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The '''[Suzuki RE5''' a 500cc [[street motorcycle]] manufactured by [[Suzuki]] from 1975 to 1976. | |||
The '''[Suzuki RE5''' a 500cc [[street motorcycle]] manufactured by [[Suzuki]] from | |||
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' | ||