Interesting motorcycles, not XS650

[Adamc]

CUSTOM GOODNESS
A few custom beauties worth a look.
Check out the wheels on the Praga W800; tensioned carbon with drum hubs!
Read all here: https://www.bikeexif.com/motorcycle...EAD, FEBRUARY 12, 2023&utm_campaign=BEX230216

KWAK W800 BASED CUSTOM LOOK AT THE WHEELS!

Nice GUZZI custom

KRACKING KWAKA 750 custom

 

[Raymond]

That Praga W800 was mentioned on the Lonely Ones - but at the thick end of £70,000 I don't think there will be a very long queue.

 

[gggGary]

Careful what you wish for....
Having ridden an 1190 Buell, crudely hammered into the riding position the Buell "Super Cruiser" shows, a 175HP 450lb street bike is more often a burden than a joy.

sez the guy that recently made an offer on an 1125CR......................

 

[rideitfast]

A couple of rotary powered bikes. I've seen a few Hercules over the years and even rode one a long time ago. I've only seen one Van Veen and I did get to hear it run.

 

[Mailman]

A couple of rotary powered bikes. I've seen a few Hercules over the years and even rode one a long time ago. I've only seen one Van Veen and I did get to hear it run.View attachment 235792View attachment 235793

Well that Van Veen is a new one to me, I had never heard of it. It looks to be a very well engineered bike. So many Rotary bikes just look odd, but this one has a very nicely finished and proportionate appearance. Sounds pretty good too!

 

[Mailman]

Well that Van Veen is a new one to me, I had never heard of it.

Ahh…..now I see why. Very rare, very expensive, only a handful ever made.

https://riders.drivemag.com/features/van-veen-ocr-1000-rotary-road-test-rotary-revival/

 

[Adamc]

A couple of rotary powered bikes. I've seen a few Hercules over the years and even rode one a long time ago. I've only seen one Van Veen and I did get to hear it run.View attachment 235792View attachment 235793

I love a rotary engines and have run a few Mazda Rotary engine cars.
But the bikes are mostly quite ugly in my opinion. Exception maybe the Norton?

 

[MrBultaco]

Buell "Super Cruiser" shows, a 175HP 450lb street bike

With RSD involved, I bet that it will take many $$$ to own.
(he does build quality bikes tho)

 

[Mailman]

Different Spokes put out a video on it just yesterday.

Interesting video…and bike. It’s hard to think about a Buell motorcycle without Eric Buell being somehow involved.

 

[rideitfast]

My first encounter with a rotary engine was in the 70's and it was in a snowmobile.

 

[Mailman]

My first encounter with a rotary engine was in the 70's and it was in a snowmobile.

Ha! It sounds like a two stroke!

 

[gggGary]

Ha! It sounds like a two stroke!

Smokes like one too!

 

[GLJ]

My first encounter with a rotary engine was in the 70's and it was in a snowmobile.

My Dad sold Arctic Cat snowmobiles in the late 60s to the early 80s. Sold many with the Wankle engine. Very good engine at the time if you were not into performance. No vibration. You could literally set a glass of water on a idling engine and see no ripples. The down side was performance. Good low end torque especially with the Salisbury clutch set up. Just no top end. They would go 67 mph on flat ground, up hill, down hill or if you dropped them out of a airplane. 67 was it.

 

[jetmechmarty]

I was familiar with Wankle engines in the early 70’s. Those that powered RC airplanes. If my memory is correct the Wankle made the same power as a 2-stroke piston that had 1.5 times the displacement. I don’t recall the disadvantages as I was just a kid with U-control toys.

 

[gggGary]

I was familiar with Wankle engines

The ole' piston pump?

 

[rideitfast]

Couple more obscure motorcycles. The blue one is a Hesketh and the red one is a Munch Mammot.

 

[Kevin Werner]

 

[Kevin Werner]

 

[Kevin Werner]

 

[Oldfartaussie]

Scott squirrel at a local show yesterday.