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{{ | {{Infobox Motorcycle | ||
|name = Suzuki RE5 | |name = Suzuki RE5 | ||
| | |image = | ||
|aka = Rotary | |aka = Rotary | ||
|manufacturer = Suzuki | |manufacturer = [[Suzuki]] | ||
|parent_company = | |parent_company = | ||
|production = | |production = 75-76 | ||
|model_year = | |model_year = | ||
|predecessor = | |predecessor = | ||
|successor = | |successor = | ||
|class = | |class = | ||
|engine = | |engine = 450cc | ||
|bore_stroke = | |bore_stroke = | ||
|compression = | |compression = | ||
|top_speed = | |top_speed = | ||
|power = | |power = | ||
|torque = | |torque = | ||
|ignition = | |ignition = | ||
|spark_plug = {{sparkplug|}} '75-76 | |||
|spark_plug = | |battery = {{battery|Y60-N24L-A}} '75-76 | ||
|battery = {{battery| | |transmission = | ||
|transmission = | |||
|frame = | |frame = | ||
|suspension = | |suspension = | ||
|brakes = | |||
|brakes = | |front_tire = {{tire|}} '75-76 | ||
|front_tire = {{tire| | |rear_tire = {{tire|4.00-18}} '75-76 | ||
|rear_tire = {{tire|4.00- | |||
|rake_trail = | |rake_trail = | ||
|wheelbase = | |wheelbase = | ||
|length = | |length = | ||
|width = | |width = | ||
|height = | |height = | ||
|seat_height = | |seat_height = | ||
|dry_weight = | |dry_weight = | ||
|wet_weight = | |wet_weight = | ||
|fuel_capacity = | |fuel_capacity = | ||
|oil_capacity = | |oil_capacity = | ||
|fuel_consumption = | |fuel_consumption = | ||
|turning_radius = | |turning_radius = | ||
|related = | |related = | ||
|competition = | |competition = | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Suzuki RE5''' is a [[motorcycle]] produced by [[Suzuki]] from 1975 to 1976. | |||
The RE5 | |||
The '''[Suzuki RE5''' a 500cc [[street motorcycle]] manufactured by [[Suzuki]] from 1974 through 1976. | |||
The RE 5 had a 497cc displacement engine and was one of the few [[Wankel rotary engine]] bikes ever made, was only made for 3 years. Suzuki, in 1970, was locked in a three-way competition with the other two big Japanese motorcycle makers, [[Honda]] and [[Yamaha]]. In a relentless march to improve technology and capture market share, Suzuki went after a then-untested production technology, the Wankel rotary engine, with the idea of putting it in a motorcycle' | The RE 5 had a 497cc displacement engine and was one of the few [[Wankel rotary engine]] bikes ever made, was only made for 3 years. Suzuki, in 1970, was locked in a three-way competition with the other two big Japanese motorcycle makers, [[Honda]] and [[Yamaha]]. In a relentless march to improve technology and capture market share, Suzuki went after a then-untested production technology, the Wankel rotary engine, with the idea of putting it in a motorcycle' | ||
==The Only Japanese Production Rotary== | ==The Only Japanese Production Rotary== | ||
The RX-5, Suzuki's prototype rotary, was unveiled at the Tokyo salon in 1973, one year after [[Yamaha RZ201|Yamaha's RZ-201]]. The RX-5 was technically more advanced, it was rumored to be designed by Giugiaro but is not the case as was confirmed by the offices in Italy. It went into production soon after, while the Yamaha languished at the prototype phase, In doing so, Suzuki had made the new bike, rechristened RE5, the only Japanese series production rotary and the first rotary put on the assembly line since Germany's rustic [[Hercules]] [[Hercules W2000|W2000]] and the antiquated Dutch [[Van Veen]]. | The RX-5, Suzuki's prototype rotary, was unveiled at the Tokyo salon in 1973, one year after [[Yamaha RZ201|Yamaha's RZ-201]]. The RX-5 was technically more advanced, it was rumored to be designed by Giugiaro but is not the case as was confirmed by the offices in Italy. It went into production soon after, while the Yamaha languished at the prototype phase, In doing so, Suzuki had made the new bike, rechristened RE5, the only Japanese series production rotary and the first rotary put on the assembly line since Germany's rustic [[Hercules]] [[Hercules W2000|W2000]] and the antiquated Dutch [[Van Veen]]. | ||
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==1975 RE5M== | ==1975 RE5M== | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
Image:1975-Suzuki-RE5M.jpg|1975 Suzuki RE5M | Image:1975-Suzuki-RE5M.jpg|1975 Suzuki RE5M | ||
Image:1975-Suzuki-RE5-Red-0.jpg|1975 Suzuki RE5 in Red | Image:1975-Suzuki-RE5-Red-0.jpg|1975 Suzuki RE5 in Red | ||
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==1976 RE5A== | ==1976 RE5A== | ||
[[Image:1976-Suzuki-RE5A.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Suzuki RE5A]][[Image:1976-Suzuki-RE5-Black-0.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Suzuki RE5 in Black]][[Image:1976-Suzuki-RE5-Black-1.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Suzuki RE5 in Black]][[Image:1976-Suzuki-RE5-Black-2.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Suzuki RE5 in Black]][[Image:1976-Suzuki-RE5-Black-3.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Suzuki RE5 in Black]][[Image:1976-Suzuki-RE5-Black-4.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Suzuki RE5 in Black]] | |||
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* Chrome headlight mounts and housing | * Chrome headlight mounts and housing | ||
* Conventional instrument panel | * Conventional instrument panel | ||
[[Category:Suzuki motorcycles|RE5]] | [[Category:Suzuki motorcycles|RE5]] |