Re: KR> yamaha engine

2019-01-27 Thread Mike Sylvester via KRnet
3:44 AM To: KRnet Cc: Stef den Boer Subject: Re: KR> yamaha engine we are using a BMW R1200gs 110HP. Low fuel low weight. Low cost. Did a few test runs and I am happy with it. April we wil start flying with it. Stef > Op 27 januari 2019 om 5:21 schreef Jef

Re: KR> yamaha engine

2019-01-27 Thread Stef den Boer via KRnet
we are using a BMW R1200gs 110HP. Low fuel low weight. Low cost. Did a few test runs and I am happy with it. April we wil start flying with it. Stef > Op 27 januari 2019 om 5:21 schreef Jeff York via KRnet : > > > Owen, > > I have a Yamaha FJR 1300 that produces 148 hp and I don't have the

Re: KR> yamaha engine

2019-01-26 Thread Jeff York via KRnet
Owen, I have a Yamaha FJR 1300 that produces 148 hp and I don't have the engine weight but I doubt its much over 100 lbs. But, to produce 148 hp its revving over 8800 rpm. Its a V4. Which I would trust more then a V twin as the V4 is far smoother. Vibration It would take a pretty serious reductio

Re: KR> yamaha engine

2019-01-26 Thread Rob Schmitt via KRnet
Sorry, I don’t think so. Most unusual I’ve seen is a turbine. Not sure how that would work on our KRs very well. Rob N1852Z > On Jan 26, 2019, at 9:17 PM, svd via KRnet wrote: > > > Has anyone installed a yamaha on a KR? > > I’ve been flying with a STOL crowd and a number of them have di

KR> yamaha engine

2019-01-26 Thread svd via KRnet
Has anyone installed a yamaha on a KR? I’ve been flying with a STOL crowd and a number of them have ditched 912’s in favor of the yamaha. Numbers sound good - 140hp at 175lbs, at a fraction of the Rotax cost. But size and shape are quite different, and I worry about an engine that rev’s t