Nembo Motociclette shows off inverted three-cylinder engine
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Nembo Motociclette Super 32 Rovescio on the dyno - Click above for high-res image gallery
These days, most of the real innovation in the automobile world seems to stem from an attempt to completely replace the classic internal combustion engine. But that doesn't mean there isn't life left in 'ol Bessy, now does it? Judging by the efforts of Daniele 'Titus' Sabatini of Rome, Italy, there's plenty of new thinking going on.
Called the Nembo Motociclette Super 32 Rovescio, this air-cooled three-cylinder engine uses a single overhead cam and two valves per cylinder. Displacement is said to range from 1850 to 2100cc, and power will be between 160 and 250 horsepower. Nice, but pretty conventional so far. Here's where it gets different: Unlike just about every other inline motorcycle engine currently in production, this engine is upside-down. In other words, the cylinders are positioned below the crankcase.
Why? According to Sabatini, the engine's strongest part - the crankcase itself - can be isolated as the bike's dominant structural frame member. While that's also generally true of more standard designs, Sabatini believes that the arrangement of leaving the finned cylinders at the bottom completely unencumbered by frame tubes or plastic shrouds is more aesthetically pleasing and can lead to a lighter structure.
Do you agree? Check out the photos in our high-res image gallery below and read through the press release after the break. Then, let us know what you think. Us? Well, you can color us intrigued.
Gallery: Nembo Motociclette Super 32 Rovescio
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