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The Square Four is a motorcycle produced by Ariel between 1931 and 1959, designed by Edward Turner, who devised the Square Four engine in 1928. At this time he was looking for work, showing drawings of his engine design to motorcycle manufacturers. [ 5 ]
Ariel 4G & 4H: 1937–40 "Square" four-cylinder 995 cc Ariel VA 1940 500 C.C. Side Valve four stroke Ariel W/NG: 1940–45 350 cc (Military) Ariel KG & KH 1948 500 cc parallel twin, later versions called the "Fieldmaster" Ariel VB 1947–58 598 cc side-valve single, later models had alloy head Ariel Square Four Mark I: 1949–53 "Square" four ...
The Healey 1000/4 is a British motorcycle made by the Healey brothers between 1971 and 1977. [1] Fitted with an improved Ariel Square Four 1000 cc engine, the Healey was cheaper than a Honda Gold Wing, but only 28 Healey motorcycles were ever built.
Ariel offered the twin in two models: the low-tuned KG and slightly higher-tuned KH. [11] In 1949 Ariel revised the Mark 1 Square Four engine to include a cast aluminium cylinder block and head in place of the cast iron components previously used, in an effort to promote cooling. With the lower weight the bike was a 90 mph (140 km/h) plus machine.
Four bodies were discovered in the nearby Des Plaines River, thanks to a diagram Gacy drew during his confession. On 13 March 1980, Gacy was convicted of 33 murders.
A square four is a U engine with two cylinders on each side. This configuration was used on the Ariel Square Four motorcycle from 1931 to 1959. This design was revived as a two-stroke version on some racing Suzuki models, and their subsequent road-going version the RG500. Although some racing success was achieved, the road bikes didn't sell in ...
The 1931–1959 Ariel Square Four motorcycle used a four-cylinder engine (also called a 'square four' engine). The engine was compact and had as narrow a frontal area as a 500 cc, parallel twin. The rear pair of cylinders on this air-cooled engine were prone to overheating.
List of motorcycles by type of engine is a list of motorcycles by the type of motorcycle engine used by the vehicle, such as by the number of cylinders or configuration.. A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the direction of travel.