Guy Martin onboard a ROTARY bike

[@ILikeMotorbikes]

Where would you like to see Guy ride the CR700 the most?

[@flintstoneengineering]

Assen.

[@ILikeMotorbikes]

@@flintstoneengineering it would be epic to see!

[@kurluk04]

TT 😂

[@paulmaxey6377]

It has to be the TT but that will never happen but to see how good it really is it has to be in a proper race against other top machinery. Otherwise it is just words. It is easy for anyone to say that the bike they built or pay someone to say that it is the best thing they ever rode, but there is only one way to proof it. On track.

[@beninqdyet]

Against other bikes but would love to see it get flat out, sounded like he never really got past half throttle, wanna here it top rpms

[@Herkulez1981]

What a masterpiece, 130kilo and 220hp is amazing and the sound is nothing more then mesmerising and it’s all built in a workshop not a big brands factory . Piece of art

[@JohnSmith-ws1dp]

From 700cc 👌🏻

[@TarmanYoloSwag]

@@JohnSmith-ws1dp 700cc every 360 degrees. So it's 1.4l compared to a piston four stroke ( every 720 degrees).

[@opiumtrail7032]

than*

[@Herkulez1981]

@@opiumtrail7032 ”ok”

[@billallen4793]

I'd love to have this style of bike 🏍 with a turbo 2stroke twin cylinder with 280hp, and the same weight!..from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 👋🤠

[@grisslebear]

Every rotary engine EVER was born pissed, & never got over it. What a glorious feat of engineering.

[@swilleh_]

It's all because every big race event has banned rotaries🤬. RX-7 GT300/787 B was such an amazing race car. All because of those fucking f1 rules that went to the every racing event. Fuck f1

[@perdanielsorensen7775]

That must be why they don't tend to last so long. Anger eats you up inside 🙂

[@DefenderOfVirginity]

@@perdanielsorensen7775yup. the good die young, especially motors

[@ghad6799]

​Nuh uh maintenance needs be proper

[@exothermal.sprocket]

I sort of equate them to a two-stroke piston engine, in that they have to consume oil as a part of lubrication.

[@abdelhamidcherragui]

Thank you for not adding any music to when Martin was riding the bike.

[@richkalbus4346]

this engine is a musical instrument played gloriously by a true master. nice concert!!!

[@Derpderpson123]

If guy says it's fast, then it is bloody fast

[@ILikeMotorbikes]

Absolutely! He's not backwards about coming forwards

[@alexkeohane143]

Definitely

[@LNVACVAC]

A single rotor wankell engine has a torque pulse distribution stable and equivalent to most inline 6 engines, internal unbalanced inertia and transience is reduced. With a single cylinder it could weight as much as a v4 and it would still beat most v6s on a motorcycle. Now consider this whole bike weights as much as 125cc single cylinder "delivery" bike. The only way to make it faster is resumed to turning it into a superkart. This thing is above v10 and v12 era F1's.

[@maniakmotorofficial2651]

He Never tasted a MotoGP bike tho

[@paulymc]

​@@LNVACVAC hahaha, better than the last F1 BMW 3 litre v10? that's just utter nonsense

[@cannonEDHA]

I think the sound speaks for itself, what a sound

[@LegalLowGround]

Bruh all sportbikes sound almost EXACTLY like this....I'm guessing you're not a rider...

[@NeFjuS]

@@LegalLowGround sureee, might be you being deaf from all the fucking riding you do without hearing protection.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

sounds like a 2 stroke cricket

[@MrDenisio77]

Il suono è unico, un 4t 6c con qualche nota 2t. Motore perfetto per una moto da corsa, leggero, compatto e potente.

[@anttij2973]

Nothing sounds like this. Get your ears checked.

[@johnvilla4973]

When Guy says "they are all mopeds" compared to this bike says it all. Guy is praising it and warning about the power with child like passion as he says ' you have to adapt to that not making it adapt to you'( paraphrased) . One of the legends of the sport is literally laughing as he speaks. My old days of RX7 tinkering come back listening to that beautiful exhaust sound (so much HP on light chassis) ahhhh yeasss!!! Thanks for a great video!!!!

[@FYNXGFX]

Just think it needs to be mentioned why this is the successor to the CR700P and that’s because it has a water cooled eccentric shaft, i.e water runs through the centre of the shaft helping aid cooling on the rotor bearings making it way more reliable and helps keep temps down a lot more. No one seems to talk about it though, which is a shame because it could be the difference needed to make these engines a lot more efficient and reliable. This isn’t your standard run of the mill rotary engine it has a lot of R&D in to it. My grandad is a genius and deserves more recognition for what he’s doing! Cool video I like the clips round the track!

[@paul8161]

Just found your wonderful comment shaun..many thanks for that great information and there's no doubt your grandad is a genius...no doubt at all..I wish this technology could filter down to the masses for everyone to be able to experience such engineering excellence..I remember the previous bike and that was a weapon. .this one is a guided missile..it's everything a race bike should be. Light, flickable, powerfull engine with great handling..great job...the bike should sit in the bracket as brittons 1000cc v twin beast..

