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  1. The bikes that time forgot

    ... Now people could appreciate its other innovations, like the rotary rear damper. Because of the length of the V-twin motor, Suzuki had ... the bike short enough so decided the solution lay in a rotary damper instead of a rear shock just as they had done on the TL-S. It ...

    rgo - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

  2. Classic Test: Suzuki RG500 v Yamaha RD500LC

    ... time matched to a cassette-loaded gearbox – very advanced. Rotary valve induction gives the sharp purposeful power characteristics and ... RG500 Price: £5,000 Engine: 498cc, liquid-cooled, rotary valve, two-stroke v-four Power: 98bhp @ 9,500rpm Top speed: 140mph ...

    rgo - 23/09/2019 - 00:52 - 0 comments

  3. Old's Cool: Guide to classic bikes

    ... four-stroke ohc parallel twins and Suzuki's thirsty RE5 rotary that arrived just in time for the 1974 oil crisis. By the end of the ... four-stroke ohc parallel twins and Suzuki's thirsty RE5 rotary that arrived just in time for the 1974 oil crisis. By the end of the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 22/09/2019 - 19:20 - 1 comment

  4. Top 10 best production motorcycle paintjobs

    ... numbers were tiny and despite the racing success of its rotary engine it couldn’t really rival more conventional road-going ...

    Ben Cope - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

  5. Top of the Flops | 10 Motorcycles that just you just didn't want

    ... the initial S was so blighted by its ‘revolutionary’ rotary damper rear suspension combined with ultra-sharp geometry that it became ...

    Ollie Barstow - 08/06/2022 - 11:17 - 0 comments

  6. People who changed motorcycling – Bob Trigg motorcycle engineer

    ... accepted – but only after knocking Norton’s fledgling rotary project into shape. Starting at Yamaha in 1979, Bob worked for the ...

    Simon Hancocks - 01/04/2021 - 16:52

  7. The Strange World of Bike Measurements Explained

    ... improved on this design in 1776 and adapted it to produce rotary motion that it became key to both the Industrial Revolution and the ...

    Phil West - 27/03/2024 - 12:22 - 0 comments

  8. TL1000R (1998 - 2003)

    ... a little. A 180 rear tyre helps it turn quicker. The rear rotary damper did over heat when used hard. ...

    Ben Cope - 25/06/2009 - 00:00 - 16 comments

  9. The Science of Brakes

    ... fit new pads to cross-hatch your brake discs lightly with a rotary 220 grit sander on an electric drill, to bust the discs' glaze. ...

    rgo - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

  10. The Top 10 'Revived' British Brands and the stories behind them

    ... periodically re-emerging, mostly via its controversial rotary racers, up to the millennium. In 2008 the name rights, along with a ...

    Phil West - 19/10/2023 - 17:01 - 0 comments

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