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Old 04-14-2007, 05:31 PM
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norton rotary racer bike
really cool rotary bike, 170 hp out of 588cc twin rotor engine

http://www.realclassic.co.uk/norton06120100.html

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Old 04-15-2007, 06:37 PM
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I really hope Norton comes back with a bike that is worthy of the brand.
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Very cool concept! It's been a loooong time since the last rotary motorcycle.
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that is a sweeeeeeeet bike. I would buy it in a heart beat

I saw a few years ago a company that made a biked dubbed "rotorbike" that used a remaned 12a and ran 1/4s in 7 second range.
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nicee, so they can race the thing now?

How can I watch it?
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Old 04-15-2007, 07:20 PM
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Holy cow! That is the definition of sex on wheels! I want a dozen.
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theres rumors that they will try to sell 150 of this
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a couple more pics
Attached Thumbnails norton rotary racer bike-norton_nec2006-005_r.jpg   norton rotary racer bike-norton_nec2006-009_r.jpg   norton rotary racer bike-norton_nec2006-014_r.jpg   norton rotary racer bike-norton_nec2006-015_r.jpg  
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Thank you so much for providing this news and this thread.

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Fudge! That looks so sick! Its looks better than the 1098 S.
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We'll have to all wander over to the Norton Motorbike forums and start preaching the gospel of rotary!
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Thank you so much for providing this news and this thread.

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Im sure mr.Engman and yoursell would love one of this
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Originally Posted by shaunv74
We'll have to all wander over to the Norton Motorbike forums and start preaching the gospel of rotary!
There are quite a few Norton rotor heads out there already although further preaching probably can't hurt.

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