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1. Stunning Norton 125th anniversary colours go beyond nostalgia

   ... 961, V4SV, and V4CR. Featuring paintwork inspired by the rotary race bikes of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the ‘588’ editions all ...

   Alex Whitworth - 15/11/2023 - 11:40 - 0 comments

2. Top ten bikes that were brilliant… on paper

   ... something that could bite back. And perhaps most of all, the rotary rear shock, which overheated and lost its damping, exacerbating the ...

   Visordown - 10/05/2024 - 03:49 - 1 comment

3. Top 10 scariest motorcycles ever

   ... some serious shapes. The problem stemmed from an F1 inspired rotary rear suspension damper that was located too close to the exhaust. When ...

   Simon Hancocks - 05/01/2020 - 12:17 - 19 comments

4. Top 10 race bike liveries ever - that are not MotoGP!

   ... much later, JPS-sponsored, ‘evil empire’ black and gold rotary racers of the likes of Trevor Nation and Steve Spray (although they’re ...

   Simon Hancocks - 03/07/2021 - 10:47

5. Future Classics: 97 Suzuki TL1000S, 94 Honda Fireblade & 98 Triumph T595 Daytona

   ... 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 ... to the hyperactive nature of the machine. The rear shock’s rotary damper was blamed. The rotary damper allowed the bike a short ...

   rgo - 10/05/2024 - 04:16 - 0 comments

6. Five bikes that should have been classics

   ... and a prone to a bit of tank-slappery due to an ineffective rotary damper, the TL1000R was its softened replacement. Compared to the S, the ...

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

7. Top 10 - the least conventional production motorcycles

   ... ‘real’ bike firms have done the same, only with Wankel rotary engines instead of turbines. We’ve picked Suzuki’s RE5, but Norton’s rotaries or the Hercules rotary have the same claim to fame. In theory, the Wankel was perfect for a ...

   Ben Cope - 10/05/2024 - 04:06 - 0 comments

8. FS1E (1974 - 1976)

   ... the later disc brake versions. with a 4 speed gearbox and rotary disc valve induction it had the performance, looks and reliability to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 01/01/1974 - 00:00 - 6 comments

9. 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 - 10/05/2024 - 04:04 - 1 comment

10. 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

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