So. Cool!

What a lovely little real-guy, real-car sorbet after the super, mega $$ hot-rods this morning.

graverobber- My Yugo Nova!

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P161911 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:36:42 EDT

When I had my Fiat 850 a Harely V-Twin was one of my armchair project ideas. Just for the sound.

P161911