Suzuki re5.....Seriously, why isnt there a rotary road bike?
only one of those ive seen/heard live was the britten, racing at the iom tt.....
Seriously, why isnt there a rotary road bike?
And that Honda 250cc 6cyl... I remember listening to old recordings of it racing 25 years ago, and even then it was out of production.
Yay, my bike made the list
Personally, i think they got the list ass about tho.
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Suzuki re5.....Seriously, why isnt there a rotary road bike?
only one of those ive seen/heard live was the britten, racing at the iom tt.....
One sitting for decades on display in Melbourne museum.
I remember looking at the bike during my lunch breaks when i was at RMIT back in the 80's, the museum was just over the road.
I think they missed a few off that list
5 cyl 125cc
6 cyl 900cc
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Tiny (19-06-15)
&a few more Rotary (Wankel) engined road bikes.
Norton made 3 or 4 of them, 1987 Norton Classic, 1989 Norton Commander, 1990/1 Norton F1 & F1 sport.
Actually the Norton F1 sounds quite hot in race form
1998 Van Veen OCR 1000
& DKW/Hercules - I was offered a very cheap DKW W-2000 (also known as the Hercules W-2000) back in the early 80's but declined as it didn't interest me.
Cheers, Tiny
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LeroyPatrol (19-06-15)
How about this
or the 1960 rc161 Honda 250 4
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Cheers, Tiny
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The wail from a kitted RC30 is my favourite. This video doesn't do it justice, you have to be at a track to hear it.
And for sheer sickness, Kenny Roberts old TZ750 flat tracker was a crazy sounding thing because its always at max revs from wheel spin!
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Tiny (22-06-15)
Oh you are going to hate the fact that I owned & raced, as an A grade road racer, a fully kitted RC30 for a couple of years back in the early 90's & that it sounded way better on the bike, even with earplugs in & helmet on, than you can imagine.
I still dream about it & wished I kept it.
Also loved Kenny sounds sick,
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Cheers, Tiny
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No, I dont hate the fact you raced one. I had an OW01 and don't regret selling it for a minute. I raced 250 proddies the same time as you (KR-1), and I dont miss it really. I will visit the Island again soon just for a blast but I dont miss racing. If I had my time over again I doubt I would bother.
I just remember the RC30s sounding really cool and nothing has really rocked my boat like that since, although these new super over square Dukes are not far off...
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