Norton NRV588 Rotary Motorcycle Testing at Donington Park

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Apr 14, 2009 | 07:12 PM

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Norton NRV588 Rotary Motorcycle Testing at Donington Park

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"You may remember the news that Norton was preparing an entry into this years Isle of Man TT. Visordown has caught up with the British team at Donington Park recently, and has posted a video of the Norton team testing the rotary motor powered NRV588, and running it on their dyno. The bike sounds vicious, and the glowing exhaust pipes, menacing. It won’t be long now until we can see the fruits of Norton’s labor."

Apr 14, 2009 | 08:06 PM

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That looks sick as hell! Backfires like a mofo too!

Apr 15, 2009 | 02:11 AM

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MY GOD that sounds AMAZING!!! Any more info on this thing???

Apr 15, 2009 | 02:46 AM

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Apr 15, 2009 | 03:05 AM

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Michael Dunlop (wearing the red/white/black leathers) is going to have his hands full trying to land the Norton on the podium this year.

Apr 15, 2009 | 04:16 AM

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is it just me , but that thing looks insanely fast. the guys popping wheelies in all gears. is that even good?

Apr 15, 2009 | 10:27 AM

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^ I think what you're seeing there is a little showboating for the cameras.

You're right though. Ideally you want the front wheel as planted as possible when putting the power down coming out of a corner.

Apr 15, 2009 | 11:04 AM

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What kind of inline-4 displacement does thing compare to?? Im assuming its a 588cc?

Apr 15, 2009 | 01:35 PM

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What kind of inline-4 displacement does thing compare to?? Im assuming its a 588cc?

The 588 rotaries were putting out 170hp (in 1992!), and in the TT they got to race against the 600s. They didn't penalize them on displacement. The thing ripped.

Level of want = astronomically high