24-Chainsaw powered motorcycle - video and photo

[PJs]

All I want to know is how they synced all the carbs and drives, obviously not direct drive? Reduckulous build but could definitely be considered a banshee, once you got through startup.

[baja]

Am I a total commie for even considering an electric chainsaw for my next saw? Last time I stopped in our local Stihl shop, multiple workers were raving about them.

I don`t thinks so. I have two, one is a light one for my wife`s projects and mine is a 4 HP McCulloch that I don`t use much because my firewood processing area is out of reach of electricity without transporting a generator back there. On a cautionary note, I purchased the original McCulloch several years ago when I was given permission to cut mesquite along the railroad right of way. It didn`t last long and it took over a year for them to warranty it. I would never buy another McCulloch product.

[suther51]

I have been using an in-line corded Makita on a log stairway. Pros, no fumes inside, quite, gutsy. Con, slow chain speed, makes it hard to "brush" a surface. The makita factory chain is more unpredictable than the stihl saws that i have. This to may be related to the speed of the chain.

As to a multi chain saw engine powered machine makes me feel less lonely. Been dreaming of a tractor powered this way for years. Must have some kind of birth defect.
Eric

[baja]

One item I have come to use exclusively are carbide chains. They outlast a regular chain by far. I cut a cord and a half of oak last fall with the same chain. They are a bit more expensive but well worth the extra bucks.

[Wildwilly]

I found the above video disheartening! Some specs would have been nice, like the displacement & hp. rating of each engine & maybe a timed run of the bike, just something to show that is wasn’t a waste of time building it.