[@racerex340]

Sport bikes are the perfect application for rotary engines, as rotaries have issue with low / constant RPM both with carbon buildup and case cooling. It looks like your granddad has been chipping away at some of the challenges that rotaries have presented over the years. One of the biggest is the inability to tune intake/exhaust overlap, in a rotary, both are fixed ports on the rotor housing, so intake/exhaust timing is handled by the length of the port and the proximity of the intake to exhaust ports from one another. Getting a rotary like your granddads to scream with a huge powerband up above 5K RPM is pretty easy with rotary, but always comes at the cost of low-RPM power and drivability, as you'll notice the motor will tend to sputter and break up under 3000 RPM. Bridge porting will greatly increase power in the high-RPM, but also at the cost of a lumpy idle and poor low-RPM throttle response, like having a huge camshaft in a piston engine, and peripheral porting / semi-peripheral porting will turn a rotary into an F1 engine but the low-end performance is abysmal. I'm betting your granddad's rotary is using peripheral or semi-peripheral setup. So, unlike a piston driven car with cams that can have variable valve timing to provide a wide range of performance or economy depending on demand, with the exception of variable length peripheral intake ports, rotary engine intake/exhaust timing, size (lift), duration is static, so an engine built for the maximum high-RPM horsepower will always suck at lower RPM's, gobble fuel and clog itself up, while a rotary built for lower-RPM torque and better economy will be pretty anemic up top. There was a team that was working on electronically actuated port-valve along with peripheral ports on a rotary engine, sort of like VVT or VTEC for rotary, where a special valve is inside the rotor housings that is actuated to change it's size and location, so you have this gigantic peripheral port, but the valve inside can move forwards or backwards to adjust timing / overlap, up and down as well as back and forth to adjust port size and geometry. If they perfect that technology, that would solve so many of the negatives of rotaries. Anyway, you're grandfather is a rad dude!

[@glennllewellyn7369]

G’day mate! Australia

[@SoLDMG]

Cracking granddad you have mate! Wouldn’t mind a bring your kid to work day in this family 😂

[@Showmethosevideos]

Thanks for pointing it out! I love the rotary engine but it has it's drawbacks ofcourse. This is a major improvement!

[@peterflynn9123]

😂😂😂 Guy's reaction is priceless. "Foookin Hell boy - that is FAST"

[@ILikeMotorbikes]

It was a brilliant sound bite 😂

[@Nicnic-yr8gg]

❤

[@Skafiskafnjak51]

You can see that he is full of adrenaline while speaking about bike, even his neck vein is poppin out that bike must be hella fast if your body reacts like this :D

[@michaelmather7352]

"technical term "

[@papapetad]

Guy's review is fn hilarious. I'm no bike expert but I reckon these are pretty fast based on his feedback 😂 It makes me happy that there's still plenty of love for the rotary architecture out there.

[@stunter2875]

It doesn't matter if it's a master chef, painter or whatever. There is something special about watching people that have unbelievable passion and talent doing what they love and sharing it with the world.This bike just screams to get on,twist the throttle and have fun.

[@podulox]

Guy Martin on Masterchef... Interesting...

[@solidfuel0]

I don't feel that something special, if I'm not into the thing, it seems silly to me 😢

[@podulox]

@@solidfuel0 The Vid or the idea of Guy Martin on Masterchef? EDIT: Lol - I can see if you're not into rotary engines, this Vid doesn't seem all that special...

[@moustachio334]

Guy is on a pure adrenaline rush after that run. To say his H2R feels like a moped compared to this is insane. I wonder if the lack of engine braking is a challenge but it's so light the brakes would have no problem stopping it. This is insane and it's just a 700cc. Mr. Wankel was a genius.

[@yinyangyin]

i believe it has two rotary chambers, side by side. so 1400 ? in a 250 gp frame ! gulp 🏴‍☠️ & yes wankel was brilliant.

[@seinfeld11123]

i own RX7's and yes the deceleration is an issue. the engine has a lot of inertia because its spinning rather than going up and down. so its a challenge. you can alter the ignition mapping and fueling to get it to slow down. its kinda like when F1 had the blown floors and they were using ignition cut to keep it going . its the same as that. 2nd issue is the low end. big ported rotaries are very lumpy down low and you can see how it runs quite rough down low. this is not fixable its how they run. so those are the 2 issues rotaries have. but as you can see the top end and overall power is nuts. plus there is a lot less power losses through drivetrain again spinning not going up or down like pistons. so there are some advantages

[@mwlo8635]

@@seinfeld11123 I mean the second issue isn’t really an issue on the track, right? Only the start is a bit rough but after that you won’t hit the lows anymore

[@rahowherox1177]

​@@seinfeld11123 and reliability, a big issue for Wankels

[@MerlinOpeth]

Imagine putting a 13b or 20b ?

