RX8 motorcycle?
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RX8 motorcycle?
Has anyone heard anything about putting the new RX8 rotory engine in a motorcycle? Boss Hoss has successfully put a V8 in their motorcycle. Dodge has the V10 Tomahawk which has the viper engine. Wouldn't that be a great idea.
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I know there have been rotary engined motorcycles before but I've always wanted to see a 13B adapted to one. Forget those old little wimpy ones. Give me a turbo ported rotary bike! Too bad a 5 gallon fuel tank would barely get you around the block.
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I know there have been rotary engined motorcycles before but I've always wanted to see a 13B adapted to one. Forget those old little wimpy ones. Give me a turbo ported rotary bike! Too bad a 5 gallon fuel tank would barely get you around the block.
I know there have been rotary engined motorcycles before but I've always wanted to see a 13B adapted to one. Forget those old little wimpy ones. Give me a turbo ported rotary bike! Too bad a 5 gallon fuel tank would barely get you around the block.
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Allow me to refer you to this thread,
http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.ph...hreadid=321114
Its on the rotary museum and gives a pictoral walk through.
http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.ph...hreadid=321114
Its on the rotary museum and gives a pictoral walk through.
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They are certainly cool bikes. I especially like the Norton. Unfortunately I think you would cook yourself riding one and also get rather bad gas mileage compared to the piston bikes.
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RE5 Rotary Bike on E-Bay
It may not run, but it looks ok...
The Suzuki RE5 on e-bay is the first rotary bikes I have seen there in a long long time.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6027&item=24831369 57&rd=1
The Suzuki RE5 on e-bay is the first rotary bikes I have seen there in a long long time.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6027&item=24831369 57&rd=1
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By the way, I'm pretty sure that the rotary runs cooler than a comparable piston engine, so proximity to the fuel tank wouldn't be a problem. Remember that Mazda mentioned that one of the reasons they might not make a turbo RX-8 was because the exhaust gasses didn't run hot enough (although my memory could be decieving me).
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Originally Posted by rotarygod
I know there have been rotary engined motorcycles before but I've always wanted to see a 13B adapted to one. Forget those old little wimpy ones. Give me a turbo ported rotary bike! Too bad a 5 gallon fuel tank would barely get you around the block.
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funny because i was just thinking about this this morning on my way to University of central florida. going into school saw a bike and thought... hmmm.... maybe... it would be light. these engines are already powerful and light and compact. you can fit a rotory on a bike and make it faster and lighter than other bikes... plus think of the sound it would make!!!
edit... by the way.. no heatsoak issues either
edit... by the way.. no heatsoak issues either
Last edited by silverwolf; 11-15-2006 at 08:48 AM.
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Originally Posted by rotarygod
This thread was over 2 years old! I saw that at Sevenstock. They had never ridden it at the time of that picture. I'd be very concerned about leg burns.
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