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Offline Tim Wescott

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Your next motor?
« on: July 18, 2016, 05:48:17 PM »
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Re: Your next motor?
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2016, 06:57:48 PM »
I want one!  But I think the line pull will be killer.
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Re: Your next motor?
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2016, 09:32:23 PM »
I want one!  But I think the line pull will be killer.


I was thinking "no way!" on the size until they showed the coolant ports.  I wonder if an air-cooled motor would be lighter than the oil-cooled one plus all the piping and whatnot?
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