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  1. Used Test: Suzuki TL1000R

    ... to be a track missile, the fact it used the much-maligned rotary rear damper had already sealed its fate. The TL1000R didn’t ... fully-adjustable upside-down forks Rear suspension Rotary damper with separate spring, fully adjustable Dry weight 197kg ...

    rgo - 22/09/2019 - 21:21 - 0 comments

  2. Classic curios | Top 12 Cult Motorcycles we can't help but love [Pt.2]

    ... TL1000S’ revolutionary but also, as it turned out, flawed, rotary damper rear suspension that Suzuki had developed as a way of negating ... and how it killed alternative approaches, such as the rotary engine. Compact, light, high-revving, there are multiple attributes ...

    Ollie Barstow - 26/09/2022 - 16:25 - 0 comments

  3. Interview: Norton CEO, Stuart Garner

    ... framed Aprilia V-4 at the TT? Not a parallel twin? Or a rotary engine? There's no shame and no secret, It's an Aprilia V-4 ... geometry and flex? Yes, very different to the rotary in engine position. By learning off all the different stuff that ...

    MF - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 5 comments

  4. I Love The 70's

    ... really took off was the Wankel (snigger, snigger, again) rotary engine designed by German engineer Felix Wankel. The engine offered a high power to weight ratio (in the 1950s, a 49cc rotary-engined bike managed to clock more than 120mph!) but proved to be too ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 22/09/2019 - 21:21 - 0 comments

  5. National Motorcycle Museum | World's largest collection of British motorcycles

    ... WINNER! Steve Hislop made history on the 588cc Norton Rotary, winning one of the most exciting races ever seen on the Isle of Man TT ... Mike Hailwood’s 1961 victory. ‘Hizzy’ was new to Rotary engines, having arranged his 1992 TT ride at a late stage. The 135bhp ...

    Sam Creedon-Gray - 14/04/2022 - 14:04

  6. TL1000S (1997 - 2001)

    ... to the stopping power and feel. Suspension: The standard rotary rear damper, whilst a very good idea, was poorly implemented. I ... of the standard "Spring on a Stick" (SOAS) and threw the rotary damper in the bin. Other alternatives which replace the rotary damper ...

    Ben Cope - 05/06/1997 - 00:00 - 12 comments

  7. Guy Martin nears another speed record on rotary-engined Crighton CR700W

    ... Guy Martin is also now trying to set a new benchmark for rotary-engined motorcycles. The former Isle of Man TT rider has hooked up ... in an attempt to become the first person to take a rotary motorcycle past the 200mph mark. His vessel for the record bid is ...

    Ollie Barstow - 21/07/2022 - 08:50

  8. SV1000S review

    ... TL’s motor in a new chassis and junking the controversial rotary rear damper Suzuki has made sweeping changes to the TL engine for the ... TL’s motor in a new chassis and junking the controversial rotary rear damper Suzuki has made sweeping changes to the TL engine for the ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  9. Motorcycle racer blends two and four-stroke design in 1,300cc single

    ... the reed valves and induction system of a two-stroke, and a rotary valve head! The crank is what sucks ... by cams and rockers, John has opted for a belt-driven rotary cross-head valve. This is timed to allow for induction, exhaust and ...

    Simon Hancocks - 11/01/2023 - 10:51 - 0 comments

  10. Bike Curious | 12 Unashamedly quirky cult motorcycles

    ... TL1000S’ revolutionary but also, as it turned out, flawed, rotary damper rear suspension that Suzuki had developed as a way of negating ... and how it killed alternative approaches, such as the rotary engine. Compact, light, high-revving, there are multiple attributes ...

    Ollie Barstow - 13/05/2023 - 07:10 - 0 comments

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