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In 1976 Hercules launched the W-2000 Injection in which engine lubrication was from a separate oil tank via a pump. It had 18-inch wheels, a front disc brake and a rear drum brake. According to a March 1976 review in Cycle World, the handling was good but the bike's low ground clearance limited its cornering ability.
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Perhaps the most interesting bike Hercules built was the W 2000, sold in some markets as the DKW W 2000. This was the first production motorcycle with a Sachs Wankel rotary engine. It produced 27hp. Hercules also built the Lastenroller scooter sidecar combination powered by a 48cc Fichtel & Sachs engine.
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The Hercules W2000 was the first production motorcycle to be powered by a Wankel rotary engine, it showed the world that rotary-powered motorcycles were a possibility, a possibility that Norton would later develop into a wins in the British Superbike Championship, the British Formula One Championship, and the Isle of Man TT with their own rotary.
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The Hercules W-2000 is a motorcycle which was made by Hercules in Germany. It was the first production motorcycle with a Wankel engine. [3] [4] [1] : 83 [notes 1]
DKW W2000 / Hercules W2000 Rotary мотоцикл с роторным мотором
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The DKW W2000 / Hercules W2000 Rotary A Wankel Rotary Motorcycle
Hercules W-2000 Engine: 294cc air-cooled single rotor Sachs Wankel, 8.5:1 compression ratio, 32hp @ 6,500rpm Top speed: 90mph Weight (dry): 381 lb (173kg) Price then/now: $1,900/$4,000-$7,500 When Ron Schavrien got into motorcycling, he approached it from a different perspective than most people.
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Still wearing its original red and black paint, this DKW W2000 from the final year of production is still powered by a 294cc Fichtel & Sachs single-rotor powerplant that's cooled by the sizable fan sitting ahead of the longitudinally-mounted engine. The engine drives the rear wheel through a 90° bevel gear, a wet clutch, a 6-speed.
The DKW W2000 / Hercules W2000 Rotary A Wankel Rotary Motorcycle
With a relatively light weight of about 390 pounds, the Hercules W-2000's top speed was about 91 mph. The engine would rev to out at only 6,500 rpm, which isn't particularly impressive for a.
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10: Hercules/DKW W-2000 First on our list comes the earliest production Wankel motorcycle. The Hercules, which was marketed as a DKW in the UK, was sold for most of the 1970s and as such was one of the most successful rotaries in terms of numbers built.
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Details 1978 DKW W2000 Rotary Registration no. XSD 557T Frame no. 480000472 Engine no. 7585977 Although it would eventually prove a technological blind alley, the rotary engine seemed full of promise for automotive applications in the early 1970s. Three major motorcycle manufacturers released models using rotary engines: Suzuki, Norton, and DKW.
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Frame Number: 480005105 Engine Number: 7587381 According to the owner: In the 1970's, with the rotary craze in full swing, the Hercules Motorcycle Company turned out two fantastic models of the W-2000 machine with the Wankel rotary engine. This is a later oil-injected example. No need to mix the gas and oil in the tank!
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Paul Reed's 1974 DKW Wankel 2000. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Technical assistance: Paul Reed As the 1970s dawned, it seemed just about every major manufacturer was either working on or thinking about producing a motorcycle powered by a variation of the NSU/Wankel rotary engine.
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The Hercules W 2000 was sold in some markets as the DKW W 2000. This was the first production bike with a 27 h.p. (or 32 h.p., depending on source) Fitchel and Sachs rotary engine. Cooling was achieved using a large fan at teh front of the engine and a mixture of oil and fuel (al la two-stroke) lubricated the rotors.
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The U.S. state of California first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1905. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1914, when the state began to issue plates. Plates are currently issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.. Front and rear plates are required on most types of vehicle in California, including all passenger vehicles.
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The DKW W2000 is a rotary-engined motorcycle that was sold under the name "Hercules W-2000" in all world markets outside the United Kingdom - it was the first rotary motorcycle (in full production) in the world and its engine would go on to form the basis of the Norton rotary-engined motorcycles that would be produced well into the early 1990s.
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The Hercules W-2000 was a motorcycle made by Hercules in Germany. It was the first production motorcycle with a Wankel engine.Pierwszy seryjnie produkowany m.