It is a much more simple matter than you think to get a rotary to work in a harleyish frame. If you point the exhaust and intake toward the
rear tire you can bring the engine furthur forward to the front down tube(s) but no so far
forward that you cant mount a radiator to them. This will put the e-shaft above where the
traditional clutch basket has to go. If you do a 1.5:1 to 2:1 belt/gear/chain reduction
off the crank, you wont have to change anything really. If you drive straight off the crank you
will mess up all of the forward/mid controls layout because of where the clutch
basket ends up. No exhaust to burn your legs either. You could wrap the throttle horn
over the top of the engine toward the front forks and get a nice charge of air coming
off the front tire. www.jpsnorton.com Rob Woods Here is one in a BMW frame that
showed up at Seven Stock last year. Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.  Good GOD Paul, That thing must be the loudest motorcycle on the face of the earth! Those straight pipes could kill children and small animals from 30
feet! Bill Jepson
Harley's don't whisper :) The Hell's Angels like the noise :)
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
Paul,

You know I've been a motorcycle guy FOREVER. :-) All kidding aside, I
worked on a RX2 sedan racer back in the day... That car had the factory
racing exhaust. That was a 2 into 1 header into a megaphone with a
3-1/2" exit under the passenger door. This was the loudest wheel driven
vehicle I have ever been near. And, I should qualify that by saying
that I've been 30' away when AA fuel dragster launched in the 1/4 mile.
Yes the RX2 was louder than that!!! I always wear hearing protection.
With earphones AND earplugs on, the RX2 was painfull when within 10" of
the exit! This was obviously prior to the requirement for mufflers at
most racetracks.

Bill Jepson

I am not arguing the point. It is not my bike. My race driver friend John Morton
claims he has permanent hearing loss from driving that very same RX2 you mention.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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