SkyFreak Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Apologies in advance for a few silly questions from an wanna be paramotor flyer! Just doing my home work ... 1.) There used to be a 160cc Rotary Cyclone engine ? But the Parajet website only shows the 294cc Macro & Compact ... has the 160CC Cyclone been taken out of production? Why? 2.) The Zenith Thor 200 has 80KG of thrust and it's 10KG lighter than the Cyclones - besides power to weight what would be the main reason to buy a Zenith vrs a Cyclone? Must admit I've owned a Mazda RX7 rotary car and despite what people say about rotary engines, it ran like a dream - smooth and flawless ..... Look forward to the day when I can slap down the card and walk out with a Cyclone!! Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommcb6016 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Ring Parajet and ask them ? You won't find many people with experience of the zenith yet as it just come out, does look good though! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 The Zenith comes apart into a small space for travelling. No tools needed to assemble. Stand is removable without tools, can be flown with or without it fitted. The spars are replaceable individually should you prang it (won't damage the chassis). Comes with two spare spars. Fuel tank removes by one pin and a quick-release ratchet (and two snap connectors on the fuel lines). Feels even lighter than the figures suggest. Has the new Parajet lightweight harness which takes about ten seconds to remove (no tools). Choice of engine. Looks stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chrisg547 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 The Zenith comes apart into a small space for travelling. No tools needed to assemble. Stand is removable without tools, can be flown with or without it fitted. The spars are replaceable individually should you prang it (won't damage the chassis). Comes with two spare spars. Fuel tank removes by one pin and a quick-release ratchet (and two snap connectors on the fuel lines). Feels even lighter than the figures suggest. Has the new Parajet lightweight harness which takes about ten seconds to remove (no tools). Choice of engine. Looks stunning. Thats why i have one on order !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Which engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chrisg547 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Which engine? Thor 200. I can't wait..Should sell my Volution 2 on here I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Get it in the Auction dude. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggydec Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Apparently , the firm which supplied some parts for the 160 went bump...taking the tooling and plans with them... Thor 200 has ample power and is a lot lighter than a Cyclone...been there , done that . And the fuel economy of the Thor is amazing...3lts hr in normal flight , not much more if you thrash it . And if you do run a Cyclone , you ve still got to bugger about with a 30-1 petrol/oil mix . Cyclones do sound sooo sexy though I would have another if i could get it to run right..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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