29th Mar, 2023 13:00
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
1975 Suzuki RE5M Project
No Reserve
Sold for £920
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: LFS 11P
Frame No: 13669
Engine No: 13385
CC: 500
MOT: Exempt
- A 'no reserve' UK supplied RE5 Rotary project
- Parts missing but engine turns over on kickstart
- Supplied with a V5C
The Suzuki Motor Co. was established in 1909 by Michio Suzuki to produce machinery for the cotton industry. An initial diversification into 4-wheeled transport was curtailed by WW2 but after the war, Japan had a need for cheap reliable transport so Suzuki, like a lot of others around the world, began to produce clip-on engines for pushbikes. These proved to be an immediate success and soon they were making full motorcycles and by the early 60s were second only to Honda in number of two-wheelers manufactured. Known for their two strokes Suzuki was at the forefront of the race to develop the Felix Wankel rotary engine concept releasing the RE5 in 1975, still the world's only mass-produced rotary-engined motorcycle. Whilst a technological masterpiece it was perhaps ahead of its time and only about 5000 were made between 1975 and 1976.
This UK-supplied RE5M was on display in a dealer’s showroom for many years but was unfortunately stolen and vandalised. Sold as a challenging project to either restore, or to make a fascinating special, the engine turns over on the kickstarter and there is a current V5C included in the sale.
For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415 871189
Auction: National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands, 29th Mar, 2023
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