Who knew a four-banger with a misfire could sound so good?

@ImDelphox

Ай бұрын

Can confirm, I recently drove a lemons-prepped car on track with a misfire and it sounded kinda gnarly tbh

Still one of the best sounding triples ever. You could identify it from a mile away, just by the exhaust note.

@willl84

Ай бұрын

It sounds terrible. Sounds like a regular I4 that needs a carb clean because it's only running on 3 😅

@gary5481

Ай бұрын

@@willl84 Each to their own. Taste is subjective. I can't argue with you, especially considering that you must've heard one on full song, in the wild.

@thecrazyfarmboy

Ай бұрын

​@@willl84 you really need to hear it in real life to judge how good or bad it sounds

@johncunningham4820

Ай бұрын

@@willl84 . Ever actually HEARD one ? Not even close .

@willl84

Ай бұрын

@@johncunningham4820 literally the one in this video?? That's exactly what it sounds like

I quite love the 3cyl turbo in my GR Yaris, insane what such a little motor can do

@Mr.Marbles

Ай бұрын

Have the fiesta st mk8 and the 3 cylinder growl sounds so mean haha

@julianoakes2230

Ай бұрын

I’m fortunate enough to have the GR and Jota. I love a triple!

@ben1000bhp

Ай бұрын

I have a GPF delete and a HKS exhaust on my GR Yaris and it still doesn't sound as good to my as my old Suzuki Cappuccino. That little 657cc when I was done with it had a rev limit of 10.5k with 20psi of boost. I miss it

@Kreed1910

Ай бұрын

@@ben1000bhp the sound is indeed a bit lackluster.. got the delete myself with a custom exhaust. Sounds nice yes, but I do like the sound of my 1.8 miata more

Sounds like a naturally aspirated diesel!

@dilwyn1

Ай бұрын

@RohanSanjith ... Sure did, but trust me they went like F£Ck

fiat had a similar inline 3 prototype multiair engine that behaved like a parallel twin. it had two small pistons balanced by one large piston. it was abandoned for an inline 3 with identical pistons when it was discovered the latter had the same fuel efficiency as the former, despite the former having a greatly increased cost of manufacture.

I was a Triumph T140 rider when a friend lent me his Laverda 1000. At low revs it shook just like a Triumph 360 degree twin but as the revs rose it smoothed right out (unlike the Triumph which just shook worse, but not as bad as a Yamaha XS2 650 twin I once owned).

At the risk of upsetting all the Laverda purists,I feel that the best sounding triple really is the 120 degree version...oops, that's done it now! Great vid!

@mikeeaglesham

Ай бұрын

Noooo. I loved the 120 deg. Had a 3c for many years. Lived near Slater Bros, knew Richard & Rodger. 😃

yet another out of the box thinking design in the motorcycling engine engineering. sounds, err, a bit like a diesel tractor in fact, but it has some beasty charm to it.

Always a great video! I like the way 3 cylinder bikes sound. This one is quite unique sounding. Its very intense. Thanks for the video! I learn a lot from them.

Such a beautiful bike. #1 on my must-have list. You are awesome, Visio! Keep it up!❤️

I put a lot of thrilling miles on my Jota-spec 3CL. It felt less like a mechanical thing than the gurgle made by a very large (and aggravated) reptile.

You make great videos I'm not talking mess but I can clearly hear your taking so spech classes .. keep up the good work!

Great video! Please, do the DKW 2 stroke I3 and keep the amazing job

It truly does sound like a 4cyl with a miss fire 👍

Thank you for another excellent video. Beautiful engineering and great sound. Well worth being a Patron.

Just seeing the thumb nail i knew it was the Laverda 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@actuallyusingmyrealnameher5061

Ай бұрын

Yep me too :-)

Maybe it's because I'm American , I'll never undestand why companies make engines with odd numbers of cylinders

@Tetrahedonism

Ай бұрын

Ever noticed a 4 cyl in a bike sticking out? The width is just perfect for a bike and it runs smoother then a 2 cyl with the same cc's placed inline. Quite logical i guess

@AbrahamArthemius

Күн бұрын

Size constraints, regulations, etc. For bikes a 3cyl allows the bike to have a slimmer front fascia making it lore slippery as an example. Another one would be GR Yaris/GR Corolla's G16E-GTS which is also used in the Rally2 version of the GR Yaris. A 3cyl configuration was used because it has better turbo scavenging and providing the same amount of power they needed while being slightly lighter as well. Audi's Inline-5 is a way to provide a smoother engine than a 4cyl but without the added complexity of a V configuration.

