Interesting engine

[cowpoos]

interesting engine... http://www.italsistem.com/saetta-eng.htm

just what it could be used for I wouldn't have a clue though!!

[R6_kid]

well now... that would set all the boy racers creaming in their pants if you showed up on a 250 sports bike or chopper with a rotary engine! And with 35kw and 47nm of torque, it probably goes to say that you wouldnt be half slow either.

[Steam]

WOw that is a powerful little engine. At $7500 NZ dollars it is expensive though.
And that's from the factory, not even including tax, import duties, and shipping to NZ.
What's the nearest comparable powered 250cc engine?

[cowpoos]

I was thinking it might be a bit of a larf in a MXer frame!!

[R6_kid]

nah bro, would have to go in a kawasaki (coz thats the only bike name most boyracers know other than haya-whats-it-called) and it would be lowered, stretched and painted in black/white/grey camo, with chrome on all metal surfaces. Probably with a turbo and blow off valve, accompanied by a 15yo 'girl' in a short cut skirt, revealing top, and a bag full of birth control pills.

[Ixion]

Sort of something like this maybe?

[WRT]

Pfft, I've got a 250cc engine with 44kw and 51nm. And the entire bike weighs only 96 kg. And it's worth a lot less than $7,500 as well.

Rotary schmotary . . . wank, wank, wank.

[R6_kid]

Rotary schmotary . . . wank, wank, wank.

dont you mean wankel, wankel, wankel?

[WRT]

Don't care about the designer, was just talking about the owners and the noise (admittedly though, 2/ don't really sound that much better . . . )

[Kickaha]

just what it could be used for I wouldn't have a clue though!!

Kart Motor

[cowpoos]

Kart Motor
to much power for you sonny!! even in a kart ;)

[Coyote]

to much power for you sonny!! even in a kart ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xbZt9-xtuU

[Finn]

Kart Motor

When I used to race karts, one guy imported a 250cc rotary engine for his Kart and it kicked arse.

[onearmedbandit]

When I used to race karts, one guy imported a 250cc rotary engine for his Kart and it kicked arse.

Did you stop racing them because you got too big for them? Oh, sorry.

[Finn]

Did you stop racing them because you got too big for them? Oh, sorry.

No, I couldn't see over the dash and it was just too dangerous.

[Kickaha]

to much power for you sonny!! even in a kart ;)


The Kart I used to race had a fuck sight more than that puts out

[cowpoos]

The Kart I used to race had a fuck sight more than that puts out
that was one of your trikes yeah????

[jafa18]

That rotary motor looks bloody powerful,and Theres another version of that motor avaiable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKayagHUCw8

I couldnt imagine driving that, my kart with a pe175 on is powerful enough for me.....,then u have these bloody idiots.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSmxaORvBQI

[pete376403]

They describe it as a "four stroke rotary engine" - to me "four stroke" has always described the four operations of the piston per power cycle, ie down = intake, up = compression, down = power, up = exhaust then start again.
While I can see that any one side of the rotor will perform these operations during a single revolution, how is that different to any other rotary built, ie is there any other kind?

[Deano]

was just talking about the owners and the noise (admittedly though, 2/ don't really sound that much better . . . )

And the oily smelly emissions ?

I love generalisations. They show such a lack of imagination.

Ever been for a drive in a quick rotor ?

[WRT]

And the oily smelly emissions ?

I love generalisations. They show such a lack of imagination.

Ever been for a drive in a quick rotor ?

Admittedly only to the end of the street and back, but yes. However, the owner of this particular batty (not that I'd call him a wanker, quite the opposite), just like every other owner of a rotary I've had the pleasure of knowing, wrote it off. There's a few out there that seem to be able to keep them on the road, but not many. Of close friends that have owned rotarys, 3 from 3 have written them off. Havent had that higher strike rate on any other group of vehicles, not even bikes.

But it was just a generalisation, and just me taking the piss - as I did of the two strokes, of which I own one. I do believe it important to be able to take the piss out of your self, not just others. Shows a sense of balance. Or unbalance . . . not sure which. Don't really care, either.

No need to take everything so seriously Deano, it's all just good fun.

*Edit: In the first paragraph, I meant I've driven this car only to the end of the street. I've also been in fast rotarys several times when they have been driven in anger by their owners.

[Deano]

Shows a sense of balance. Or unbalance . . . not sure which. Don't really care, either.


Well I'm far from balanced and don't really care, but it's really boring at work and so I like to have a bit of a wind up too. This is me having fun. No need to explain yourself.

I had an RX4 coupe for a couple of years, thrashed it everywhere and never crashed it once. I did write off a 2 smoker once though.

[WRT]

I had an RX4 coupe for a couple of years, thrashed it everywhere and never crashed it once. I did write off a 2 smoker once though.

Never owned a rotary, and this is my first 2/. Have crashed it PLENTY including cartwheeling it down the beach in 4th, worst damage so far has been a broken rear mudguard when I looped it in third on the Onehunga track. Gotta love mx bikes . . . they take such a beating.

Cant even begin to think what the Aprilia would look like if I looped it in 3rd. :bye:

[toymachine]

Fek that gixxer kart looks good fun!

[Kickaha]

that was one of your trikes yeah????

V-Twin TZ250 powered Superkart

[jafa18]

They describe it as a "four stroke rotary engine" - to me "four stroke" has always described the four operations of the piston per power cycle, ie down = intake, up = compression, down = power, up = exhaust then start again.
While I can see that any one side of the rotor will perform these operations during a single revolution, how is that different to any other rotary built, ie is there any other kind?

People often refer to the rotary engine as a "four stroke", meaning it uses the 4 stroke combustion cycle, just in a different way.....