Motus V4 Baby Block

[Croc]

Has anyone thought about the Motus V4 Baby Block as a potential seven engine?

 

1650cc

180hp at 8500rpm

Gearbox and engine is nice and compact at 225lbs together wet weight

 

Data sheet here

http://www.motusmotorcycles.com/files/v4.pdf

 

Sounds pretty good from the audio files on the page here

http://www.motusmotorcycles.com/american-v4

 

or here

http://www.motusmotorcycles.com/files/Motus_MST_3000_rpm_Pass_By.mp3

[yellowss7]

only 126 lb ft of torque. would never pull you and that Sumo version up the hill on the TBolt back straight. :cheers:

[xcarguy]

Mike,

 

It's been brought up (very breifly) a couple of times here:

 

Post #8 - http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?7983-Next-Gen-Seven-power-plants&highlight=motus

 

and

 

Post #2 - http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?5287-Has-anyone-seen-the-Motus&highlight=motus

 

I first learned of this engine at the Barber museum a couple of years ago; built for the Motus MST and MSTR motercycles. When I looked at the bike (the engine that propelled it) on display at Barber, the first thing I thought of was a Seven. Somebody needs to buy one of these as a crate and be the first on the block to . . . . . :lurk:

 

 

 

Some of the Polaris crowd, and boaters, have already caught on...

 

 

 

...and it looks like Motus may have palns in the works for a V4-powered track car.

 

 

And, there's this...

 

Here's a link for the article: http://www.gearheads4life.com/features/motus-rcr-monoposto/

[jlumba81]

Old webpage lists the price at $10,220.

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/news/motus-v4-baby-block-available-crate-engine