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The Megola had a unique design: it boasted a Monosoupape rotary engine mounted within the front wheel. The engine contained five cylinders with side-mounted valves and it displaced 640 cc (39 cu in), a total size equivalent to many modern bikes. The crankshaft was the front axle, which remained stationary while the cylinders rotated with the wheel. A hand-controlled butterfly valve was located in the hollow crankshaft to regulate throttle. Power output was a meagre 14 bhp (10 kW) but was applied directly to the wheel. This arrangement produced a very low centre of gravity and provided for excellent handling.
November 21, 2009 at 1:21 am
this is neat
November 21, 2009 at 2:56 am
Sign me up for two
November 25, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Now a bike, how exciting. Oh look, it has an engine and moves.
November 26, 2009 at 3:08 am
SO a roatry thing is a thing whut rotates
November 26, 2009 at 3:14 am
Too much testosterone today. Ick.
November 26, 2009 at 4:02 am
tbh i am getting a bit tired of this aswell, but only because i click the wiki links and then once on the wiki i click more links.
rotary engines are pretty neat. why were they abandoned again?
November 26, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Because Henry Ford made his cars with standard piston engines cheaper and a bit more reliable. The rest is history. Kudos to Mazda for keeping the rotary alive.