Does HD make the engine for the Bombardier? I heard that yesterday from some folk and wasn't sure if I should believe him. Just curious.

 

no Rotax makes the motor and it was used in the 650 bmw motorcycle.

 

AHHHHHHHHH thanx.. i will let my informant know the truth

 

And to add to that, Bombardier owns Rotax. So it's Bombardier's Rotax engine which powers Bombardier's DS650. heh heh heh.

 

YEP!, Joseph Armand Bombardier. Inventor of the first production snowmobile, along with help from his brother- Leopold.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

Harley-Davidson's involvement with Rotax began with Ron Wood Racing, who built 3 Wood-Rotax dirt trackers for the factory riders Jay Springsteen, Randy Goss and Scott Parker in 1984, and supplied 22 500 cc engines in order to "homologate" them as H-D. For the 560 engine, they used the KTM. In the confusion that followed, harley stickers were applied to just about any Rotax powered motorcycles. Now their connection is through Armstrong in England, builders of military motorcycles used around the world. These are 490cc. Many of these motorcycles and engines are available in used/reconditioned form.

 

Eli,

That is some pretty interesting information. What other cool stuff are you not telling us? Come on, spill the beans!