Suzuki RE5

[FLH03RIDER]

Came across this nice Suzuki RE5 (Wankel) sitting in the Dublin Mazda dealership. I believe it's a '75.

 

[295566]

Wow that thing is freaking cool. Love the dorito logo!

 

[Jalopyshoppe]

Fuck. Yes.
An angry Doritos having a seizure inside of a beer keg.

 

[budman]

Perty cool.

 

[Seizer]

I once heard the RE5 described as the “Weird Harold” of motorcycles. Still chuckle when I see one. Cool bikes, but yeah...odd. I know that the Nortons of yore were spectacular and wonder why the Wankel was never further developed in motorcycling.

 

[OldGuy]

It's a '76. You can tell by the conventional gauges; the '75 had a gauge "pod".

These aren't bad to ride, but they're relatively slow, they suck gas, and they put out a LOT of heat. Props to Suzuki for trying something unorthodox, though.

 

[HadesOmega]

Cool I've never seen one IRL. Rotary with a kickstart! I heard they are very smooth.

 

[FLH03RIDER]

Yeah, this is only the second one I've seen.
Ha, got to be way easier to "kick over" than a 441 Victor. :laughing

 

[CDONA]

I remember the brand new, first year, sitting on show room floor @ Martin's cycle in Fairfield.

 

[Maddevill]

It's a '76. You can tell by the conventional gauges; the '75 had a gauge "pod".

These aren't bad to ride, but they're relatively slow, they suck gas, and they put out a LOT of heat. Props to Suzuki for trying something unorthodox, though.

Yeah, we had one in our shop with the Rolodex gauges on it. Weird.

Mad

 

[andrewmundy]

Thats a beautiful bike.

 

[Blankpage]

That’s got to be worth a lot of money some day, in our lifetime.

 

[dravnx]

Saw one in the museum in Solvang.

 

[bikeama]

Rode one at the Stockton dealer. Strange bike, looks, sound, and power.

 

[budman]

They do sound unique.