[@christophersmith2107]

Guy just commented it’s fast! Well then this bike has to be real real fast. Watching Guy learn the bike’s personality was absolutely fascinating. He figures out in 3 laps it wants power thru the turns, hates idle, and just listen to his shifting pattern from lap one to two to three and his operating range from 3 to 4 to 5...fantastic job men. Well done

[@TexRobNC]

I love watching legends work. If you watch the first bit of this, Guy quickly learns the bike does not like being near idle and in gear. Then after he realizes it's best to push it a bit because of that, he realizes you shouldn't be off throttle on this bike in turns, rather you need to hold a throttle after a firm braking period. You can see him figuring this all out in real time.

[@GonzoDonzo]

Yeah it only took about a lap in a half. Looked quite scary down low with those pulses bucking the whole bike

[@artbyamyk]

He's a smart cookie

[@icosthop9998]

TY

[@MrAussieCrasher]

Rotary engines have no engine braking and the power is instant so Guy worked that out instantly .

[@cbr1thou]

All bikes are like that ya dingus

[@thefontofallgarbage8480]

The power of an RSV4 1100 and just lighter than an RS250, terrifying.

[@imtheguvnor]

Holy Smoke - It's got a higher power to weight ratio than a Hennessey Venom GT2

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

I'd daily it.

[@maguslascivious4980]

@@luko560 That's the best part.

[@razorkortex3426]

Best first bike fr

[@paulstreesofwalthamabbey2007]

No Awesome!!

[@lenbong1234]

Best Orchestra I've heard in a Long time!!! Thank you for not putting music over the sound of the bike

[@joesoap4863]

That sound is like an old two-stroke and MotoGP combined! Awesome! Love the sound!

[@stepparentingmadeeasy]

Guy is a living legend. Such humbleness from an exceptional man

[@peterherrington3300]

Humility

[@samteks125]

​@@peterherrington3300 No need for petering around

[@dougiemiller5030]

Absolutely agree. Ironically, against all he is saying in the video, if I was designing & building a bike, I'd listen to every single one he says. He sucks in engineering knowledge like a savant. What a bike! What a good lad. Great video.

[@jeevanchaukar]

That's an INSANE bike - no wonder it needs riders like Guy Martin to ride it - mere mortals like us can only watch this stuff and be happy that such things do exist and there are real people having the guts to ride it in full-flow!! Of course I am loving it!

[@sandervanderkammen9230]

Not bad for a 30 year old bike that never won a major event.

[@JLSJakartaLoveStory]

I like how Guy at the beginning didn’t seemed very impressed, like ‘yeah, I have seen it all’. And after taking the bike for a wild ride came back like ‘fucking hell’ and so excited 😆 it looks an amazing bike

[@michaelgraves5925]

Sounds like an old 2 stroke! Awesome!!

[@dannymostarac1799]

Kewel😊

[@IPirata-FM]

I don't think Guy was impressed! He just was nice to the engineers team!

[@davefarmery8180]

​@@IPirata-FMhe was

[@deltavee2]

Literally a new level. Guy can turn blinders like no one else so to see him get off the machine so pumped he can hardly talk speaks volumes. And when he points to a parking lot full of superbike and refers to them as "scooters" that tells me what he thinks of it.

[@SPHYNX99752]

I love the sound! I can tell he was just beginning to get a feel of the wide open power... He changed his shifting rate and rev point after the 2nd and 3rd laps. ❤

[@salty3958]

I did not expect to see this come up in my suggested! I actually machine the rotors and the housings for these, had one of the completed bikes in our work a few years ago to 3D scan it. Can't beat the sound of the rotary :)

[@williamchamberlain2263]

Good work :)

[@slammerf16]

The Algorithm cannot be defeated and it absolutely will not stop! :)

[@icosthop9998]

​@@slammerf16 lol

[@lisamcevoy6221]

I love Guy Martin, his enthusiasm and excitement and adrenalin is contagious,

[@doylebrockman8225]

I would have 50 layers of H.D. bubble covering heavy crash gear, with allavailable safety gear. I appreciate these guys, and Guy Martin especially.

[@martinstone3656]

Just love the sound of a rotory engined bike, spent many wonderful hours at circuits round the country following the JPS Nortons, just couldn't get enough of them. Great video thanks, you just took a 64 year old man back to 80's

[@jimclements3190]

Me too mate, (64)😅

[@howardosborne8647]

The day Hizzy won the 92 senior TT on the Abus sponsored rotary is unforgettable. A great day at the races indeed.

[@aaxa101]

There is a po-po-po in the low rpm and the bike looks like shaking.

[@thewoodster8607]

@@howardosborne8647 I had the privilege (and I use that word sparingly) of being there to see it. Foggy plays it down nowadays but Hizzy and the Norton won it fair and square.

[@pauln6803]

​@@aaxa101 It's Caldwell park, not some super smooth purpose built Gulf state vanity project F1 circuit!

