Wild twin-Wankel 690cc motorcycle makes 220 hp at 129.5 kg 220 horsepower, 129.5 kg – a very potent pair of figures for the Crighton CR700W Crighton Motorcycles ...

But this time, they actually delivered. For the 1973 Tokyo show, they revealed the RE-5, probably the world’s best-known rotary motorcycle. The Wankel engine design Sukuzi settled on here was a single ...

Hey, speaking of questions, have you ever wanted to own a Wankel-powered motorcycle? If so, the pickings, as they say, are somewhat slim. If you have a lot of money burning a hole in your racing ...

Post-war, Wankel was imprisoned briefly but was later able to partner with German auto and motorcycle producer NSU in 1951, where he continued his rotary engine research and development.

It’s worth noting that Mazda wasn’t the only Japanese brand to license the Wankel engine in the 1960s. In fact, a number of motorcycle manufacturers experimented with the technology in an ...

The Van Veen OCR 1000 was the world's first production motorcycle with a two-rotor Wankel engine, essentially using a car engine.

The Wankel engine never really fulfilled its promises and hopes, though over its history over 25 major automobile, motorcycle, tractor, and aircraft companies, ranging from Suzuki to Rolls-Royce ...

The higher the rpm, the better it goes, Manny Barreiros says of his 1967 NSU Wankel Spider, the first rotary-powered production car. Ironically perh ...

This concept from French company Furion pairs a twin-rotor, compact 654cc Wankel rotary engine with a 40-kW electric motor to produce a massive 180 hp and a ludicrous 151 lb-ft of instant, tire ...

1988 Norton Classic Rotary 1988 NORTON CLASSIC ROTARY BACKGROUND Norton’s air-cooled, twin-rotor Wankel motorcycle was a one-year-only run, with just 100 of them built in 1987 as 1987 and 1988 models.

The Wankel was less than ideal for a motorcycle, however, as it had high fuel consumption and generated a lot of heat, necessitating the use of various systems for cooling. 1991 Mazda 787B ...