Russian Rotary Bikes

[Norton]

1974 Dnepr 500

[Norton]

DNEPR Motoprom 500

[Norton]

1985 Russian \'copy\' of the British Norton Rotary

[Norton]

\'Modern\' looking DNEPR motoprom 500

[Norton]

Not strictly speaking Russian, the East German MZ kk175w Rotary

[Martiny]

Wow! I thought I knew my Rotaries, but I have never seen these machines before! I knew VAZ made cars but was unaware of Russian Wankel Motorcycles. Good post!

[MikeLMR]

if someone else made it you can bet the russians made a \'copy\' too

hence why the VAZ (Lada) rotary engines are spookily similar to mazda engines.