[@matthewb8229]

Sounds like a freakin' F1 car going around the track. How marvelous! Add on to it the fact that Guy Martin is one of my favorite riders/motorsports personalities and this video is outstanding. Once he got comfy, and really started giving it the beans...holy hell.

[@LordHolley]

The bike looks and sounds amazing, and that track is absolutely beautiful!

[@1970vlad]

It's good to see that there are still people with passion following their dreams and build monsters like this

[@matthewlardner5328]

Well said Sir 🙏🏻

[@mrmando69]

Absolutely

[@tdog54]

That will never end 🫶

[@Unfunny_Username_389]

I never appreciated just how light this bike is. Incredible.

[@ILikeMotorbikes]

Oh it is incredibly light! I've pushed it around and it feels like nothing

[@protopigeon]

love your profile pic mate haha :)

[@Unfunny_Username_389]

@@ILikeMotorbikes Interesting. Does that translate into amazing handling?

[@Unfunny_Username_389]

@@protopigeon ; - )

[@ILikeMotorbikes]

@@Unfunny_Username_389 I'll let you know if I ever get to ride one 🤣

[@nippelpierre9821]

He is one of my favorites pilotes...crash on TT14 years ago..alive litteraly miraculus Fanatic of all mecanics machines, i like him and his passion

[@timreed2269]

Love what Brian and the guys have built with this bike and love Guy Martin to bits, what a character he is and like someone has already said, ‘if Guy says it’s fast then it’s proper quick!!’

[@simondusil9614]

exactly. it was nice to watch how he got used to it and lap after lap you could see that he allowed himself to add gas, give him this motorcycle for a month and he would only show what's in it. Martin is the devil 😁💪

[@TheNFAProductions]

The fact that he compared a Fireblade to a moped after riding speaks volumes for this company

[@richardt.4224]

I remember watching The Norton back in the day. Great to see a new bike coming out of the UK's motorcycle engineering. I say NEW, more like "the rotary concept". I have a lot of time for Guy, thanks Guy. Only negative comment I have, what a shame there was no front facing GoPro! Hoping to see more of CR700. But the sound Wow, I've only had that spin tingling feeling when listening to the Triumph Tripples on FULL song back in the 70's Great Video THANX (more Please).

[@ILikeMotorbikes]

Thanks for the kind words. Sadly I was limited by the placement options for gopros as directed by the team so apologies for that. Glad you liked it!

[@JConTwoWheels]

No ordinary rider, Guy Martin is a legend. Loves everything mechanical

[@pk-so1mj]

I’m so happy that stuff like this is still being developed. Yeah, electric stuff is quick and interesting but it also has no soul and doesn’t create the raw excitement of something like this! Awesome!

and weighs ~200kg not 130

[@Metal-Possum]

Electrifying is such an obvious thing to do in our modern world, but it's also very underwhelming to see or read about. Some company claims to be developing an electric bus? What they really mean is they saved up their pocket money and put the most mediocre battery, motor, and controller into a bus all while claiming they're pioneers and innovators. The three major components of any electric vehicle is a battery, motor, and controller, and the technology for those hasn't changed much in the past decade or so. Everyone's relying on third parties for components, especially batteries. There's nothing particularly clever about any of it. Electric vehicles make a lot of sense for a lot of reasons, but between the engineers who aren't really engineers and the relative simplicity of an electric drivetrain, there just isn't much to get excited about. Tesla come close to being interesting only because they've managed to exploit the shit out their batteries with their BMS, which some claim is 10+ years ahead of the competition, but in reality is just down to how they're programmed.

[@CONEHEADDK]

@@Metal-Possum The car drives into the station, the driver goes to take a leak. When he comescback, the standard dimension battery (so "everybody" can work on making better bateries) has automaticly been swapped from underneath, and he is off in under two minutes. The difference between the batteries is paid for electronicly - THEN electric cars are redy for ordinary use.

[@Metal-Possum]

@@CONEHEADDK If that's the case, batteries should be rented not owned. Tesla already trialed this idea and very few of their customers actually wanted it. You'll also be hard pressed to find a successful company like Tesla agreeing to conform to someone else's less good standards, or the complex relationship between Tesla allowing a competitor to use Tesla's superior battery modules, and the competitor actually wanting to use Tesla's modules at some expense. However, that's not the point I was getting at. The point is that when I see people "developing" battery powered buses or trains or trams or boats. I don't see any actual innovation. It's usually just a bunch of enthusiasts wondering what they can stick a third party electric motor into next, with results that could just as easily be calculated... *yawn*. I want to see some actual breakthroughs, something revolutionary that actually convinces the world electricity isn't just some experimental vehicle made from some Radioshack electronics kit for 10 year old kids. Powering a bus with a potato doesn't tell us anything we don't already know, we need to be exceeding expectations rather than merely pander to them, and that's going to take a company that's actually willing to invest in technological developments, rather than just buying off the shelf components and half-assing something that could have been exactly the same 10 years ago.

