It was SO GOOD that MotoGP CHANGED the regulations? Unique Z-line engine with 3 CAMS and 2 CRANKS.

purebred American Superbike what should he be like a Sleek longitudinal Engine with three cam shafts and two crankshafts a front fork on linear bearings an electr hydraulic slip clutch and a meticulously designed narrow silhouette of the motorcycle actually his back wheel was broader than his motor at the very least it ought to be uncommon and theoretically groundbreaking and you'll learn about how things turned out in practice in today's unique [Music] [Applause] [Music] story for the overwhelming majority of enthusiasts dreams of creating something new on two wheels still remain ephemeral but there are such self-taught people who have crazy ideas energy and somehow managed to find money for all this in the early '90s John Britain and Andrea cartanza stardom sword recall the elf [Applause] [Music] projects Desperado made Giants follow sporty Hondas or Ducatis with single-sided swing arm following elf Dean's lead or Benelli Tornado with tail radiators like John brittain's motorcycles exemplify their influence the new century gave us another madman The 40-Year-Old American architect Michael sis his Workshop fulfilled orders for the most prestigious hotels and entertainment centers and Superstars live in the houses he designed but Michael never forgot about the family hobby motorcycles Grandpa Clarence was famous as a tuner of nordon mans racing motorcycles after World War II fter raced himself prepped cars for others Michael on break from architecture earned us Championship points on a 250cc Aprilia RSV his passion for bikes was instilled in him from an early age at around 4 a mini bike named Sears entered his life numerous older girls possess this even at such a young age Michael already had his own perspective on design I even aesthetically despised him at that time I desired an actual insect on the top in a genuine seat he States being older he rode motorcycles before falling in love with his dream of building a truly American original patented motorcycle for Moto GP participation filled with Advanced Technologies it would seem like an impossible task for a person without an engineering background but you will be greatly surprised when you find out who created Michael's mind mosis Michaels company started as caricatured as it may sound in his own garage the motorbike was designed and built except for the fairings for an extended period of time right there and the computers here and the U C1 was here the engine was built on that desk the mule engine set in the corner and we had uh drill press and a millon machine and just a few items seeing his son's intention to create the most un usual motorcycle a racing motorcycle Michael's father joined the team as the chief engineer knowing all the dangers of this sport Terry wanted to protect her son together they assembled a team of excellent engineers and moved from their own garage to headquarters in Portland they start implementing Caesar Jr's brilliant ideas Michael has received over 30 patents for his project and now it's time to see where his fanaticism has taken him the basis is a inline four-cylinder engine with longitudinal Arrangement naturally with liquid cooling but it is only formally in line the PPE itself refers to it as z-shaped as the cylinders in this engine are arranged in a zigzag or more simply in a chess order just like on the ful V V4 or the more well-known variant from the Volkswagen group The VR6 engine furthermore PPE prototype has 15° cylinder misalignment with German but similarities end there from top to bottom in order to begin with Michael's engine has three cam shafts because the throttle intake passes between them in an unusual way which makes the cylinder head slightly wider similar the VR6 but it is not four cam shafts like on v-shaped 60 90° fours which is a direct weight saving and a very simple solution timing belt drive gear as well as the block no longer looked solid but like two connected parallel twines Michael asserted that this cylinder Arrangement enhanced engine cooling moving down we encounter a crankshaft divided in half two of its halves rotate in opposite directions thereby being the main feature neutralizing the gyroscopic effect of the engine the main focus was on this during the tech presentation and it worked but more on that later the leading gear on the right crankshaft is smaller than on the left one because its power must pass through an intermediate shaft to change its direction before both crankshafts transmit torque to the gearbox the six-speed transmission is located directly under the engine and is an easily removable unit for quick gear ratio changes necessary for racing it took about 10 minutes not hours he was equipped with the world's first slipping hydroelectric clutch the element was controlled by electronics and activated by Hydraulics it was located directly in the airf flow providing improved Cooling the z-shaped engine of the Scio was compact just 16.5 cm wide enabling a larger motorcycle than competitors yet free from gyroscopic forces providing a unique Advantage engine parts made by cworth to achieve narrow silhouette from front two small radiators installed main third one located under seat this one produced by well-known company Cosworth and also a rather interesting moment the hypothesis was that a small frontal area signifies a high and maximum velocity for a given output