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Thanks @WAYNE I enjoyed the videos. I had no idea they were putting Rotary engines on bikes (then again I don't know much about much), that custom Norton, Kawa, Aprilia, Honda build was tits!
 
RA5 said:
Thanks @WAYNE I enjoyed the videos. I had no idea they were putting Rotary engines on bikes (then again I don't know much about much), that custom Norton, Kawa, Aprilia, Honda build was tits!
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A fantastic engine that didn't kick off main stream, shame really, there is a guy who goes to Loomies cafe that has a Norton F1, he told me he paid 4K for it. Take a look at what they are worth now :eek:!! This is it, a Unicorn!!

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All great ideas and Hydrogen is the way to go IMO, but man this is so fucking GOOD!!

 
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WAYNE said:
A fantastic engine that didn't kick off main stream, shame really, there is a guy who goes to Loomies cafe that has a Norton F1, he told me he paid 4K for it. Take a look at what they are worth now :eek:!! This is it, a Unicorn!!

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I've never seen an F1 at Loomies :(

I used to own a hybrid Norton F1. It was my old Yam XJ900F - they shared the same brakes, you know!
 
Loz said:
I've never seen an F1 at Loomies :(

I used to own a hybrid Norton F1. It was my old Yam XJ900F - they shared the same brakes, you know!
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Met the guy twice at Loomies, nice bloke and i did notice the bike did smoke a lot, so i think the rotary tips are worn out! It's an easy job to do but an engine out and strip down to cure. :eek: :)
 
WAYNE said:
Met the guy twice at Loomies, nice bloke and i did notice the bike did smoke a lot, so i think the rotary tips are worn out! It's an easy job to do but an engine out and strip down to cure. :eek: :)
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You didn't notice that the smoke had a blue tinge? It's two stroke oil mucker, added at a very low ratio, to help with lubrication and longevity of said rotor tips. 😊
 
BobTheBounder said:
You didn't notice that the smoke had a blue tinge? It's two stroke oil mucker, added at a very low ratio, to help with lubrication and longevity of said rotor tips. 😊
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No blue tinge it was oil burning, the rotary does smoke anyway due to the heat the motor produces, i was at Thruxton marshaling in 1988 when Steve Spray and Trevor Nation won the championship on the Nortons, we where on the so called straight the run up to the chicane, the fucking pipes where white hot with a two to three foot flame coming out of the pipes, they do like a big slurp of oil.
 
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WAYNE said:
No blue tinge it was oil burning, the rotary does smoke anyway due to the heat the motor produces, i was at Thruxton marshaling in 1988 when Steve Spray and Trevor Nation won the championship on the Nortons, we where on the so called straight the run up to the chicane, the fucking pipes where white hot with a two to three foot flame coming out of the pipes, they do like a big slurp of oil.
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I remember the complaints by the other riders - you cannot slipstream the Nortons due to the risk of incineration 😅
 
Loz said:
I remember the complaints by the other riders - you cannot slipstream the Nortons due to the risk of incineration 😅
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Yeah i remember that, it was there secret weapon sssssshhhhhhhhhhh!!:cool:
 
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Great film, so good i went back in and saw it again, each to there own!

 
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