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The bulbous shape of the exhaust of the Cornet and Boss is an anti-noise two-stroke TWN feature. All TWN motorcycle production ceased in 1957. In 1953 TWN showed the model Duplex at a fair. This 250 cm 3 engine was a 2-cylinder split-single with 4 pistons. This motorcycle was not produced.
The electronically controlled line of ME diesel two-stroke engines was added in 2002 with a maximum cylinder bore of 108 cm. MAN B&W Diesel, Denmark, employed approximately 2,200 at the end of 2003 and had 100 GW, or more than 8000 MC engines, in service or on order by 2004.
YDS-3 (1964) 246 cc, two-stroke, parallel-twin, it used the world's first oil injection lubrication system in a 2-stroke engine. [2] DT-1 (1968) Yamaha's first true off-road motorcycle. [1] XS-1 (1970) Yamaha's first four-stroke engine motorcycle (650 cc twin). [3] YZ Monocross (1975) First production motocross bike with a single rear shock. [3 ...
Unlike a four-stroke engine, the crankcase of which is closed except for its ventilation system, a two-stroke engine uses the crankcase as part of the induction tract, so oil must be mixed with gasoline to be distributed throughout the engine for lubrication. [1] The resultant mix is referred to as premix or petroil. [2]
Yamaha RS-100T Torque induction series, also known as RS-100 series, is a series of two-stroke motorcycle models manufactured by Yamaha Motors Co. Ltd as a successor of the Philippines' most popular 2T motorcycle/tricycle model.
[3] [4] In March 2007 Aker ASA divested its interest in Aker Yards, with South Korean STX Corporation acquiring a 39.2% stake in Aker Yards in October. By 3 November 2008 STX Corporation had acquired a controlling stake in the company, renaming it to STX Europe. [5] The same year, the French government purchased a 33.34% stake in the shipyard. [10]
The eleventh-generation F-Series was assembled by Ford at numerous facilities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; with either a 4.6-liter V8, a 5.4-liter three-valve-per-cylinder V8 or a 4.2-liter V6, the latter only available in regular-cab 4×2 trucks.
In France, the duplex type was made famous by the ten 2-4-6-2 compound locomotives built in 1932 for the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) to haul heavy freight trains on the 0.8% grade of the Paris–Marseille railway between Les Laumes and Dijon. The performance was so good that the company wanted to order more ...