I love how he say however ✨Howeber✨

@Xayuap

Ай бұрын

many langs don't see difference in those pronunciations

@paulreilly3904

Ай бұрын

Even better is "development" outstanding, and adds character to these excellent, always unusual videos. I'm all for it.

@obnobn2345

Ай бұрын

This is how he practices English. Don't be a tool.

@RocketRaspeed

Ай бұрын

@@obnobn2345 His "howvevers" need a bit more practice.

@goosenotmaverick1156

Ай бұрын

​@@obnobn2345 I don't think anyone was speaking negatively on it. It sure seemed like everyone commenting seems to appreciate it, not be bothered by it. The only negative-ish response I noticed was actually in response to you. So I don't see the problem here that you see. Maybe it's you, that is the tool. We all love these videos, and as far as I'm aware/where I live, it's not forbidden or socially taboo to discuss the way someone speaks as long as it is done respectfully and not in a disparaging manner. Which I see you being the only one speaking in such a way. Have a nice day, hope it goes better for you, whatever's got you bothered, I hope it sorts itself out.

Už děláš jen youtubeřinu? :) Gratuluju k tomu, žes to fakt takhle rozjel. Jako jeden z mála máš fakt kvalitní videa, a hlavně vše o tématu nastudováno. A jde to vidět!

@VisioRacer

Ай бұрын

Jútuberinu robím posledných veľa rokov ako primárny job, ďakujem!

Sounds narley! I love my Yamaha XS850 triple. With a 3-2-1 exhaust it screams!

The GR yaris motors are pretty sweet three cylinders

Love your stuff. You ever do a dive into the KZ1000 J model?

It was a bodge to use the parallel twin parts and tooling to build a three cylinder. Triumph did the same with the Trident although, for some unexplainable reason, that used an expensive forged and twisted crank while the rest of the motor was a lash up

That definitely made an interesting sound for a triple

beautiful sound just like the 2stroke triples especially the kh range sheer heaven😊❤

Sounds a bit like my Pajero J-top 2.5L TD when I bought it more than a decade ago! As this particular JDM's turbo-diesel had a broken rocker, it was only running on 3cyls, but I drove home using all the residential & industrial back-streets so the smoke (& exhaust-note) wouldn't attract attention from the police!

I recall hearing that the 180 was more reliable as a racer (i.e. highly-tuned and sustained high RPM) because in 120 config the crank-pins tended to twist in the webs (it was a pressed-up crank, remember).

0:07 how can a rocking couple ever be beneficial?

Your videos are as inspiring as the subjects you cover 👏👏👏👏👏💯💯💯

A healthy Jota is a scary beast; if you're passing through 5301rpm on a rising throttle, hang on, it's about to get V silly! : )

Used to watch the Jotas, Ducati SS900s, Guzzi LeMans at Brands Hatch and Snetterton in the production racing class. Dave Cartwright, Pete Davies and Michael Hunt ran Jotas, my memory is faded sadly, Ray Knight on the Dresda Honda? I also seem to remember Dave Cartwright on a stunning 900 Ducati. They all sounded just wonderful. Edit: Dave Degens on the Dresda Honda?

Ive only ever seen one in person. They're gorgeous!

I once had a Hyundai Accent 1.5 Tdi three cylinder. It had a balance shaft yet the Engineers left enough pleasant vibration for the driver to enjoy and smoothness at speed. I liked it very much for its "feel". The Laverda has a handsome side and a not so handsome side. The sticky out alternator was a carbuncle and a liability in a slide as the crank could be knocked out of true from a bump to this area. Performance in lower revs was also lacking but once underway at speed went okay. The exhaust noise was pleasant to the enthusiast. Developments such as Suzukis superb SACS engines knocked all the Italian manufacturers off their performance perch. Motorcycle design and performance had just moved on so far in the eighties.

Hopefully someone makes this engine in ATG's EngineSim.

That 180° camshaft produced most unique sound, It is almost comparable to a 2stroke sound and characteristics.

The Mighty 3C/Jota . A Powerhouse from yesteryear . Very fast , stable and beautiful . Surprisingly reliable for an Italian of that era too . Mostly Electricals let them down , same as the British.....🤣. And the Sound was NOT like a " 4 with a dead cylinder " . Not even close .

