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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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 - 10/05/2024 - 04:15 - 0 comments

  7. The 10 best (non-GP) bike races ever

    ... they had much less glamorous mounts. Hizzy rode the Norton rotary he had previously thought a "bit of a joke", while Fogarty rode an ...

    Ben Cope - 10/05/2024 - 04:17 - 0 comments

  8. Predictions for five future sportbike classics

    ... the words 'Suzuki TL1000S' and most people usually think of rotary dampers and massive highsides. But even though the TLS has a fearsome ...

    Tim Skilton - 10/05/2024 - 04:19 - 0 comments

  9. Top 10 sports bikes from the '90s

    ... Check for any cracks in the frame near the headstock and the rotary rear damper. Alternative rear shocks are worth having. Review your ...

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

  10. Top 10 bikes that broke the ‘rules’

    ... examples in this list. But Norton’s use of a Wankel rotary engine is unparalleled. The problem is that, because of the way ...

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

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