> > Paul,
 > > Have you seen this video of the Suzuki RE-5? Especially interesting is
 > > the peripheral port and the things they do with the exhaust pipe. Does
 > > anyone know what was used to coat the rotor housing? The narrator
spoke
 > > of the ease of servicing. Can anyone who owned one of these bikes
 > > comment on that aspect? Could we find any photos of a teardown? Dealer
 > > service training info? Perhaps some knowledge gained can be used for
 > > aircraft engines. What caused the demise of this bike?
 > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkPeB1rAagU&feature=related



 > > > > Jim Brewer
 > > > > That is cool. Here are some pictures I have.
 > > > I have no idea why they stopped building it.
 > >
 > <snip>
 >
 > Paul Lamar
 >
 > There were several problems with the RE-5. First, they had a horrible
 > backfire problem because they refused to inject the engine at the low
 > price point they were shooting for. That could be corrected. They used
 > a dual points system to retard timing in decel. While I love the
 > function of the rotary, the RE-5 was simply one of the ugliest bikes
 > ever built. OK I know that appearance is a subjective thing, but the
 > public treated the RE-5 like a leper. That and production costs
killed it.
 > Bill Jepson

Bill,
A couple of interesting points Bill, The exhaust (outlet) seems to be later
than in the Mazda and only one spark plug seems problematic. I am curious
about the wear surfaces and apex seals, if you have any info on those.
Apart
from that it looked good.
George (down under)

 George,
It has been so long since I was around one I can't offer many particulars.
I wouldn't be surprised if the exhaust port was angled to ease the pipe
routing.
So it may be hard to infer timing from the exhaust port location. All
internals
are a mystery. I would be supprised if they didn't copy Mazda though.
Bill Jepson

Bill look at the video on youtube. You will see the porting.
Here is a screen capture.

Paul Lamar

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