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The Dolmar company of Hamburg, Germany, has been producing gasoline chain saws since 1927. Their product line consist of machines designed rugged enough for the professional, but economical enough for homeowners. With Dolmar's reputation in Europe as a pioneer in the small engine power tool industry, it is not surprising to learn that they have applied their engineering skills to a custom motorcycle. But taking it a step further, the team at Dolmar used their own powerplant. Twenty-four of them! The result is a one-of-a-kind stretched out monster motorcycle called the Dolmette.
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The combined power of 24 Dolmar chain saw engines is fed into to a 5-speed Harley-Davidson transmission by an awesome series of primary belts. All the engines were tuned and tweaked to deliver their maximum power output. When all 24 engines are combined, the result is a 24-cylinder, 2-stroke power plant with a total displacement of 116 CI (1900 cc) putting out about 170 Horsepower!
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In the initial trials at the Contidrom test track near Hannover-Germany, the Dolmette achieved speeds in excess of 120 MPH in third gear! Currently the bike is being featured at publicity events around Europe and causing quite a stir. Just cranking the engines, twelve on each side, is enough to get your blood pumping!
You can see and hear this bike run at the Dolmette web site, and believe me, it's well worth taking a look.
http://www.dolmette.com/
The Dolmar company of Hamburg, Germany, has been producing gasoline chain saws since 1927. Their product line consist of machines designed rugged enough for the professional, but economical enough for homeowners. With Dolmar's reputation in Europe as a pioneer in the small engine power tool industry, it is not surprising to learn that they have applied their engineering skills to a custom motorcycle. But taking it a step further, the team at Dolmar used their own powerplant. Twenty-four of them! The result is a one-of-a-kind stretched out monster motorcycle called the Dolmette.
The combined power of 24 Dolmar chain saw engines is fed into to a 5-speed Harley-Davidson transmission by an awesome series of primary belts. All the engines were tuned and tweaked to deliver their maximum power output. When all 24 engines are combined, the result is a 24-cylinder, 2-stroke power plant with a total displacement of 116 CI (1900 cc) putting out about 170 Horsepower!
In the initial trials at the Contidrom test track near Hannover-Germany, the Dolmette achieved speeds in excess of 120 MPH in third gear! Currently the bike is being featured at publicity events around Europe and causing quite a stir. Just cranking the engines, twelve on each side, is enough to get your blood pumping!
You can see and hear this bike run at the Dolmette web site, and believe me, it's well worth taking a look.
http://www.dolmette.com/