What is the name of that color at the 8:00 mark? It is absolutely gorgeous

Sounds like 180° twin or crossplane I4 like the R1

The guy spinning the jota bottom end over with the conrods just scraping over the crankcase join mating surface.......😮

7:19 wait, they started with a 120° crank and switched to 180 to reduce vibration, then swithced back to 120 to reduce vibration?

3:08 , Nowhere near one of the first 1L bikes the public could buy. There'd been lots before that, dating back at least to around WW1.

Thanks for showing this unique technology ! Now check out Nissan VC turbo 3 cylinder ! 😳 🌵

I alwways wanted a Jota (but could never afford one) as they had the power of the japanese 4's but the handling of the good british twins, loved the sound of the 180's but preferred the smoothness of the 120's, nowadays I spend my time packing Laverda combines into containers for export to developing countries, funny old life innit.

@alanmumford8806

Ай бұрын

"I always wanted a Jota (but could never afford one)". Yeah, me too. I ended up buying an Alpina 500 twin and was very disappointed to discover that it was not as fast as, nor did it handle as well as the Honda CB400F that I sold in order to buy it. It was a really good looking bike though!

Pity the three cylinder VW Up! is so rough. It's not like 40 years have past and things got better...

I'm doing a frame up restoration on a 72 Le Mans.

Perhaps you should make one with the centre cylinder twice the capacity of the outer two (for better balancing) with the centre cylinder having 4 valves per cylinder, and the outer tow cylinders having two valves. That would be an odd engine.

@martin-vv9lf

Ай бұрын

or you could make an engine with a cast iron piston balanced by two aluminium pistons, and have them all the same size, since the former is 3 times the weight.

@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391

Ай бұрын

@@martin-vv9lf During the shortage of aluminum during the second world war, cast iron was tried for Pistons, but it needed copper adding to increase thermal conductivity. You could just make an aluminum piston a bit chunkier, to make it heavier.

3:05 Kawasaki Z1 was 903cc, a 900!

Sounds like a rurd., looks great though.

Sounds like my bike when it loses a cylinder

Without a balancer shaft it must have vibrated at low rev...

Proof that all good things come in threes

This engine sounds exactly like a 4 cylinder engine with a dead cylinder😏

what the difference with triumph T-plane ?

@VisioRacer

Ай бұрын

The T-plane is kinda a crossplane inline four with a missing pin. The 180° is like a flatplane inline four with a missing pin

i'm glad those era are over

MT09'S SOUND GODLIKE

No no Viso. as The Jota was a british development call it a Joe-ta, in the english way 🙂

@VisioRacer

Ай бұрын

The bike was Italian, the word was Spanish and the creation a British. I personally like to call things by their original pronunciation from the original country if possible.

I miss my 3cyl :(

@mikeeaglesham

Ай бұрын

Me too.

The SUBARU JUSTY HAS A 3 CYL DO A VIDEO ON IY

I remember when I was a kid, my dad, who always had some hell of a car, came home with some small weird vehicle. Naturally, I went to investigate and told him if he can start it up. I remember that horrible horrible noise that came from the engine, and when he turned it off, I came to him asking what is wrong with it. He looked at me, didn't get the point of why I'm asking, because it feels kinda "normal" to adults used to it, but I actually refused to go anywhere in that car with him because I was so scared of that noise... It was an 1.2TDI 3 banger. The memory is so vivid that if someone forced me to drive it today, I would rather just push it off the cliff with myself in it, so it could not do such horrible things to another innocent kid again.

So basically you're saying the 120 degree crank did not work due to vibration so they went to a 180 degree crank which they had to change to a 120 degree crank to reduce the vibration? At the time there was a different story circulating: that Laverda went for a 180 degree crank because it was significantly cheaper to make in what was already an expensive bike. The balance of the 180 degree crank is better than a 650 twin, but at sizes as small as 1 litre balance shafts are not really needed with 120 degree triples - the 1l Daihatsu engine that has powered so many small Japanese and European cars being one example.

@philhawley1219

Ай бұрын

Don't forget about the 120 triples from Kawasaki, Triumph/BSA and Yamaha. MV Augusta race bikes and even the BMW brick all did this from the 1960's through to the 80's. Now triples are even more commonplace but I think Laverda are unique in making a 180. You've got to admit that an old Jota makes a wonderful sound with the odd man out crankshaft.

Meh! The faulty four

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My dad has a Jota 120 and it sounds way better than the 180

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-three_engine EVERYBODY made three cylinder motors, for chrissakes.