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https://www.der-wankelmotor.de/Motoraeder/Hercules/hercules.html Google Translate: Prototype of the entire W 2000 series, was first presented in October 1970 at the IFMA (International Motorcycle and Bicycle Exhibition) in Cologne. The machine is equipped with the gearbox and cardan shaft of the BMW...

Remember also that there were changes made before production in some lines. The Hercules/W2000 was originally a Shaft Drive motorcycle. See also: https://thevintagent.com/2011/11/03/a-short-history-of-wankel-motorcycles/ I have a Picture of the Shaft Drive prototype which I can try to upload if anyo...

Thank you very much for this.
There may be hope for civilization after all.

CW

SAE 770044 The Hot Rotor: Curtiss-Wright experimented with a Plate literally screwed into the Rotor [Note: Norton did this as well. They were known as "Hand Grenade Rotors". The research Platforms were a bit different]. An air-gap between this Plate and the Rotor insulated the Rotor face a...

the CR700W from BRIAN CRIGHTON is so inspiring that it will be a great pity...that the majority of the 25 motorbikes will disappear into museums and private collections. Ahhh, another Rotary Engine Story. With the effort and the technical perfection it should be ridden and driven... YES! There are ...

https://www.crightonmotorcycles.com/ https://www.autoblog.com/2021/11/02/crighton-cr700w-rotary-motorcycle/ I may have to sell my Chaparral 2E to make room for it in the garage but I think it would look nice next to my P4 Ferrari, doncha' think? $116.000 appears to be a bargain. Insurance is to be s...

Anecdotal: Back in the early '70s, I collected Comics from "The Silver Age", mostly Marvels, and etc. Most of them ended up getting stolen but that sad story is for another time. Anyway, there was a Collector/Reseller named Howard Rogofsky who sold comics for which you would definitely pay...

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CW

Ummm..."Breakaway Torque".
Dyslexia is a terribus whank...

BarRE5 -- Congratulations! Good News: The RE-5 is a lot of fun! Get'em running! Hop on and see where it'll take you. Bad News: If, by "Starter Gear", you mean "Starter Sprag Clutch", go down to your local gym and start workin' out. You're going to have to learn how to properly ki...

Hello again everyone --

There are a number of Posts these days on finding where all the Rotaries went through the years.
Has anyone made note of the serial #s for this one?

Well, it's August 1 and what better way to celebrate than to find an Entry for:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAi9xTNxfhA

Don't know anything about it except it came up on a Random Search.


CW

The Original was the KKM-612 which, for our way of thinking, were 2 RE-5 engines lashed together with a Central Housing in between. It even had 2 Solex Carbs, which came to us in the form of the RE-5 Mikuni carb produced under a licensing agreement. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19790007790/do...

I apologize, Mr. Negus, no harm intended. If I can get back on track later, I'll start a new Thread. O/W, someone else may begin anew. One note on the Supreme Commander: I did think the Commander needed greater engine performance to match, but the gearbox is already over-stressed. When the Kawasaki ...

I offer no guarantees for the next few days but I will try to summarize the SAE Paper 930682, Development of a Lightweight Heavy Fuel Rotary Engine. The Turbocharger used in Phase 2 of this Project was from Aerodyne Dallas and for all of these jobs in every field, the Turbo has to match the engine i...

RN --

Your mention of "Patrick Power" led me to this:



Ahhhh, what could have been...
"The Direct Injected Norton Rotary!"

Thnx.

CW

Thank you very much!

Did you do any work with AAI and Len Louthan on the Pilot/Main Injected Turbocharged Norton mentioned above?

THANX AGAIN, RN!!!

CW

Thank you, esteemed Mr. Negus. There are a few of us Obsessives who will enjoy any and everything we can find about the Norton Rotary. I still hope to get another copy of the article by Jeremy Summers from "The Engineer" magazine, "NVT Rotary Sets the Pace", from Way Back When. A...

Thank you for the photos, Mr. N! Which brings up a point: On the old Site, you would Post old pictures of various Prototypes, changing them every month, it seemed. One photo, if memory serves, was of the air-cooled engine that had a unique looking Plenum Chamber (I was reminded of a painted 2 quart ...

1. Google Translate of the German description of the W2000: "Prototype of the entire W 2000 series, was first presented in October 1970 at the IFMA (International Motorcycle and Bicycle Exhibition) in Cologne. The machine is equipped with the gearbox and cardan shaft of the BMW R27, which, howe...

https://www.der-wankelmotor.de/Motoraed ... cules.html

At last, a picture of the Original Hercules W2000 from the Display Stand. Lots of detail to look at.
Lots of detail to think about.

What could have been.

1. Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Don't know why the smiley didn't take on my JOKE about Droning neighbors but - There you go. I hit "Preview" and everything. Oh, well. 2. Thanx to all. I've learned a lot. That's why I come to this Site. It's a lot better than the "Make a Better Chi...

I believe someone developed it into a very successful drone/light aircraft engine. 1. Right you are, J.B. and I can think of a few of my unsavory neighbors who might benefit from an aerial visit from...well, let's move on... Very Happy 2. I keep looking at the French Advancer and there is something...

Would a shaft drive [have] made all that much difference to an already complicated bit of kit? I usually try not to muck-up a Thread but since the "Lovely Commander" has been sold, I want to answer at least part of this good question. I don't think we'll ever know the fine details of Suzu...

Ahhh...Remember when: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxibHVlaGF6ZXZqbWNtYW5hd2F0dXxneDo2Y2Q4MTBlMzVhNDBlNTcx Shaft Drive made a difference in that different age. Read the Intro to the MG, esp. I have a soft spot in my heart for the V-50, even if I passed ...

Hmmm... Another shaft drive, it appears. I've heard that the original prototype of the Hercules was a shaft drive (from a BMW) but I've seen no pictures of such a beast. Another road less traveled. CW PS: There are still those in the RE-5 Camp who wonder what would have been if the RE-5 had been a s...

Yes. There's more to it than that, but the first transistor was comparable in size to the vacuum tube it replaced (sorta'). It was quickly discovered that if you could make one transistor on a piece of silicon, there was enough room for another and then another and then tens, hundreds, thousands, mi...

Not silly at all!!! Richard Feynman said, "If you think you understand quantum mechanics, then you don’t understand quantum mechanics." From this cheery assessment, we get to this: From the ever politicized Wiki-P: " A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating curren...