Talk:Curtiss V-8 motorcycle

Engine bore/stroke and displacement
Engine displacement isn't calculating out correctly with 3.25x3.25 bore and stroke as currently cited. I suspect it is actially 3.625x3.25 as reported here:. — Brianhe (talk) 01:11, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, that must be right. It's interesting that the rated power was 40 hp whether it had 2 or 8 carburetors. The link here says the magneto is missing, so maybe the later aircraft versions used magnetos instead of batteries. Which would make sense for sustained flight, and not land speed records. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 02:05, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination

 * I wonder if they'd like it better if we said "any vehicle" instead of "anything". Less informal. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 04:47, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Brakes
The deCet source describes the brake as a V brake, but from the illustration on p. 114 of the same book, it appears to be what Wikipedia describes as a pedal operated clasp brake. It would be good to find another source that can help with this. — — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brianhe (talk • contribs) 20:08, 23 March 2013‎
 * I've found errors in deCet's books in the past. He gets the V-8's displacement wrong, so the brake is probably wrong too. On bicycles, and the Michaux-Perreaux and Roper, the clasp brake was called a spoon brake, I think. I couldn't find any mention of the brakes one way or the other in the books I have. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 04:33, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

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