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1. Discuss: Can the motorcycle be ever be reinvented?

   ... Step forward, Yamaha GTS1000. And you, Suzuki TL1000 rotary rear damper. BMW C1, you too. And turbo bikes of the 1980s. Stop lurking ...

   Visordown News - 23/09/2019 - 00:52 - 1 comment

2. Every type of four-stroke bike engine ever made

   ... Goldwing GL1800 Wankel The eccentric rotary engine made a brief foray into motorcycling for its advantages over ... was hampered by a heavy weight and high fuel consumption. A rotary engine did achieve some positives with Norton as the British ...

   Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

3. 2022 Eskuta SX-250 Series III Review

   ... on the UK version selecting modes two and three on the small rotary switch will make zero difference to your performance, even if the number ...

   Alex Whitworth - 04/05/2023 - 14:46 - 0 comments

4. Bike Icon: Yamaha FS1-E

   ... but there's a full 49cc being put to work. The two-stroke, rotary valve induction engine produced 4.8bhp at 7000 rpm - more than enough to ...

   rgo - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

5. Stunt legend Lee Bowers switches to Royal Enfield power in 2022

   ... at base & Ohlins TTX rear shock absorber ● GPR rotary steering damper ● Dymag forged wheels running Harris block type ...

   Simon Hancocks - 20/01/2022 - 10:22

6. TL1000S (1997 - 2001) review

   ... Our TL has a replacement Öhlins rear damper, not the rotary unit. I’ve ridden my fair share of TLs and although they do wallow and ...

   Ben Cope - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

7. First Ride: Buell 1125R

   ... best reviews when it came down to handling because of its rotary rear damper, but besides the failed technology, the main weakess in the ...

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

8. Top 10 TT winning manufacturers

   ... been trying to add to its TT heritage – initially with a rotary-powered machine and then with its Aprilia V4-engined racers – but the ... up to the 70s. After a hiatus, Norton was back with its rotary racers in the early 90s, winning the famous 1992 Senior TT duel between ...

   Visordown - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

9. National Motorcycle Museum Live is less than a month away!

   ... history will be in attendance, as the man behind the firm's rotary race bikes (and the wild Crighton CR700) Brian Crighton will be taking ...

   Simon Hancocks - 05/10/2023 - 11:18 - 0 comments

10. Top 10 brilliant motorcycle innovations that never caught on

    ... Maybe a comeback is overdue. For a few years the Wankel rotary was the next big thing in engine design. No reciprocating pistons mean ...

    Visordown - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

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