>Less load on the engine I think. Anyone? Higher horsepower-to-weight, lower horsepower-per-cc, entire engine sitting in the air stream, no smog regulations, etc., etc., etc. >>Funny, aircooled Japanese bikes had 4 valves per cylinder way back when! >>> Liquid cooling also allows for four-valve (or five valve) >>>heads. The only way Porsche was able to get multi-valve heads with air >>>cooling was to water cool the heads (the 959 and 962). -- Dave Carpenter Whatever you wish for me, May you have twice as much. "Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering." -- Arthur C. Clark |
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