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A link to a WMV movie of a rotary engine that is NOT a Wankle. It has been built and it's being tested in a Yamaha scooter. The manufacturer claims the engine can give you the same torque at half the RPMs - I don't know if that's half the RPMs of a piston engine (which is implied) or a Wankle, which would be a fair comparison.

The part that's got my attention is the whole guide grove. That looks to me like something that will get a lot of wear and tear over time, especially with the pressure of the ignition cycle pushing outward on it, never the less, I find this interesting and like to see it at least put to a fair test.

I found this because I want a Light Cycle!

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From:[info]bloodyviking
Date: July 14th, 2008 07:05 pm (UTC)

I think I saw one of those once.

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How the heck do those things stay upright when stopped? It isn't as though the driver can put his feet down.
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From:[info]pecosdave
Date: July 14th, 2008 09:50 pm (UTC)

Re: I think I saw one of those once.

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See that black thing on the side behind the door? Think "Automatically deployed training wheels".
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