At The Back Of The Pack
Arm chair racerFirst time rider
Why dont they put these in atvs. They are smaller and give off more power, less moving parts, and they seem less complicated. Has a rotery engine ever been in an atv? The only engine that i know of that uses it is the Mazda rx 8 or mx 8what ever one it is.
Got The Holeshot
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Rotarys turn a lot of RPM's but the down fall to a rotary is that they are weaker in torque than a normal piston powered vechile, rotarys also tend to make there power in the top end of the rev range
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and their heavy from what i've heard
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'82 YT175
'83 YTM200
'85 KLT110
'86 Moto 4 225
'84 TRX200 trike conversion.
'87 Tecate 4
Lots of vintage and not so vintage two wheeled stuff.
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Lord of the trike
Single cylinder rotaty's..... is there such a thing ?
Off to google i go !!! LOL.
Currently :
82 ATC - 200, plain jane, almost mint. ( Sold, 03-17-2005)
84 ATC - 200 ES, Jimmy-Rigged, don't ask.( Sold, 03-17-2005)
85 ATC - 250 SX, Pride and Joy, Bottom-Less Money Pit.
84 125 M - The Mini-SXnot running yet. but won't be long.
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The Rotory engine was tried By Suzuki in the early-mid 70's on a motorcycle. Fast and powerful yes, but the sales were so terrible that it was a short lived machine. Neat i thought, but it was ahead of its time then, and now, I think it would still scare people away if it was on a quad. If you do a search its called a Suzuki RE-5. They where made from 72-76 I think, I am sure that there is someone on here that knows a little more about it than me.
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Within Arms Reach Of The Master
Arm chair racerLord of the trike
No cylinders in a rotary motor.
'02 Honda 416ex - A seasoned blend of 11 herbs and spices
'04 Honda Recon - The yard machine and snow plow
'88 Honda CR250R - Another chapter in my torrid all terrain affair
Within Arms Reach Of The Master
Arm chair racerLord of the trike
Suzuki RE-5 Engine
Capacity 1 x 498 cc
Horsepower 62 bhp at 6,500 rpm (48 bhp net at 6500 rpm)
Torque 55 lb-ft at 3,500 rpm (45 lb-ft at 3500 net)
Brakes front disk, rear drum
Weight 507 lb dry, 552 lb fueled oiled and watered.
Fuel Tank 4.5 gallons US (3.7 gallon Imperial)
Fuel consumption 31-33 mpg ("your mileage my vary")
Top Speed 110 mph
Quarter Mile 13.9 sec, 93 mph
'02 Honda 416ex - A seasoned blend of 11 herbs and spices
'04 Honda Recon - The yard machine and snow plow
'88 Honda CR250R - Another chapter in my torrid all terrain affair
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4 Wheels? Huh?
I got a couple of the Wankle Rotary Motors here. Arctic Cat used them in the 303 Panther Snowmobiles in the early 70's. (ours was a '72) Definitely a different sounding beast!
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'85 ATC350X - "Showgirl" '86 OEM plastics/Fork boots, Rear Axle/Rotor/Hubs, Hondaline Fender stabalizer/extender, Speedo/Tach, Tank cover.
'86 ATC350X - 'Go-Go Girl'
'82 ATC250R - 'California Girl' - Progressive springs F and R, Hondaline HL Guard, Fairing and Speedometer.
'82 ATC250R -'Snow Bunny' Ice Racer, Very Clean, Hondaline Fairing, custom FT tire, will put in the 300R motor
'70 US90 'Ol'Girl" - Aquarius Blue... all original seat and tires. Resto project in the future
'85 ATC250ES-'Workin' Girl' CMP Footguard, Hondaline Mudflaps, Speedo, HL Lens, Block Heater, Work Light, Foot Peg Covers and Cooler Rack
'85 ATC70 - All Original
'84 Yamaha 225DX - Durablue +3" axle, DR motor, New Plastics, Foot, Hand and HL Guards.
'85 Yamahauler - Gun Rack & 'Nerf Bars'
'85 Yamahauler - Nearly together and restored
'83 Suzuki ALT125 - Pieces
'89 Suzuki LT-4WD - Token Golf Cart
Just Too Addicted
Arm chair racerJust too addicted
Ahh the Wankle. I too used to have a sled with a Wankle rotary. Is it Wankle, or Wankel? I've long since forgotten.
83 YT 175
85 ALT 125
4 Motos, 3 Wheels, 2 Classes, 1st Place
Arm chair racerJust too addicted
My dad had a 72 303 panther.It was OK for putzin around on and breakin atv trails but it wasnt going to win any drag race.It struggled to break 35mph. It did have a nice sound to it though,,was also very reliable. I can see them maybe being used in utility quads but thier not gonna replace the new 4 stroke sport quads anytime soon.
Just Too Addicted
Arm chair racerJust too addicted
i seem to remember reading that rotary motors wear out faster than normal motors with clyinders because of their high RPMs and because the design of how it makes compression?
Someone put sand in my panties.
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there is a rotr and section from a rx-7 in my colleges automotive technology lab room....its pretty big....another one of the big downfalls to rotary motors is that their "rings" on the apex's of the rotor would wear out at around 60.000 miles or get stuck with carbon in the "rings" slots and it would run super crappy...i believe the rx-8 has a completely redsigned style of wankle engine....i will get a pic tomorrow if i have time....
1985 Honda ATC250R drag trike with s/t kit and full drag CR hybrid motor and drag chassis...
1986 Honda ATC250R daily rider fully modded engine, +4 swinger,etc...
1997 Polaris Storm 800 triple, boyesen reeds, dg individual silencers, 240 studs, 123mph on radar...
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Arm chair racerJust too addicted
Back in the '70s I bought a Mazda truck from some guy who immigrated from Holland and brought his truck with him. I was told it was one of the only two of its kind in Canada, and it had a Wankel in it. Talk about a hard time getting service in a small city where they didn't even know what a rotary engine was!
I wanted some routine maintenance done, you know, just tune 'er up, and a friend said that if I brought the beer, he could certainly make sure that engine gave me many more trouble-free miles.
I asked him over and over again: "It's a rotary engine. You sure you know how to work on a rotary engine?" Of course he assured me he had the know-how.
So I fetched a case of beer and rode over to his garage and we went right to work, with him lifting the hood and checking over the motor.
"Where's the . . . are the pistons?" was his first question. :o
That was the end of that little experiment.
Here's a photo of her. Ran like a top until I drove her down to New York to catch Pink Floyd at Long Island Memorial Coliseum and it gave up the ghost on the return trip to east coast of Canada.
Last edited by foster; 03-22-2005 at 09:43 PM.
4 Motos, 3 Wheels, 2 Classes, 1st Place
Arm chair racerJust too addicted
Dam dude,you must be a die hard Floyd fan.Thats a long trip.
That truck reminds me of the old datsun's from the late 70's before they were nissan. Hats off to Mazda for keeping the rotary engine around.
Just Too Addicted
Arm chair racerJust too addicted
Ha ha. Yeah, those motors, like me, have been around for awhile.
That trip was even longer than it seems. First I drove to Toronto to pick up my buddy, just as he and I had discussed. When I pulled up at his place he was sitting down to dinner with a date.
"I figured when you called me about Floyd that it was only the beer talking," he said.
Jerk.
So I drove all the way from the east coast to Toronto then down to N.Y. and back to Toronto to visit with him for a while (and cuss him out during my entire stay) and then home again.
I used to do that pretty regularly. Back then I was young and rich. And had a fun truck to drive with a great 8-track stereo.
Now I'm old, broke and drive a freakin' Escort station wagon! WTH went wrong???
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