Segment: Sport / Super Sport
Production years: 1987, 1988, 1989
The RC588 was Norton's first rotary engine race bike.
engine specs | Type: | Liquid Pressure Cooled, Twin Rotary | Displacement: | 588 cm3 | Bore X Stroke: | - | Compression Ratio: | 9.2:1 | Horsepower: | 135/9500 KW(hp)/RPM | Torque: | 77/ 8000 lb-ft/RPM OR 104/8000 Nm/RPM | Fuel System: | Twin Amal Smoothbores Carburetors |
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transmission specs | Gearbox: | 5 Speed | Clutch: | 20 Plate Wet Clutch | Primary Drive: | - | Final Drive: | Chain |
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chassis specs | Frame: | Spondon Twin Spar Aluminium | Front Suspension: | White Power Upside Down Forks | Rear Suspension: | White Power Single Rear Shock | Front Brake: | Twin 320 Mm Discs With 4 Piston Lockheed Calipers | Rear Brake: | Single 220 Mm Disc With Twin Piston Brembo Caliper |
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dimension specs | Overall Length: | - | Overall Width: | - | Seat Height: | - | Weelbase: | - | Ground Clearance: | - | Weight: | - | Fuel Capacity: | - |
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tyres specs | Front: | - | Rear: | - |
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