Wankel Motorcycle?
01-30-2006, 08:15 PM
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Wankel Motorcycle?
This is a really bizarre topic, and probably 99% hypothetical, but my friend is looking into buying a motorcycle and somehow we got the idea of buying a scrapped RX-7 and a used bike big enough to hold a 1300cc engine, and stuffing the RX-7 engine into it. Is this even possible? I'm interested to hear what you guys think of this idea.
01-30-2006, 10:22 PM
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Norton f1 had a rotary. It was a pretty good looking sportbike also.
And no I don't think your idea will work. Think of how hard it will be to mount it! Where are you going to put mounts on engine? How are you going to cool the thing? That's a lot of heat, muchless between your legs. And what about a moto trans that will mate without serious modifications? Plus, a rotary engine is small and light, but only in terms of cars. That would make a freaking heavy bike!
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And no I don't think your idea will work. Think of how hard it will be to mount it! Where are you going to put mounts on engine? How are you going to cool the thing? That's a lot of heat, muchless between your legs. And what about a moto trans that will mate without serious modifications? Plus, a rotary engine is small and light, but only in terms of cars. That would make a freaking heavy bike!
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01-31-2006, 07:23 AM
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He's as bad as Can
https://www.rx8club.com/general-automotive-49/why-dont-they-74324/
Might be cheeper to find one of the old bikes in the above thread and update the motor?
You could also see if you can get a frame from http://www.v8bikes.com/ and fab a way to mount a Renesis
Might be cheeper to find one of the old bikes in the above thread and update the motor?
You could also see if you can get a frame from http://www.v8bikes.com/ and fab a way to mount a Renesis
01-31-2006, 02:58 PM
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They make motorcycles with Chevy 350cid engines.
www.bosshoss.com
A 13B RE would be a lot lighter than a V8. I think one of their bikes has a 502cid
www.bosshoss.com
A 13B RE would be a lot lighter than a V8. I think one of their bikes has a 502cid
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01-31-2006, 03:19 PM
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In the spirit of my motorcycle is bigger than your motorcycle I present: http://www.dodge.com/tomahawk/flash.html
01-31-2006, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by babylou
In the spirit of my motorcycle is bigger than your motorcycle I present: http://www.dodge.com/tomahawk/flash.html
That is a sweet ride.....I wish I could ride it just once.
01-31-2006, 04:01 PM
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I think the only thing with having a rotary motorcycle is being able to say "I have a rotary powered motorycycle!"
You would have a much faster and more powerful motorcycle if you just bought a gixxer 1000 and modded. Heck you wouldn't even have to mod it really. If you wanted to go really big you go Turbo or NOS.
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You would have a much faster and more powerful motorcycle if you just bought a gixxer 1000 and modded. Heck you wouldn't even have to mod it really. If you wanted to go really big you go Turbo or NOS.
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01-31-2006, 04:56 PM
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Someone built a motorcycle using a Ford flathead V8 so you should be able to do it.
Check out these links:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...s/1268616.html
http://www.honestcharley.com/V860.htm
Check out these links:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...s/1268616.html
http://www.honestcharley.com/V860.htm
01-31-2006, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dmorales
I think the only thing with having a rotary motorcycle is being able to say "I have a rotary powered motorycycle!"
You would have a much faster and more powerful motorcycle if you just bought a gixxer 1000 and modded. Heck you wouldn't even have to mod it really. If you wanted to go really big you go Turbo or NOS.
You would have a much faster and more powerful motorcycle if you just bought a gixxer 1000 and modded. Heck you wouldn't even have to mod it really. If you wanted to go really big you go Turbo or NOS.
I think it would be cool. You'd need more space for cooling than for the motor though.
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I seen rotary jetski in puerto rico and Dominican republic , john deere company us to makes litttle tractors.http://www.freedom-motors.com/
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02-02-2006, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by dmorales
Norton f1 had a rotary. It was a pretty good looking sportbike also.
I have seen one of these in the flesh when I used to race GP250 motorcycles here in Christchurch NZ... maybe 5 or 6 years ago.
From memory it was an *** to start (they used another motor to crank the rear wheel over in a high gear) but when it did fire up its a sound I have never forgotten.....mean as
It wasnt blindingly quick, but it was sooo freakin cool (and this was before I owned a rotor myself)
02-11-2006, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Technochick
You're right! 1974 Suzuki RE-5
It was a very fast 2 wheeler.
Did you guys have them in the US, Obviously not
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02-11-2006, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotorpsycho
I have seen one of these in the flesh when I used to race GP250 motorcycles here in Christchurch NZ... maybe 5 or 6 years ago.
From memory it was an *** to start (they used another motor to crank the rear wheel over in a high gear) but when it did fire up its a sound I have never forgotten.....mean as
It wasnt blindingly quick, but it was sooo freakin cool (and this was before I owned a rotor myself)
From memory it was an *** to start (they used another motor to crank the rear wheel over in a high gear) but when it did fire up its a sound I have never forgotten.....mean as
It wasnt blindingly quick, but it was sooo freakin cool (and this was before I owned a rotor myself)
I would have really like to see that. I guess that would be a pain to have to start. I've seen a couple for sale...I was just curious
, and I found one for sale in England for $18,000 US!That would be "cool" if a company made another rotary moto but I think heat would be a hard problem to solve.
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02-12-2006, 03:56 AM
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There's a bunch of Brits that have meets with their rotary bikes ... here's their website
http://www.rotaryownersclub.co.uk/
http://www.rotaryownersclub.co.uk/