My dad had a Wankel engine motorcycle back in the early 80’s. No idea what kind it was but I liked it because it sounded different than most other motorcycles. Report comment. Reply.

The Wankel rotary engine is one of the most unique and innovative engine designs ever created. Unlike the conventional piston ...

A fter NSU’s first forays into rotary power with the Wankel-Spider and the Ro-80 sedan in the 1960s, Mazda licensed the technology for use in its own cars. When the engine found ...

Complete Wankel cycle for one face of one rotor is shown below. On intake "stroke," the chamber has nearly reached maximum charge and rotor is about to close off port.

On the left, LiqudPiston's High Efficiency Hybrid Cycle engine, on the right, a 25 hp Kohler KDW1003 diesel engine. ... [The Wankel] has this long, skinny, moving combustion chamber.

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 ...

“Looks like a slightly modified Wankel engine” The biggest difference is the combustion – if you look at the Wankel cycle, the volume’s changing all through the combustion process, whereas ...

Unlike the Wankel, the Tomahawk’s chambers work on the same cycle simultaneously, with pressure going up and down at the same time. The major side surfaces are made of ceramic, which can take ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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