Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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When Norton merged with BSA in the 1970s, they found themselves inheriting a project to develop a motorcycle powered by a Wankel rotary engine. Wobbly Phil tells the story of the Norton rotary bikes.

Video links:

How A Rotary Engine Works
youtube.com/watch?v=6BCgl2uumlI&t=16s

Norman Hyde riding an NVT Easy Rider moped (on a charity run):
youtube.com/watch?v=3RTEKeikvo0

Norton Interpol police bike:
youtube.com/watch?v=A0qljk0FVEY&t=6s

Grey Norton Commander:
youtube.com/watch?v=BIaE-3JzLoA

On board Norton rotary race bike at Donnington in 2017:
youtube.com/watch?v=yMpWLCYc_F8

FPV of new Norton Motorcycles HQ:
youtube.com/watch?v=CWy_5DyrvSA

!988 Norton Classic at Mecum auction in 2022:
youtube.com/watch?v=9mCXPkhfym0

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