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Title: Upsidedown engine... Post by Serowbot on 08/05/19 at 14:16:41 Oh the weirdness.....  :-? https://www.rideapart.com/articles/349349/nembo32-upsidedown-engine-crowdfunding-fails/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_4290615 http://https://media.motoblog.it/n/nem/nembo-32-a-franciacorta/nembo32_01.jpg

Title: Re: Upsidedown engine... Post by verslagen1 on 08/05/19 at 14:37:43 Quote: The IndieGoGo campaign boldly asked for €3,200,000 (almost $3.6M) in order to set up production, however, that goal fell wildly short with the effort bringing in only a measly $56. ;D ;D ;D ;D What were they offering in exchange for the investment?

Title: Re: Upsidedown engine... Post by Serowbot on 08/05/19 at 14:45:31 312235342B2620222976470 wrote: What were they offering in exchange for the investment? A peek at the oil drain plug... The bike will go 170mph in reverse... ;D

Title: Re: Upsidedown engine... Post by verslagen1 on 08/05/19 at 14:56:08 For the average biker, the configuration is a risk of hydraulic lock.

Title: Re: Upsidedown engine... Post by Dave on 08/05/19 at 18:14:19 The good news is that when changing spark plugs........nothing will fall into the cylinder! :) They put upside down engine in airplanes years ago - I guess having the propeller up high while the cylinders were down low and did not block your view was a big advantage.  I don't see the advantage in a motorcycle. This one is a diesel!

Title: Re: Upsidedown engine... Post by batman on 08/16/19 at 18:08:49 Gas tank makes it look like a camel ! It's butt ugly. Between the motor and the tank ,it has to be top heavy.

Title: Re: Upsidedown engine... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/16/19 at 19:41:30 13282532232F343229212C33400 wrote: The good news is that when changing spark plugs........nothing will fall into the cylinder! :) They put upside down engine in airplanes years ago - I guess having the propeller up high while the cylinders were down low and did not block your view was a big advantage.  I don't see the advantage in a motorcycle. This one is a diesel! General walks in, barking orders,,, Gentlemen, design me an engine that is easy to warehouse and doesn't need an engine stand.

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