Post by re5anovice on Jan 9, 2019 8:22:37 GMT -5
Mass production didn't really happen for bikes and cars so although this will likely have been discussed before, what are the things that go against the rotary engine? As a newbie i am presuming things like the very poor fuel consumption and emissions. But why are they so fuel inefficient?
I was riding Z1s, GS1000s and Z1300s in the 70s and never gave an RE5 a second's thought, but with 3 moving parts why are they not a very efficient design and powerful/fuel efficient?
I see a very complex design with this bike i have here, using 3 different oils, 5 throttle cables and a complex cooling system, so did complexity and cost to make go against say Honda building a rotary superbike with say 150 bhp?
I've just bought a stupidly cheap Mazda RX8 car as the guy has been trying to sell it for almost a year now with nobody willing to go near it, ten years old for just £3,500. For me, it's a unique and interesting car with a useful and nice sounding 231 bhp.
With 2019 know-how could a rotary be viable or is it just inefficient by absolute design?
I was riding Z1s, GS1000s and Z1300s in the 70s and never gave an RE5 a second's thought, but with 3 moving parts why are they not a very efficient design and powerful/fuel efficient?
I see a very complex design with this bike i have here, using 3 different oils, 5 throttle cables and a complex cooling system, so did complexity and cost to make go against say Honda building a rotary superbike with say 150 bhp?
I've just bought a stupidly cheap Mazda RX8 car as the guy has been trying to sell it for almost a year now with nobody willing to go near it, ten years old for just £3,500. For me, it's a unique and interesting car with a useful and nice sounding 231 bhp.
With 2019 know-how could a rotary be viable or is it just inefficient by absolute design?
