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Thought these were extinct!
« on: March 18, 2010, 01:25:14 PM »
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I think the thing I most like about motorcycling is the speed at which my brain must process information at to avoid the numb skulls who are eating pies, playing the ukulele, applying make-up etc in the comfort of their airconditioned armchairs as they make random attempts to kill me!!!!!!!

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Re: Thought these were extinct!
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2010, 01:38:13 PM »
I've seen two in my whole life. one was in a museum, one was getting restored at a shop i bought some parts off of.
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Re: Thought these were extinct!
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2010, 02:07:14 PM »
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Re: Thought these were extinct!
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2010, 02:35:09 PM »
Still have a fan base and the one i rode 8 years ago was fast as hell
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Re: Thought these were extinct!
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2010, 04:47:22 PM »
Yes riding one would be a buzz, I have only ever seen one in the flesh at an Agricultural and Pastoral Show locally when they first came out so that's way back in the 70's.
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I think the thing I most like about motorcycling is the speed at which my brain must process information at to avoid the numb skulls who are eating pies, playing the ukulele, applying make-up etc in the comfort of their airconditioned armchairs as they make random attempts to kill me!!!!!!!

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Re: Thought these were extinct!
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2010, 06:18:24 PM »


  My buddy Eddie has restored 3 of RE5's so far. Great runners. Not real fast pickup, but you get it rolling and they will wind forever. The sound pretty good at idle. Odd sorts, but cool though. ;)
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Re: Thought these were extinct!
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2010, 08:27:43 PM »
If I counted right there were about 5 Wankel powered motorcycles at the National motorcycle museum in Brisbane.

Including a Re5.....a couple nortons and a hercules.

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Re: Thought these were extinct!
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2010, 08:32:03 PM »
There's one here in Victoria.
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« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2010, 07:21:23 PM »


  Odd thing is, they only have one spark plug and you just clean it and hope you can use it again cause it is  VERY expensive! :o
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Re: Thought these were extinct!
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2010, 12:52:22 AM »
Id expect a drag shute to help with the slowdown too Bill. ;D
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Re: Thought these were extinct!
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2010, 04:06:27 AM »
Hi gang.One of these was entered in the 24 hours of Nelson Ledges that I used to compete in.The flames which shot out the exhaust on decel at night is what I remember most vividly!    Rock On
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