[@CONEHEADDK]

@@Metal-Possum I understood your message. I just see through Joe Average's eyes (the danish Joe - I live in Denmark, and "all" anybody seems to care about is recharging fast, so the cars are as functional as real cars. So if you can't recharge fast enough, you swith the batteri like in your toy cars. 90-99% of users don't have a clue - they ust want a PC car that does the job (and don't really give a fook how many black8 yos have been poisoned digging for materials for it) - in the colour the wife has chosen..

[@rabcspaniel5679]

Fantastic, and I remember races where they were 30 seconds ahead ! Great sound too.

[@mavericktriple9488]

What a machine. When the rotary Norton's came out years ago they were fast but this is on a different level again. would love to see it go around the TT course one day. A brilliant ride by guy as usual and good feedback from the experience 😅😅.

[@delboy868]

I've seen this bike before, but what guy said about it made me want to jump on a big bike again and go flat out, what a bike

[@andyharman3022]

The engine is a beast that wants to be unleashed. It's going through the turns and grumbling, just waiting to scream down the straights. It makes the straights disappear in a hurry.

[@DrakeFeore]

Boy that partial throttle sure is a wild ride aye?! Beautiful piece of engineering!

[@julianhunter9455]

Guy talking Guy Martin when buzzing on adrenalin is priceless! What a legend! 😂

[@aliann7892]

I worked for Norton in the 80s. Brian is an absolute genius! I'd love to see Guy fly around the track on this beauty. 🖤

[@dereknicol5284]

Its great to hear that sound again. I owned a Norton Rotary with a race rep exhaust for 15 years but had to let it go because it sounded so amazing when thrashed that i just couldnt resist (im not getting any younger). It didnt sound as crisp as this monster though.

[@montypythonish]

Nice video. Guy definitely has a way about him. A genuine bloke with miles and miles of experience on multiple machines. Thumbs up.

[@willsilk1492]

Great to see, and especially hear, this bike. Was a big fan of Steve Hislop on the Norton Rotary in the early '90's. This is truly great stuff. Guy Martin is a real character, loved his reaction to riding what looks like quite a beast!

[@thecheshireadventurer8392]

What an amazing bit of engineering 👌👌

[@ILikeMotorbikes]

It's mega isn't it?

[@johnlightbody9942]

The sound off of this thing is sublime!!

[@slartybartfarst9737]

After seeing the Nortons at the TT I started a hunt for a Rotary, The RE5 too heavy too complex, the Norton too expensive sooooo...Hercules W2000 hunt on, 22 years later I find a genuine 1,400 mile (rusty chrome and needs tank paint) example. Rotor housing is mint, It goes like a scolded Bantam then pulls like a 500 single revs out like a 2 stroke, farts , stutters and sings along at 90mph (in the Isle of Man officer) makes ice cubes on its inlet and has an orange glowing header pipe at night, its such a laugh to ride, no its not fast but smiles per miles and I now love rotaries. Brian Crighton the archetypal man in the shed innate engineer, 220BHP 142Nm 130Kg!

[@STUCASHX]

If Guy Martin says it's f**kin fast, it's VERY F**KIN fast. Important thing to know about Guy Martin, not only is he both talented and experienced in riding fast bikes, his opinion is also not for sale. People who know him, know.

[@helenloughton2418]

Love the sound of rotatories the no1 norton beautiful

[@Tefloncoated]

What a sound!!! Fuelling down low seems rough and must be harsh on the initial crack of the throttle but it could be a rotary thing

[@Truth-Liberator]

I don't think the lumpy running down low is down to fueling but rather the highly tuned nature of the engine biased towards performance in the higher rpm. It is similar to a lumpy , Cammy engine or a two stroke with a high exhaust port which is essentially what the motor is.

[@maxpower7774]

Porting and overlap. Bigger/longer ports = more top end power but more overlap and running crappy near idle which has to be raised to prevent stalling

[@shaynegadsden]

Also rotaries really feel like a 2stroke there is a sweet spot in the rpm were the whole thing comes alive but under that point they chug and feel very under powered

[@socalicofriendsfishing9705]

Incredible bike, the sound of it alone was just brutal going through the gears reaching upper rpm’s it just sounded so f’ing mean, and to see the footage of him on it you could tell it just pulled and pulled like there was nothing holding it back, absolutely incredible!

[@ragnarrock8747]

What an exhaust note! Wow.. Guy is one cool dude! Awesome riding as usual.. Seems like the bike wants to go even faster.!!! . What a masterpiece..

[@Banditmanuk]

A really great video. Had the pleasure of chatting to Brian Crighton at the National Motorcycle Museum about the bike and his time at Norton. Fascinating man. Love the noise that bike makes and Guy's reaction

[@gamernerd7139]

The drone of the bumble bee! . That high revving rotary, mechanical genius to do it well!

