Honda Motorbikes: Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Suzuki Rotary Engine Motorcycle plus 2 more

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Suzuki Rotary Engine Motorcycle plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Video: Suzuki Rotary Engine Motorcycle
Dutch Government Against Mandatory Roadworthiness Test
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT

The rotary (or better known as Wankel) engine used by Suzuki for their new motorcycle was short lived. A different type of engine could have been a blessing to many people in 1974, but the new motorcycle engine never took.

Despite that, they managed to run a TV commercial back in 1975. Not exactly an advertisement that will get people to flock to buy the bike...

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Dutch Government Against Mandatory Roadworthiness Test

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT

This is a very good sign. The European politicians are planning to make an annual technical roadworthiness inspection for motorcycles mandatory somewhere in the near future. Every motorcycle lobby group is totally against this, but now one government has pronounced against it, that of the Dutch government.

The Dutch government has sent out a letter saying that they are against the proposed new law. According to them

"The Netherlands is against the expansion of mandatory technical inspections for 2 or 3 wheeled vehicles, resulting in an enormous increase of administration and roadside inspections, since the expected positive effects on road safety and the environment can not be offset by the administrative efforts by its citizens and enterprises."....

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