…the UK's National Motorcycle Museum this latest Norton racer is powered by a Wankel rotary engine that produces 170 bhp. The International British Bike Show at the end of October saw the launch of a new all-British Norton powered by a Wankel rotary engine. The 170-bhp bike has been developed by Brian…

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…allowed to?race the Senior TT on a nontraditional Rotary Norton bike as he had planed.?The final list of runners and riders is always published on the morning of the race which gets underway at 1:00 p.m. Only then to will we know whether the Rotary Norton has been allowed to enter. Its rider, Dunlop, has…

…of Norton Motors Ltd. are now for sale. Norton Motors is the home of the Norton Rotary motorcycle and holds all drawings, remaining tooling, stock of spares and service information for all Norton rotary-engined motorcycles produced up to 1993. The assets for sale include: the company name, Norton Motors…

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…been turned through 90 degrees! Norton Motors, a rotary-engine specialist company set up with parts and tooling when Norton's Shenstone factory closed in 1993, will be building replicas of Steve Hislop's 1992 TT-winning bike. Based on the F1 Sport, the 588cc rotary-engined NRS will cost ?25,000 and…

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…history. It was also the first in a line of not undistinguished rotary engined motorcycling failures - not because it was an inherently bad bike but for the simple reason that engineers believed their own hype.?The great problem with all rotaries is that the clever engineers who design them are born with…

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…relating to the Norton, Manx, Atlas, Commando and Dominator brands. So after nearly fifteen years of US ownership, Norton, one of the most famous British motorcycle brands, is back in UK ownership. It would also appear that Norton Racing Ltd., who are pioneering the racing effort with a rotary engine, have…

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…injection to take it forward! The Norton revival we mentioned last month continues with the announcement that they will take part in the Isle of Man TT races in 2009. The bike will be ridden by Martin Dunlop, the son of Robert Dunlop who previously rode one of the rotary-engined bikes at the TT. Honda has…

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…by producing a limited edition of the Daytona 675 in the old 'JPS' racing colors. The highly distinctive black and gold scheme was used on the Rotary Norton racing machines that dominated the UK tracks in the '90s. In addition to the historic paint work, the bikes feature a whole host of other extras…

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…space for more information as and when it surfaces. Why is this man smiling? Maybe because Norton has continued to develop its Rotary engine on the NRV 588 and plans to unleash it on tracks soon.The famous Norton name has once again taken to the track with a brand new bike. Well, not quite. The NRV 588…

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…as favorite to cross the line first after the single lap of racing, given the practice times. Moving on, an announcement was made regarding the Norton Rotary putting an end to the speculation that has been rife since the cancellation of the Wednesday night?s practice session, which was its last chance…

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