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What do you own 2019? (Main bike only please)
Laverda Dave:
--- Quote from: nairb on March 16, 2024, 01:17:49 AM ---I am greedy. I have 11 of the things. Different sorts, Single, twins, triples and 1 inline 4 and a rotary. All collected over the last 45 years or so. And 1 more recently. All rebuilt, some a complete rebuild and some just a good recommission with new tyres etc.
I don't really have a favourite. They are all different. All that matters is that when a dry day arrives I can still pull one of the machines out and spend an afternoon riding about in the country or further.
One day it will all be one of those things you USED to do....
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Ohh an RE5 rotary :o, Is it running and how long have you had it? Any story to tell? Didn't Suzuki scrap all the unsold ones in the end due to non-stop warranty claims or is that an urban myth? Very nivce looking bikes in the day with THAT engine and all the polished alloy on show. I remember seeing one for sale brand new in a motorcycle dealers in Hanwell, West London and now long gone.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I know that the old Buxton Traffic Section rated the rotary engined Norton Inerpol 2 as it was sneakily quiet and fast back in the day. They suited the rural Buxton use more than the City use in Derby Traffic Section.
When I was in the car trade the last version of the NSU RO80's circa 1974 with the twin plug engine & catalytic converter was much more reliable than the earlier twin headlighted 4 plug engine.
Sadly the cost of warranty claims on the earlier models bankrupted NSU - it always seemed a shame that when they seemed to finally get the engine right with the electronic rev limiter etc it was too late to save what was a very advanced car in it's day.
Johnny4428:
Very pleasing to the eye too, maybe ahead of their time.
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