Felix Wankel designed the Rotary Engine in the late 1920s
Many companies, including NSU, Citroen, Mazda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Fichtel & Sachs purchased licenses to develop and manufacture the Rotary engine
Fichtel & Sachs purchased the German Hercules motorcycle company in 1963 and eventually mated the Wankel engine to the Hercules motorcycle
The Hercules W2000 Wankel Rotary was prototyped in 1970 and began its total production run of 1,784 motorcycles in 1974
This smooth running single rotor engine has a compression ratio of 8.5:1, producing between 27 and 32 hp at 6,500 rpm
Felix Wankel designed the Rotary Engine in the late 1920s
Many companies, including NSU, Citroen, Mazda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Fichtel & Sachs purchased licenses to develop and manufacture the Rotary engine
Fichtel & Sachs purchased the German Hercules motorcycle company in 1963 and eventually mated the Wankel engine to the Hercules motorcycle
The Hercules W2000 Wankel Rotary was prototyped in 1970 and began its total production run of 1,784 motorcycles in 1974
This smooth running single rotor engine has a compression ratio of 8.5:1, producing between 27 and 32 hp at 6,500 rpm
