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trianglelaguna wrote:

nope it's wankel rotor motor...and makes around 130-150-165 hp depending on how they run it.....oh...and it is the size of a shoe box......

but the big four cried foul...and instead of a 500cc they said it fired three times a spin and was 1500...or 1200...see they did not know for sure...but they killed it for legal racing...ie..winning races...it's ok if you run around in back with your weird motors...but if you start winning were gonna add some wheight or ban you....sport??

thats the way its always been,ever heard of the chrysler hemi? nascar didnt like that one or the sohc 427 ford either!

Very interesting - great looking Norton. How long ago did that happen? They just offically returned to production this year with a new commando, and it looks sweet IMO:

1989 john player norton rcw588

the one with the bent bottom cowling in the above norton pictures ,the first one,is an attempt to go raceing again, and was in local superbike events,with 2007 hardware and the proven wankel base engine designs....the man behind it is in charge of the norton racebikes from the 80-90's at a heritage museum for norton and knows them best...spondon...harris...few good folks were behind his efforts which fizzled out with the downturn....

Ok heres one

moneys pit

It's the same thing with the V Rod in pro stock. Look at how much weight they have added to slow them down....Somehow it doesn't seem to work.


trianglelaguna wrote:

nope it's wankel rotor motor...and makes around 130-150-165 hp depending on how they run it.....oh...and it is the size of a shoe box......

but the big four cried foul...and instead of a 500cc they said it fired three times a spin and was 1500...or 1200...see they did not know for sure...but they killed it for legal racing...ie..winning races...it's ok if you run around in back with your weird motors...but if you start winning were gonna add some wheight or ban you....sport??

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This one wasn't very good in the corners.

Last picture reminds me of a bike I seen years ago at an NHRA event. Guy had built a T/F bike and cut a 426 Hemi in half and was using 4 cylinders across frame. On nitro. Never seen it run but the damn thing was HUGE! Had a regular Top Fuel slick on back. Everything about this bike was huge.