Many. For motorcycle usage, most recently Hercules, Norton and Suzuki would be among the contenders with their Wankel rotary offerings, at least a cousin to the Radial. There's even been a Soviet-era Dnieper fitted with one of the things....
Posted on 05/24/2006 8:25:47 PM PDT by StarfireIV
The radial engine is a thing of beauty and it looks like several other folks think the same thing. After we posted the radial motorcycle yesterday, we contacted Rotec Engineering, makers of these 7 cylinder radial engines, and according to them, there are at least 4 of these projects in various stages of completion at the present time. Yesterday’s bike and this one as well seem to be a bit short of running. I see no provisions for exhaust yet and no front brakes. This bike has no handlebars either so we’re still in the building stage. At first glance, you wonder if these guys are serious but these do seem to be real works in progress.
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Thank you. I had not even considered that. Did you see the link to the Rotec site? The pump is listed under accessories.
Many. For motorcycle usage, most recently Hercules, Norton and Suzuki would be among the contenders with their Wankel rotary offerings, at least a cousin to the Radial. There's even been a Soviet-era Dnieper fitted with one of the things....
Not necessarily. See pic and links in post #82, above.
Guess you are right. To me, the other radial looks like a circus wagon.
They look a lot better hanging out on an aircraft wing or nose where they belong, with cooling air flowing freely over their heads and cylinders, and pretty aluminum nacelles and shrouds directing that flow.
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