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    The rotary Nortons above sound surprisingly similar to some two-stroke bikes, until you listen a little more carefully. A bike with a rotary would be amazing, even if just for the reactions people would give once they worked out what was going on.

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    Why does everyone think rotaries are good?

    Mazda made them reliable, but no one wanted to pay the initial price for said reliability.

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    Rotaries work on paper
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    Ha...Thats true but life is full horrible choices sometimes Merv. Then sometimes just plain stuff happens... and then some more stuff happens.....




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    If I thought Rotaries were good I'd own one... alas I have a poor ol 750 4
    Built for speed, not for comfort

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    Why does everyone think rotaries are good?

    Mazda made them reliable, but no one wanted to pay the initial price for said reliability.
    Quote Originally Posted by Kornholio View Post
    If I thought Rotaries were good I'd own one... alas I have a poor ol 750 4
    I owned one, (Car: RX 7, 12a) never thought they were good though.

    Just a hell-ov-alot o fun !!
    They break, they guzzel more than the space shuttle and when they are going good, they chew gearboxes & drivetrains.
    But that feeling when the secondaries opened up full on the old 4-barrrel nickey. - Priceless.
    It would often backfire, quickly followed by a slight wheel spin (depending on the gear selection) and screaming so loud and high piched birds would drop. awesome.

    If i had the time an money id own one again.
    Last edited by Monkfish; 27th February 2013 at 14:25. Reason: clarification
    Quote Originally Posted by Billy Connolly
    "The question is not, How far do we have to go?..............The question is, Do you have the constitution to go as far as is needed?".

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