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Dr. Felix Wankel and an early prototype rotary engine

Motorcycle History

·September 30, 2021·6 min read

Total Wankel: A Brief History of Rotary-Engined Motorcycles

Like many teenagers in 1980s Australia, I was a willing participant in the Japanese rotary-engined street racer phase that swept...