Originally Posted by autoblog

Undoubtedly, the company that's most often associated with rotary engine technology is Mazda. The Japanese automaker has been building Wankel powerplants for decades, with the current RX-8 standing alone as the only new automobile powered by the innovative engine architecture. In reality, though, many firms have experimented with the rotary engine, including Suzuki, which offered a rotary-powered motorcycle in the Seventies. Up until the mid-Nineties, European racetracks were filled with the buzzing sounds of Wankel-engined Norton motorcycles terrorizing their larger four-stoke twin-cylinder competitors and winning races such as the Isle of Man TT in 1992.

That unmistakable buzzsaw sound is set to make a comeback at this year's running at the Isle of Man as the latest Norton revival takes to the track. Click past the break for a video of the rotary-powered NRV588 as it makes a few laps at Donington Park and the dyno. Pay special attention to the exposed exhaust pipes, which reportedly get so hot they need to be made from Inconel.

Originally Posted by Cam (Post 2970890)

so is this going to be a production bike? Love the sound of the rotary in a bike.

Originally Posted by TheBurkeMan (Post 2969152)

those exhaust were ridiculously HOT!!!

Originally Posted by JinDesu (Post 2971482)

I wish! I think it's going to be one of those bikes made for race teams to buy.

Originally Posted by DarkLord7854 (Post 2971701)

Search function FTL?

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=169890

Originally Posted by SPHINX144 (Post 2974635)

Nice concept, but this is a mere experimental model. I hardly doubt it will make it to the showrooms with other street bikes until all technical parameters have been sorted out to achieve a reliable street machine.
In the mean time, I'll stick with my duc.

Originally Posted by DarkLord7854 (Post 2971701)

Search function FTL?

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=169890

Originally Posted by DarkLord7854 (Post 2974744)

It's a racebike.. not a production bike.. Read the article much? :lol:

Originally Posted by pdxhak (Post 2974769)

Oh really...

BTW I'm not picking on you ;)

https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...53&postcount=8

http://www.nortonracing.com/road/

Norton NRV588 Rotary Road Bike
Brian Crighton and Spondon Engineering have been developing the new NRV 588 race bikes for well over a year now, as these race bikes have progressed we have had a team working alongside them to put into production a road legal NRV 588. These bikes will be put into production late 2008 early 2009, with first bikes expected to be ready spring summer 2009.

Initially we will doing a limited edition of 200 bikes, these will all be hand built in our new factory at Donington Park.

As and when we have further information available we will send all enquirers our updated information pack on the all new Rotary engined NRV 588.

To join our enquirers list please follow the links below.

Originally Posted by delhi (Post 2974805)

So Norton is diversifying from making anti-virus software to making rotary motobikes?

Originally Posted by delhi (Post 2974805)

So Norton is diversifying from making anti-virus software to making rotary motobikes?

Originally Posted by pdxhak (Post 2974789)

I bet they are going to cost a lot!

Originally Posted by Gigolo Jason (Post 2978036)

I sent Norton an inquiry this morning for the road bike,

I will report what information I get back from them.

Hopefully they will sell it to a US buyer.

Originally Posted by SPHINX144 (Post 2980256)

are you really going to buy it if they make you an offer?

Originally Posted by CyberPitz (Post 2980418)

Boy, that will be one expensive bike if they sell it.

Originally Posted by Gigolo Jason (Post 2980452)

If they will allocate me one, depending on price, then yes. They still havn't published the MSRP.

I can get it registered and get plates for it.

It would be a garage queen that I would take to meets, rides, and to track days.



It shouldn't really be that expensive. The last Bimota Tesi sold for 37K. This shouldn't be more expensive then that.