[@haydengreensmith6894]

Can’t believe this company is only 10 minutes down the road from me! Awesome sound 👍🏻

[@fidelcatsro6948]

go ask them how much for the engine.. steal the engine plans and sell them to me..i will sell to suzuki and ask them to mass produce these in north korea so the whole world can enjoy this at affordable peasant prices🐱👍🏿

[@MHZul]

​@@fidelcatsro6948mf 😂

[@nomojo1110]

Holy shit. Mr. Crighton just did a "Hold my beer" to himself. Take a bow gentlemen. This and the Suter are the finest machines since the JPS and the 500cc GP era's (respectively). We all know Guy's nuts have their own gravity, so no need to reap praise on him ;) Cheers for the awesome video.

[@TheDoosh79]

I like how even though Guy is both a talented mechanic and rider he is still humble enough to say 5 laps is not for him to advise changing anything. I can imagine a lot of pro riders with big egos would be telling them to change all sorts.

[@ILikeMotorbikes]

A very humble chap in my experience, I have a lot of respect for him

[@jonpowell8014]

I was a teenager when the 588 Nortons were racing, the sound of the 700 still sends a shiver up my spine...

[@turboslag]

Considering the sort of things Guy has ridden, for him to say that's fcuking fast it must be a missile! I remember watching the rotary nortons in British Super Bikes and at the Island and they were phenominal. The feature of Rotary's is the extremely light weight for the power output, and how compact they are. Just a shame about the emissions, which means there will never be a road version. I reckon Guy will be buying one of these!

[@raymondo162]

exactly: emissions and gas guzzling. the elephants in the room FOOLS

[@Alex000113]

Distinctive engine sound, sounds great accelerating, to my ear sounded rough when the engine not loaded. My friends' RE5 sounded similar but smoother. Nice to see Guy excited and on 2 wheels. Kudos to such inventors !

[@andrewpaulstancer5704]

I had an RE5 and a GT 550 Suzuki and the rotary was quicker and smoother almost like a three cylinder fourstroke which of course technically it was ... But this ...this is something else !

[@loranroberds308]

I'm 58 and still ride . I have a gsx 1250 now but the last was a zx9 . I would love to give this one a test drive . Gave me goose bumps listening to that rotary wind . What a sound . And guy martin is a legend only thing that would make riding that beast better is to meet guy martin

[@ralphdavidson9542]

Having been to gatherings at Betws-y-coed, I'd say you are a youngster!

[@johnfriedl5629]

Wow his reaction is priceless. The engineering & design is really art. Would love to see reliability testing.

[@Darren-jo4if]

It seems to be proper fast on camera which normally betrays the true pace, and that song it makes is awesome, definitely unique for sure, sounded and looked to be nervous when the throttle is closed or at least not wide open but as Guy said, that would be sorted with a quick shifter and auto blip.... Between that amazing new 250cc digitally injected 2 stroke British made cafe racer and this, im impressed by such design vision, the 2.0 lt V8 built in Halam Australia is another bespoke beast that will always stand out...

[@simondusil9614]

One of the most beautiful sounds I've heard recently ❤️ I want more videos .. nice from the circuit performed by Guy Martin 💪😁

[@CorePathway]

I’m know, I just love the sound of Guy talking. The bike made some good music too.

[@waynewelland7044]

Guys analysis is spot on and its great to see such a public figure and big name be so humble, in admitting that even with his qualifications. a rotary engine vehicle let alone sportbike requires a completely different approach to racing, and where and how you can push the vehicle. But in saying that, hopefully they still keep in mind his advice about the quickshift/blipper aswell as the gearing not quite being short enough.

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

The handling looks so telepathic on it, no fighting at all getting it one side to the other through S’s and chicanes.

[@Eratosthenes0815]

What a great bike that is... - Unbelieveable sound and really good performance. Nice that you've aquired Guy Martin to ride this bike. Like the rotary engine he's one of the heros of my life, being a petrolhead... ;-) (Knowing about rotary engines and recognizing the exhaust note, I'd be interested how many oil is burned by the engine.)

[@LeGrandPleb]

The fact this thing weighs less than 300lbs is absolutely bonkers

[@sed8181]

Lighter than a ninja 250 and 10x the power. Unbelievable.

[@mikaelkanerva1591]

​@@sed8181 Pretty sure ninja 250 has more than 22 hp

[@jordanvang9865]

@@mikaelkanerva1591 According to Kawasaki "36 from the engine, 26 to the wheel"

[@tuchesampho2047]

​@@mikaelkanerva1591 lol facts

[@Jason-rn4jk]

There’s no starter mechanism or radiator or coolant.

[@markcrockford9679]

my two most favourite things , Rotary motors and Motorcycles! Fully sick!

[@garysankey4618]

That sound, amazing.I hope Guy gets another ride when they have fitted a blipper and quickshifter? That bike suits his personality for sure. Amazing project 👍

[@matthewridley4438]

Guy martin you are a true legend. I would say you are one of the greatest riders to ever live. keep on riding brother. stay safe and let the journey take you great places.