power with increased speed High Press air is directed to the back of the bike and the radiator a smaller aerodynamic bag behind the motorcycle enabling effective overtaking on straightaways with a slim silhouette compensating for power deficit due to sudden regulations for example the rear wheel was wider than the engine it may seem like science fiction but this prototype is not unique solely because of the engine size instead of the typical inverted Fork the so-called 6X Flex system is installed here it seems like you're holding the front wheel axle straight with your hands feel the slightest inclination of the wheel the tire grip and the limits of sliding in a high-speed turn the Merit of linear bearings greatly reducing friction and thereby increasing Fork sensitivity you can break very late with her when entering a turn and press the brake lever with all your might while passing the corner this solution has a positive impact on the speed of its replacement finally with this solution there is no such concept as cavitation of damping oil the lower part of the system is designed in such a way as to provide maximum rigidity in the vertical and horizontal directions but at the same time have elasticity in the lateral directions in order to absorb shocks during turns the rear aluminum swing arm was welded from six parts initially at that point there were already two damping elements reverse this solution aided in fine-tuning the rear suspension more accurately the frame fairings Wheels tank and in final versions swing arm were all made of [Music] carbon after a series of failures that haunted the team throughout the development process which is normal for such practice in the end in 2006 the engine came to life having assembled the motorcycle completely mosis immediately proceeded to the [Music] tests get the beans very windy Michael and his team had to design and manufacture more than 1,000 individual parts to build si1 the first let's say Witnesses of the creation of cesa were Amazed by its uniqueness the wow effect was off the charts so nice to see a fresh a fresh mine like his it's kind of like this Michael ballsiest move I ever seen man two handsome gray and black went on their first track tests without having a whole team of employees resources and capabilities of available to larger players Michael's team had only these two working instances a couple of failures in the very first tests greatly undermined the team's morale which was already low due to overall fatigue and financial problems Moto GP Rider Jeremy McWilliams agreed to test E1 first and the first feelings from from your bike is that there is no effort required to go from left to right you could go as fast as you needed to change direction none of us have ever ridden a bike without configuration you know I want to ride it again AMA Champion Shane Turpin I don't know where to begin um I had so much going through my head cuz there was so many things that I was holy that's awesome that's awesome you know breaking accelerating uh the shifter I mean everything about it is you got to learn how to ride this thing in the turns cuz it's it's not a motorcycle it's so different in riding you don't understand you physically nobody understands the suspension is is uh you felt everything that was going on that you needed to feel as a rider so it turns out that all these space Technologies were working the word of the racers although it looks like a marketing move but we have no other way to check or refute it objectively the perfect story of a Flawless American super bike that's exactly how it should have been born in a country of liberal views and fresh ideas he was a new word in the two- wield history and this is how Americans do it you know this bike has got the bones of a champion but it's up to us to put the muscles on [Music] it but I couldn't take C1 to the gym the changed Moto GP rules have reduced the engine displacement to 800cc they start to develop 1 800 revolutions per minute and this is already the territory of a Pneumatic valve and there was neither the strength nor the finances to remake the engine for this volume and Moto assist C1 failed the superbike situation also proved to be annoying to take part the manufacturer had to sell 150 units of combined equipment to address the Moto GP situation Michael opted to sell his super bike for a starting price of $ 55k thereby recovering the Investments at least partially later later the superbike regulations changed now it was necessary to sell 1 and a 12,000 units of equipment and this was the last straw for the team's patients and that's how the Moto CIS C1 story ended mosis now succeeds in transitioning to electric motorcycles successfully like his hero John Britain Michael was a radical revisionist a self-taught engineer capable of breaking the stereotypes of two- whe design traditions in favor of creating something completely unique and technically Innovative he really was a motorcyclist a man not ready to compromise

Channel: WierdBike

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Keywords: motoczysz documentary, motoczysz c1, michael czysz, z-line engine, tree camshafts, two crankshafts, motorcycle racing, fastest motocycle, motogp, superbike mechanic, superbike documentary, motorcycle build, history of motorcycles, motogp history, motorcycle engine types, weird engines

Id: WvIq1ABkYmg

Length: 12min 48sec (768 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 31 2023