Rotary Soviet motorcycle 7.151 - it is cooler than Japanese models

Soviet motorcycles hopelessly outdated in the early 80s. At that time, most of the world's major manufacturers were already using four-stroke engines. Simple two-stroke engines remained on cheap, small-capacity equipment. But the Soviet motorcycle industry stubbornly refused to modernize. More precisely, the designers wanted it, but the state was in no hurry to finance the enterprises. Motorcycles remained a cheap alternative cars. In fairness, it should be noted that there was enough two-wheeled equipment for everyone in the USSR. Motorcycles were sold even in village stores. Only "Javas" had to be sought after, but the alternative Izh Jupiter was always freely available.

In the second half of the 80s, VNIIMotoprom in Serpukhov began working on a unique motorcycle. This is a rotary bike with an index of 7.151. The model exists in a single copy, which has survived to this day. At first glance, it seems that the motorcycle was created on the chassis of Izh. Apparently, because of the design and bright yellow color. But this is the base of the IMZ M-73 - aka "Ural". It was at the Irbitsky plant that the model was going, according to rumors, to be launched into mass production. The rotary engine had a volume of almost 500 cm3 and developed about 40 hp. With. Unfortunately, the model has remained experimental. And the author of the Automotive Russia channel will tell about this unique bike.