> Harley et all,
    > Unless you are looking for an archive bike, I would stay away from
    > the RE-5. Not because it was a bad machine, but parts are non
    > existant now. The engine would be the easy part. Every part on that
    > bike was relatively unique.
    > They were after a "round" look. the instrument cluster was a round
    > cylinder going left to right, and had a little Speed Racer cover
    > that swung open when
    > you turned the key! Interesting but impossible to replace unless
    > you're Bill Gates
    > or something. If you are interested in a novel item ok, otherwise
    > beware. Bill Jepson

   Hi all -

   The later models of this bike had most of the Suzuki GS-750 for the
   cosmetics & running gear. The fancy cosmetics were dumped for
   production reasons. Hope this helps -

   Ride & Fly Good -
   Bryan In England


   Bryan, was the Norton always a two rotor engine?

   Paul Lamar


Bryan,
I don't recall seeing an RE-5 in water buff running gear. Perhaps that
was only on the European models? I had started working for Kawasaki by
that time though so I didn't keep up with the RE-5, other than a true
motorheads quriosity.
Bill Jepson



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