2011 Morgan 3-wheeler coming back

[dead bound]

Harley Powered? Mazda Tranny?

Morgan Motor Co., well-known for keeping the faith of traditional sports-car construction, said the 2011 Threewheeler will be powered by a V-twin motorcycle engine hanging off its nose just like most versions of the cyclecar that Morgan produced from 1911 to 1952.

Only now instead of J.A.P. or Matchless engines, the latter-day Threewheeler gets an 1800 cc Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle that will churn 100 horsepower in the Morgan, the company said. The transmission is a five-speed from Mazda, and the engine gets an electric start instead of having to be pushed to fire up, as did the early Morgans.

Morgan said that Threewheeler will accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds and have a top speed of 115 mph.

 

[VonYinzer]

Well... Color me interested. Shame theyre using an HD motor thouh.

 

[Basement rat]

at the very least, there are tons of after market replacement parts for when it breaks.

 

[Swagger]

I made a few small bits for a 2.2l S&S X-wedge that I'd happily drop in one of those. Dyno'd something like 170hp and 180(ish)ft-lbs....
I'm glad they're bringing back the three wheeler though, very cool. Expect it to be heinously expensive though

 

[djelliott]

I made a few small bits for a 2.2l S&S X-wedge that I'd happily drop in one of those. Dyno'd something like 170hp and 180(ish)ft-lbs....
I'm glad they're bringing back the three wheeler though, very cool. Expect it to be heinously expensive though

Off course it'll be expensive, the words "Harley Davidson" were mentioned. That adds like 165% to the price of anything.

 

[VonYinzer]

Oh... Without a doubt. Hey Swag, did you see the X-Wedge bike that Chopper Dave built them a few years back? Interesting stuff. As far as getting one of these little bastards on the track, Im pretty sure we have the combined resources and parts stashes to fab one of these up... Hell, Ive seen them in person. There is VERY little to them.

 

[VonYinzer]

http://morgan3w.de/

Simple enough...

Just need one of these up front for a little git' up and go:

I mean, what says "proper race motor" like something built by ze Austrians?

 

[Swagger]

A fine choice indeed! I'll have an RC8r in here in December for a couple weeks...
Might take a spin if it's dry outside. Always lusted after that one, but I dunno if it'll fit or not.

 

[VonYinzer]

The RC8 is one of the very few modern rides that gets the ol' Yinzer blood boiling for sure.