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Rotary
royalty – Van Veen OCR1000, Jan 8, 2025
Rarity
at Mecum
We've travelled back to
the mid-1970s and Dutchman Henk van Veen – the local
importer for Kreidler – has decided to tackle the
ultimate in fast-transit motorcycles. That was the Van
Veen OCR 1000 rotary.
Mecum in the USA has a
1978 example coming up for auction.
A large and stylish
beast for the day, it boasted a car-sized twin-chamber
rotary engine displacing 996cc and claiming a very
solid 100hp (75kW). That was matched to a four-speed
transmission with shaft final drive.
The creation carried
a spectacularly high retail price – think
GB£10,000 back then, or about the cost of a new
Jaguar XJ6. Then you had the issue of the wider
motorcycle market suspicion regarding Wankel
rotaries and their reliability. Plus we're talking
of a previously unheard-of maker.
As a result, just 38
examples are thought to have been produced.
See the Mecum auction lot here
Plus the Motorcycle
Specs data sheet
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