[@xd675x]

Love how he worked up lap by lap getting more confident in the bike. Damn! Rotary ftw! love that sound.

[@rogerkay8603]

Why haven't I heard of this! Loved the Nortons and saw Hizzy take the TT from Foggy in 1992, and Guy is my hero! Quality vid, love it. Can hear the power pulses too, superb. Win the Lotto I know where my first 100K is going......I'll keep the XSR900LC though until then. Subscribed.

[@ILikeMotorbikes]

I'm not sure how you missed it but I'm glad you've seen it now 😁 thanks for the kind words and the sub! Don't think you're alone in wanting one of these after a lotto win 😂

[@xFFSx]

love the sound of rotary. always sound aggressive. the old mazda's used to sound amazing, and you could rev them high.

[@michaelblandford5087]

That was awesome, back in the eighties I worked in a Tyre shop here in Auckland, a regular customer had a rotary Norton which looked and sounded beautiful, I think it was a 70cc from fading memory, but privileged to see it, even if it was only twice, thanks for the video bro

[@gerrybailey447]

598 cc I believe, with twin rotors.

[@Showmetheevidence-]

Definitely sounds pretty damn cool! And I always like 600s over 1000s simply because of the lighter weight - just felt more fun to me. So this thing must be epic!

[@georgebarnes8163]

but this bike is over 2 litres in capacity

[@luuk4143]

@@georgebarnes8163 no, it is a 700cc bike.

[@georgebarnes8163]

@@luuk4143 no it is not.

[@luuk4143]

@@georgebarnes8163 it even says 700 in the video description.

[@georgebarnes8163]

@@luuk4143 Race engines are measured on swept volume not the firing cycle only which is what Norton also did, that engine is closer to 2.7 litre on swept volume and can not compete in any race series

[@marsmellow1589]

Hats off for the creator! What an amazing project.

[@greyhound3561]

Nice race bike, it`s torque figures are scary - as is the exhaust note ! I`m glad they picked Caldwell Park as well, perfect track to show off the super-light weight advantages, I wonder if it will ever see the road, Like my D-16RR - it`s raw and loud like it`s race bike big brother - the desmosedici showed us what can be done as an exclusive horribly expensive piece of art, I love it and would be first in line for a road going version !

[@uazbuchanka2206]

I'm speechless.... What counts more in a world of emission controled boring bikes and cars or a wild ride of this masterpiece of technical innovation and a rid'n word from Guy Martin?! The second, the last counts everything! Greetz from germany

[@MarkoVukovic0]

Superb! Great to see that there are still people invested in rotary engines.

[@Jojo-hx1pi]

People who listen to their voice

[@captainswagger9697]

Dear god... the BRAP BRAP BRAPP from any rotary engine is literally music to my ears. I'm pretty sure I can feel the dopamine just dripping from my receptor at the sound

[@mikehipperson]

Nice to see that Guy's still getting his leg over!

[@classicraceruk1337]

I was practicing at Brands Hatch in 1988 ( about). Trevor Nation and I think Rocket Ron turned up. Bloody hell where they quick. The organisers had to stop the practice day and make the bikes go out in sections by cc. It was the only time I remember that happening. Wonderful machines…….

[@ILikeMotorbikes]

That is a mega cool story! Love it, thanks for sharing

[@philgifford8258]

Steve Spray maybe?

[@classicraceruk1337]

@@philgifford8258 Not sure Steve was riding that session. Anyway I always forget his name. It was a long time ago and was mainly concerned with sorting out my dog slow 250cc Ducati and keeping out their way as they came flying past. Probably my fault they stopped the open session!!!!!

[@dalekehrer2421]

Love those rotaries. My old RX7 was a screamer.

[@WilhelmKarsten]

Wankels...Rotary is a different thing altogether

[@lupo10]

Nice edited video dude, really enjoyed this. Watched it already for the riding sounds, but just watched it again while relaxing and I really enjoyed it. 👍

[@Thorsten_Kueppers]

Magnificent 🤩 That power to weight ratio is pure madness! 😂 You can hear how smooth an fast this engine revvs up.

[@scottjohnson8642]

I have never in my life heard such a mesmerizing sounding motorcycle.

[@1991julez]

Absolutely awesome sound. Genuine question though. The stuttering on the overrun seems to shake the bike a huge amount. Wouldn’t this destabilise the bike when entering corners absolutely flat out?

[@Chris.Davies]

My last bike was a Paso 906, with 220kg of bike and around 90 BHP. And I loved it. I've owned 3 RX-7s over the decades, and I loved all of them. But, I never considered combining them.

[@sandervanderkammen9230]

Wankel powered motorcycles were an even bigger failure than Wankel powered cars.

[@totalutternutter]

Given so much power with so little weight and no rider aids Guy must have been pretty gentle with it to keep the front wheel on the ground, i suspect this bike has a lot more to give but it will take more than 5 laps to explore what it's capable of.

