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In the 1970s, during the dying days of the British motorcycle industry, two very different types of engine were in the frame to revive the fortunes of the Norton Commando - the Wankel rotary engine and the Cosworth twin. In this video we examine the pros and cons and reveal which design won out.
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3Phils Playlist - 'Recreating The 1970s Norton Racing Motorcycles'
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQz972c3FW_ZHkFhoILQxnbn3ppMzAFSB
1975 Suzuki RE5 Rotary - Burns & Co Auctions
youtube.com/watch?v=npprzqBlExA
LOT 713 - 1975 NORTON-COSWORTH CHALLENGE P86 750CC RACING - Bonhams Motorcycles
youtube.com/watch?v=DndpESx2fdk
Попытка вернуть ВЕЛИЧИЕ - Norton с двигателем Cosworth - KrasMoto
youtube.com/watch?v=e-CutojEL7c
FIRST TIME ON A TWO STROKE AND HE CRASHED - TrapBoy San
youtube.com/shorts/dsl4Z9iJkZk
Norton Commander - ClassicSuperBikes
youtube.com/watch?v=JtnejUhEoIQ
WizNorton Racing Josh Brookes Rides Norton Rotary - WizNorton Racing
youtube.com/watch?v=yMpWLCYc_F8&t=8s
Dave Croxford Norton Cosworth Challenge 2009 Pukekohe - blonkindustries
youtube.com/watch?v=X2uN3XXwYls
Battle of the Twins - Daytona 1986 - Race Report - IntrepidVids
youtube.com/watch?v=tpyWzT7DZeI
Corncob - Country by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100565
Artist: incompetech.com
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In the 1970s, during the dying days of the British motorcycle industry, two very different types of engine were in the frame to revive the fortunes of the Norton Commando - the Wankel rotary engine and the Cosworth twin. In this video we examine the pros and cons and reveal which design won out.
Please do consider subscribing as it costs you nothing but really helps the YouTube algorithm understand that 3Phils is an established channel with interesting content. Thank you.
If you're feeling generous and fancy leaving us a tip, using the Super Thanks button helps keep our channel going. It takes a lot of time, effort and resource to make these videos so we'd really appreciate it. Thank you.
Don't forget to join us on Facebook too!
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Credits and links:
3Phils Playlist - 'Recreating The 1970s Norton Racing Motorcycles'
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQz972c3FW_ZHkFhoILQxnbn3ppMzAFSB
1975 Suzuki RE5 Rotary - Burns & Co Auctions
youtube.com/watch?v=npprzqBlExA
LOT 713 - 1975 NORTON-COSWORTH CHALLENGE P86 750CC RACING - Bonhams Motorcycles
youtube.com/watch?v=DndpESx2fdk
Попытка вернуть ВЕЛИЧИЕ - Norton с двигателем Cosworth - KrasMoto
youtube.com/watch?v=e-CutojEL7c
FIRST TIME ON A TWO STROKE AND HE CRASHED - TrapBoy San
youtube.com/shorts/dsl4Z9iJkZk
Norton Commander - ClassicSuperBikes
youtube.com/watch?v=JtnejUhEoIQ
WizNorton Racing Josh Brookes Rides Norton Rotary - WizNorton Racing
youtube.com/watch?v=yMpWLCYc_F8&t=8s
Dave Croxford Norton Cosworth Challenge 2009 Pukekohe - blonkindustries
youtube.com/watch?v=X2uN3XXwYls
Battle of the Twins - Daytona 1986 - Race Report - IntrepidVids
youtube.com/watch?v=tpyWzT7DZeI
Corncob - Country by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100565
Artist: incompetech.com
#classicmotorcycles #classicmotorbike #vintagemotorcycle #1970smotorcycles #1970s #motorcycling #oldmotorcycle #bsa #nortonmotorcycles #triumphmotorcycles #nvt #wankel #wankelmotor #wankelengine #cosworth
