new norton

**betti** · 8th January 2005, 08:54

after a quick google, it doesnt look like there are any current manufacturer's using rotary engines in bikes, surely its a brilliant opportunity for someone to leap in, especially as mazda have just built a rotary that runs on hydrogen!!
the power the f1 nortons had was just mind blowin, and as already commented on, havin heard em at the tt, nothin comes close!

**guzzi_nz** · 8th January 2005, 09:11

Originally Posted by betti

after a quick google, it doesnt look like there are any current manufacturer's using rotary engines in bikes, surely its a brilliant opportunity for someone to leap in, especially as mazda have just built a rotary that runs on hydrogen!!
the power the f1 nortons had was just mind blowin, and as already commented on, havin heard em at the tt, nothin comes close!

prolbems wif the norton fi rotary engines killed manufacture

**gav** · 8th January 2005, 19:25

Originally Posted by betti

after a quick google, it doesnt look like there are any current manufacturer's using rotary engines in bikes, surely its a brilliant opportunity for someone to leap in, especially as mazda have just built a rotary that runs on hydrogen!!
the power the f1 nortons had was just mind blowin, and as already commented on, havin heard em at the tt, nothin comes close!

THis mindblowing power, surely you jest? Do you remember Ron Haslam being entered on a Norton Rotary in the British GP? Bloody embarrassing, the commentators were talking him up and he got lapped big time.
Bear in mind that was Stevie Hislop racing that white Norton at IoM, the man was a legend, just showed how good he was, being able to push that bike around like he did that year (1992)