[@seinfeld11123]

yep a really good superbike ECU package and quickshifter/blipper would make this bike a lot more ridable and faster

[@meanlean3095]

It makes little power over the 1990s 2strokes so just imagine a 30 year later 700cc 2stroke if moto gp had stayed with 2strokes 😱😱😱

[@nomorokay]

50 years ago, a stock 1973 Yamaha RD350 made 39 hp. The “modern” 4-stroke 350s make the same or less power. That’s progress? Remember the old Triumph T110 that went 110 mph, and the Bonneville T120 that went 120 mph. That was on the Sixties! The present-day Bonneville doesn’t go any faster. I don’t understand.

[@raymondo162]

@@nomorokay my three-cylinder 955i will only do 115mph. but it is a tiger, and i am a, ahem, 'wide' bazza

[@nomorokay]

@@raymondo162 Well, that’s not bad speed, Raymond. The 955i is from Triumph’s performance line, but what happened to the Bonneville, the bike that went 120 mph at Bonneville? The 50-years-newer model is slower. That’s what bugs me.

[@lucasd1646]

The sound is insane.

[@LegalLowGround]

Literally sounds like any other sportbike flying around the track lmao....

[@hooviedoovie5220]

​@@LegalLowGround definitely a bit different from most superbikes. Sounds the most like an H2 I'd say but off throttle and partial throttle it's definitely got the signature rotary burbles and braaaps

[@lucasd1646]

@@LegalLowGround Go get your ears checked...rotfl. It sounds totally different than any other bike. Higher pitched than any inline 4 stroke at high rpm, and at idle it sounds more like a 2 stroke. Definitely unique. The guy even says turn up your volume to hear it scream.

[@Jason-rn4jk]

@@LegalLowGround anyone that’s been around bikes long enough can tell the difference of a 600 or 1000 and more even the different exhaust types like the devil or akraprovic or two brothers, to each their own they have their own unique sound. So too does this have its one of a kind sound, honestly it sounds like a souped up weed wacker rc nitro car with a hint of a mt10 roar.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Compact packaging for that output level, wonder what else it would fit in? Side by Side would be wicked, same with a mini LeMans looking track day toy, or dropped in to a Kei Car like the Honda Beat or S660.

[@gregsutton6258]

After 5 laps his speed through the corners is very impressive, how fast would he be after a week of practice? I would pay to find out!!

[@JustIn-mu3nl]

There was a bit of bopping around at lower revs from it backfiring, but at high revs it looks smooth as silk. Maybe a turbo would sort that out a bit and make cornering a bit smoother?

[@zomgz932]

@@JustIn-mu3nl nope the engine is heavily ported, has to be to make 220hp from a 700cc rotary. its like having a huge chop cam in a v8 they hate being low down. heavy ported rotary's are the same they idle between 1500-2k and have that distinct "brap brap brap" sound on a stock port they can be idled down to 8-900 rpm and be smooth but once you start adding port overlap they just wont run that low. this engine sounds like it dont start smoothing out till 3-4k

[@Rich77UK]

What a stunning machine. I wish them all the success I can offer. If I could....95k is a bargain. Give it 10 years and it will MINIMUM double in value. Its that special.

[@protopigeon]

I really miss my R1 and I'm living vicariously through this video

[@samcharles1166]

what happended?

[@fidelcatsro6948]

suffer for you mistake, shouldnt have sold her off!

[@protopigeon]

@@samcharles1166 I sold it and bought a golf r

[@protopigeon]

@@fidelcatsro6948 I know!

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@protopigeon at least im still riding my 17yr old underpowered bandit 1200 after all these years!

[@RDEnduro]

I love the idle sound and all the sounds, Guy rides so well even on a new bike, full carbon body looks so sick, well done good luck with it

[@ivanyurkinov]

that engine sure gets me excited too! i mean those in a cheata cross cart and i would start production today just to have that kind of flat power so far up. the sound when its breathing is beyond any reciprocating engine and valves. if any one finds a crashed cr700 id love to get my hands on the powertrain

[@philmorrow2446]

This video was so good I had to comment twice. That you GOT the footage is awesome in itself. Top marks. The sound is indescribable. This is what you get after an NCR 500 had a wild night with a CBR 1000. I have never heard anything quite like it. Not a twin, not a four , not a triple. Completely new. Would I have a road version? abso-flipping-lutely!!! I also just love what Britains can do. If we could just get rid of this green BS , we could be selling bucket loads of these. Wee done sir for an excellent, interesting and addictive report.. Top Marks and I wish you well.

[@ILikeMotorbikes]

Thanks so much for the kind words! Super pleased you enjoyed it

[@cdnbcn6164]

Imagine a road version !!

[@Landonmoto39]

You mean NSR? Not NCR

[@afandou1966]

Hoarding the comment section. I get your excitment.!!!

[@andyjota8906]

So if we all buy Norton f1's and ask Bob nicely will he do the necessary if we send him the engines???