Two Stroke Motocross

Two Stroke Motocross Forum => General Two Stroke Talk => Topic started by: opfermanmotors on December 02, 2010, 08:57:05 PM

Title: Dual Cylinder 2 Stroke
Post by: opfermanmotors on December 02, 2010, 08:57:05 PM

Back in the 1970s a guy named "Gunthier Schier" worked for a small motorcycle company known as "Maicowerk AG" or "Maico".  Most notibly, he invented the Maico Radial Head  

Patent:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A6kkby9DVV0/SonmAqlCLiI/AAAAAAAAACs/-3iQ4Sq039I/s1600-h/Maico+Patent+a.jpg (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A6kkby9DVV0/SonmAqlCLiI/AAAAAAAAACs/-3iQ4Sq039I/s1600-h/Maico+Patent+a.jpg)

Well, what's he up to these days?  Well, he has his own company called "Schier Technik" (Link Below)

http://www.schiertechnik.de/ (http://www.schiertechnik.de/)


Well, looks like even he likes to mess around with a 1983 Maico engine design.

(http://www.classic-motorrad.de/cm2002/schier/2zyl-6.jpg)

(http://www.classic-motorrad.de/cm2002/schier/2zyl-9.jpg)

(http://www.classic-motorrad.de/cm2002/schier/2zyl-1.jpg)

http://www.classic-motorrad.de/cm2002/schier/schier.htm (http://www.classic-motorrad.de/cm2002/schier/schier.htm)

Translated:
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classic-motorrad.de%2Fcm2002%2Fschier%2Fschier.htm&act=url (http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classic-motorrad.de%2Fcm2002%2Fschier%2Fschier.htm&act=url)

Title: Re: Dual Cylinder 2 Stroke
Post by: MXLord327 on December 03, 2010, 06:35:34 AM

Pretty cool, both rotary and reed-valved versions.  How fast would that motor be on a light street bike????

Title: Re: Dual Cylinder 2 Stroke
Post by: metal_miracle on December 03, 2010, 07:23:36 AM

CZ also had a motor whit 2 cylinders

(http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/4905/cz429a.jpg) (http://img842.imageshack.us/i/cz429a.jpg/)

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Title: Re: Dual Cylinder 2 Stroke
Post by: opfermanmotors on December 03, 2010, 07:44:29 AM

The Maico Triple:

(http://dirtbike.off-road.com/aimages/articlestandard/dirtbike/172008/512414/4.jpg)


(http://dirtbike.off-road.com/aimages/articlestandard/dirtbike/172008/512414/5.jpg)

Title: Re: Dual Cylinder 2 Stroke
Post by: Chris2T on December 03, 2010, 12:18:18 PM

that Maico Triple gets my vote for coolest, most bad assed bike ever!!

Title: Re: Dual Cylinder 2 Stroke
Post by: JETZcorp on December 03, 2010, 05:21:02 PM

I think it would have some handling trouble.  Part because of weight and balance, but mostly because as soon as you lean into a turn, you'll find yourself with a big radial-fin anchor digging into the track.  But as a drag bike / wimp repellent, there could be nothing better.

Title: Re: Dual Cylinder 2 Stroke
Post by: riffraff on December 03, 2010, 07:53:22 PM

Side car racing or hill climbing would work for that Maico triple cylinder set up