Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**lars strom** · 07-21-2019, 08:45 PM

Years ago there was a Johnson water heater..

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DID YOU KNOW – JOHNSON MADE WATER HEATERS? Just like Ole Evinrude, the Johnson brothers were true entrepreneurs - and no less inventive than Ole scoring numerous firsts in outboard motor development. They not only produced the first tilting sterndrive, the first monoplane and the first boat & motor packages; they also produced, and sold: airplane & seaplane engines, inboards motors, the motor-wheel powered bicycles, hot water heaters, refrigerators, compressors, the motor scythe and various water pumps including portable forest fire fighting pumps.

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**lars strom** · 07-21-2019, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Johnson Marine building motorcycles..!!..not sure I believe that but anything is possible.
Must be a bad timing..the Harley factory is struggling and Victory took the sign down.

I think this is just some BS rumors and maybe one day you see a brand new Johnson Outboard again.
BTW..Brunswick laid off some people a few weeks ago.

**lars strom** · 07-21-2019, 09:02 PM

Here is some facts..Conn's SUV Offshore team with 2 X Evinrude E-TEC 300HP V6.

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**FUJIMO** · 07-21-2019, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

I think this is just some BS rumors and maybe one day you see a brand new Johnson Outboard again.
BTW..Brunswick laid off some people a few weeks ago.

Don't know if BS or not, but had to ask about it, since Jason Johnson, who is a great asset to us in the performance boat world as a respected journalist, just announced this Johnson Marine motorcycle deal, over on OffshoreOnly & other marine website publications. Thought I would go to the source here.

**lars strom** · 07-21-2019, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

Don't know if BS or not, but had to ask about it, since Jason Johnson, who is a great asset to us in the performance boat world as a respected journalist, just announced this Johnson Marine motorcycle deal, over on OffshoreOnly & other marine website publications. Thought I would go to the source here.

Well..it is totally BS..Its a 12 year old BS story..!!..You need to update your respected source next time..!!

Johnson Marine Motorcycles

Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:12 pm
Johnson Marine to Manufacture Motorcycles

https://www.totalmotorcycle.com/BBS/...ic.php?t=20748

**FUJIMO** · 07-22-2019, 06:35 AM

O.K. Lars, Thanx...

**FUJIMO** · 07-22-2019, 07:15 AM

That SIMRAD cat is cool. Just larger skegs needed for offshore. Fortunately no one was hurt due to the excellent canopy design. This just happened this month.

**FUJIMO** · 07-22-2019, 07:26 AM

These are the newer upgraded 1 1/4" diameter propshafts & motor mounts that SIMRAD has installed for offshore versus the standard ones. Cool.

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**FUJIMO** · 07-22-2019, 07:30 AM

**lars strom** · 07-22-2019, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

That SIMRAD cat is cool. Just larger skegs needed for offshore. Fortunately no one was hurt due to the excellent canopy design. This just happened this month.

Well..here is the facts...this is not from this month..it is from 2 years ago when Conn and his daughter Tae rolled and there is a story about the incident somewhere on this thread.
Thanks anyway.

https://speedonthewater.com/in-the-news/image-of-the-week/4626-slideshow-of-the-week-roll-over-down-under

**lars strom** · 07-22-2019, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

My Australian friend Conn Saloumidis to the right of me.
Conn is Offshore racing down under in his #69 SIMRAD Cat with 2 X 300 Evinrude G2.

Conn was not in the boat when they flipped last weekend. It was Ken & Les.
I have a short FB video of the crash here: https://www.facebook.com/alex.binkin...jcxNzU1MDQxNQ/

**V pads** · 07-22-2019, 10:53 AM

I thought the Johnson brothers originally started with motorcycles or the "mono wheel" adapted bicycle before outboards in the 1920s. ..and the 1st mono plane? Need to reread my history.

Originally Posted by lars strom

Johnson Marine building motorcycles..!!..not sure I believe that but anything is possible.
Must be a bad timing..the Harley factory is struggling and Victory took the sign down.

**lars strom** · 07-22-2019, 11:00 AM

Jack Aylsworth

‎Evinrude - Johnson outboards. Facts, history, racing and future.

May 3 2019

YOUNGEST JOHNSON BROTHER, CLARENCE, riding his Motor Wheel powered Johnson bike. Promoted as “the only two-cylinder motor in the world to push a bicycle”, the Johnson Motor Wheel was capable of speeds up to 35 MPH with a range of 150 miles on a gallon of gas. The Motor Wheel $97.50. Motor & Johnson Bike $140. An un-restored, but running 1922 bike & wheel was listed online at $3,650. A fully-restored bike and motor can bring twice that.