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PostPosted: 19:36 - 18 Jan 2021    Post subject: Jay Leno - RE5 Rotary Reply with quote
If you've not heard of the rotary engine Suzuki:

https://youtu.be/1sAdlTbUoJ0
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PostPosted: 00:11 - 19 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
an interesting video.
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PostPosted: 06:58 - 19 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Norton also made a rotary in the mid eighties which was superior to the RE5 ,and faster, initially made for a government contract but turned into air cooled and later water cooled
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PostPosted: 10:00 - 19 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Tankie wrote:
Norton also made a rotary in the mid eighties which was superior to the RE5 ,and faster, initially made for a government contract but turned into air cooled and later water cooled


i remember the norton f1 rotary winning a lot of races in the early 90's.
i think it was classed as a 750?
even saw them on the road a few times.
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PostPosted: 11:57 - 19 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
to v or not to v wrote:
Tankie wrote:
Norton also made a rotary in the mid eighties which was superior to the RE5 ,and faster, initially made for a government contract but turned into air cooled and later water cooled


i remember the norton f1 rotary winning a lot of races in the early 90's.
i think it was classed as a 750?
even saw them on the road a few times.
The AA or RAC had them and a few police bikes about for a very short while.
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PostPosted: 20:38 - 20 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Tankie wrote:
Norton also made a rotary in the mid eighties which was superior to the RE5 ,and faster, initially made for a government contract but turned into air cooled and later water cooled


Wankel's, the lot of them. Laughing
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PostPosted: 22:48 - 20 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
to v or not to v wrote:
i remember the norton f1 rotary winning a lot of races in the early 90's.


https://youtu.be/kBg86bjr8l0?t=35 Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 03:13 - 21 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Reliability issues due to impossibilities of sealing the bastirts.

Theoretically Amazing.
Engineering Nightmare.

A Lot of Wank.
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PostPosted: 06:39 - 21 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
No ,i think your wrong, there was never reliability issues with the engine in my experience, but there again i was only part of the development team.
The engine is still in use as a single rotor power plant for drones thirty years on. Cool
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PostPosted: 11:16 - 21 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
"Apex seals are not a problem"

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PostPosted: 08:59 - 22 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice vidio thanks

I was working for a Suzuki dealer we debated selling them but at least two of us from the workshop would have needed a weeks training and the sales guys a days so no go
there very demanding maintance wise !

I ridden one FANTASTIC in 1977 friend in Suzuki owners club

I have got a customers one in my stores waiting parts!
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