Reverse engineering for m/c head design
Reverse engineering for m/c head design
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I've got a Suzuki GS500 motorcycle, air cooled 2 cylinder DOHC shim on buckets operating 2 valves/cylinder. Not very high performance, but market longevity attests to it's design durability. I believe Suzuki originally produced a contemporary 1000 cc model with 4 valve head, but the 500 got 2 valves in keeping with its more utilitarian application. I wonder why they may not have chosen a single cam design at presumably lower parts count/cost?





RE: Reverse engineering for m/c head design
DOHC: 2 camshafts, 2 cam sprockets, 4 buckets, 4 shims.
SOHC: 1 camshaft, 1 cam sprocket, 4 rocker arms, 4 rocker shafts, 4 screw/locknuts.
Not a whole lot different at the end of the day.
RE: Reverse engineering for m/c head design
RE: Reverse engineering for m/c head design
- Steve
RE: Reverse engineering for m/c head design
Looking back from today, that bike seems like a lump, but it was as state-of-the-art in its day as the GSXR1000 was 20 years later.
RE: Reverse engineering for m/c head design