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								by robert   »  Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:43 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
			Sibbo wrote: Tim Shepherd wrote: 
That's wild! 
  
So it would be a 3 cylinder 750cc ? Why the hell didn't BMW go into production ? It would have been smooth as silk!
 
It would need petcocks on the lower 2 cylinder heads to drain the oil after sitting for a while.
 
			
			
									
						
										
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by Sibbo   »  Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:26 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
			I guess it could have been rotated 60 degrees then only one pot would be down but it wouldn't be much of a problem unless the engine was well worn, a bit like leaving a boxer on it's side stand too long .
			
			
									
						
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								by dwerbil   »  Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:20 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
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								by Sibbo   »  Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:18 am 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
									
						
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