Rotary Owners' Club

Joe wrote:I've been down to Spain and up through Andora into France many times on this bike with my Girlfriend without any problems.

So...Did you have any problems with bike? Very Happy Charlie

Here's the Mazda work, SAE 930677, "A Study of a Direct-Injection Stratified-Charge Rotary Engine for Motor Vehicle Application"CW

It used a Glow Plug. The original idea was to use a Turbocharger, an Aerodyne. Eventually they found a good match with a (Custom Built?) model 53000. They wound up with a lot of non-Turbo work looking at generators rather than drones.This was a fun SAE Paper. The Paper does reference Norton Motors. ...

PS: This from SAE 930682, "Development of a Lightweight Heavy Fuel Rotary Engine", Len Louthan, AAI Corp.CW

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'N the type of aluminum used in the Vega engine? It's the same aluminum used in the Norton Rotaries! Molybdenum spray anyone?CW

Sorta' wished I'd put this in...Mazda's SAE paper explored a Pilot/Main Injection Series. It was decided that the Pilot Cavity was to be 12 ccm firing through a 5 mm shoot hole. The fuel would shoot into the chamber with a vaporization of enough of the fuel in the cavity to ignite and carry the plum...

A year or so ago, one of the suits 'splained that they would have to sell 100,000+ a year to commit to it and no study they had told them that they could sell that many over the Long Haul, so, no RX- Y for the future. However, they keep allocating funds for more research.My guess is an internal corp...

"Oh well, I can cope with an F1 Sport for a bit longer..........."Name dropper... cool Charlie

Richard-I want to sincerely compliment you on this fine motorcycle, which need not have been created or "authorized". It might have never seen the light of day. Yet, it did. The w/c 588 was where the development should have gone and if you wrote all of the sad stories of what happened, it ...

Well done,sir.When I was much younger, I was a collector of other things. I took great pride in keeping these items in Mint condition.My house ended up up being broken into with my collection, as well as most other things, stolen.My collection - worth thousands - was sold on a street corner, for equ...

http://re5rotary.proboards.com/Lotsa' info for you there. 1st: Start with a compression check. Then: Follow the threads. The engine was licensed from NSU and was a variation of the universal KKM-502. The carburetor is a Solex design licensed to Mikuni. Suzuki stretched the GT-750 frame a little and ...

http://www.nortonmotors.co.uk/Prototypes%205.htmAhhh, Progress.CW

On page 64 of Norton Rotaries by Kris Perkins, ISBN 1855321 81 5, is a reproduction of a Norton Motors Limited one page sheet ("Issue 2") that carries an interesting entry:"6. P90 - 654 cc single rotor automotive research engine. - Lighter, more compact and lower parts count than Mazd...

Welcome!It's a bit of a "Good News--Bad News" situation.Good News: Most of the parts are out there, although things like "turn indicators" were 1975 RE-5 specific and MUCH harder to find.Bad News: Jess Stockwell ran Rotary Recycle out of Tullahoma, Tennessee - until a coupla' mon...

Actually, Cycle mag stated that the RE-5 was the first Japanese M/C that actually handled properly.I could never induce a wobble. However, I have it on good authority that the rear swing arm bushings were a weak point, a cost cutting feature. With upgraded rear shocks and attention to detail, the RE...

That looks very nice, I thought the Re5 had its instruments in a cylindrical pod or is that the early models? The 1975 RE-5M had the odd design. After sales of the M fell off the table, Suzuki redesigned the outer instruments and turn signals, replacing them with more a traditional offerings.They a...

One of the great Proofs of the Correctness of the Norton Design was the lack of motoring friction that came from the use of Roller Bearings and the Air-Kooled Rotor (Damn Smilies, again...). At the same time, the Sophisticates were telling us that rollers were OK for use on goat carts and the like b...

I've always been fond of the W/C Classic and always look for pictures of it when it shows up from time to time.Any close-up pictures of the little beauty from the latest outing?Thnx,CW

That's it! That's the one!Just send it on over to Florida, USA and I'll be waiting on the docks for it.I'll be your new best friend...Truly a gorgeous motorcycle.CW

David Garside, "Development of the Norton Rotary Motorcycle Engine", SAE Paper 821068:"The full load SFC is some 10% or so higher than necessary for best torque. This is due to a slightly rich mixture being supplied in order to give some additional internal cooling for this air cooled...

Hello everyone-Sometime ago - The Pleistocene Era, I believe - the NVT Group allowed a select few journalists to test one of the Norton Rotary Mules. There was an explosion of interest for a while and then silence. Out of this came a number of articles, including a writeup of a short blast by Cook N...

1. Steve T Posted ahead of me and his Post is probably more important so someone needs to help him.2. I found another SAE Paper, # 930682. If you enter " OSD13_PR3_Ref_1_Ltweight_Heavy_Fuel_Rot_Engine.pdf " in a search field, you might find this Paper listed on some US DOD site, PDQ RSVP. ...

FloridaMike-Thank you for your kind words."Russia and (to a lesser extent) China have been working on Wankels for some years..."http://thevintagent.blogspot.com/2011/11/short-history-of-wankel-motorcycles.htmlPart of my frustration has been that, although there are always military applicat...

1. Sometimes I write things and it may appear as if I'm deprecating or downgrading the subject. 'Tis not my intention. I mentioned that the NSU 871 was developed and that few cared. Now, I know that many involved with the various Rotary Projects cared. Some have stated that "No one cared" ...

This is a continuation of a Topic brought on GrosOurs New Member welcome. If it goes too far astray, let me know. (I have "Smilies disabled" but they still appear. Measures have been taken)1. When Curtiss-Wright began their development of the Rotary, their first engine, the IRC-6, was scal...

GrosOurs-I may start a new thread for a continuation of "Engineering-as-she-are-dun" but I wanted to let you know:You mention that your RE-5 may have had a Miami connection.If this means that you are in Florida (esp. anywhere west of Mouse-World in mid-FL) and you discover that, say, your ...

Minor Unfinished History-1. The RE-5 used the basic KKM-502 geometry that was used in NSU's products and was presented to many companies as a possible power-plant for many applications.Somewhere, in the archives or maybe in some landfill by now, are the records of what was provided to Suzuki in prep...

I've been A-OK for the last coupla'.If you need some more gremlins, however, I'll be happy to share.I talked to my Ex last night and she gave me more gremlins than I need.She was nice like that...Anyway, ROC is running smooth on my end.CW

Congratulations on your find!1. Where is the fuel leak? The tank or other fittings?2. The original "M" model had an automatic chain lube device that brought nothing but misery to the M owners (I always dealt with the "A" model). Also, check the shifter shaft that sticks out on th...