Revisit The Rotary Revolution With The NSU Ro 80

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Revisit The Rotary Revolution With The NSU Ro 80

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]Had 2 of them in the 90s & loved them, with the assistance of Tim@RX Motors the engine was rebuilt using Mazda Seals :o
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Great post. I've been waiting to meet Martin Buckley for years.

The K70 was supposed to be the Ro80 successor with a larger rotary powerplant but with the impending demise of NSU, it became a VW product.
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I think it was the first VW watercooled? The engine was very similar to the NSU1200 with individual rocker covers.
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Well I know Petrolicious videos can be "light and fluffy" but that one would disappear at the mention of a breeze.
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