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List of motorcycles by type of engine is a list of motorcycles by the type of motorcycle engine used by the vehicle, such as by the number of cylinders or configuration.. A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the direction of travel.
List of motorcycles of 1900 to 1909; List of motorcycles of the 1890s; List of motorcycles of the 1910s; List of motorcycles of the 1920s; List of motorcycles of the 1930s; List of motorcycles of the 1940s; List of motorcycles of the 1950s
Years Notes Model W: 33.4 cu in (548 cc) flathead flat-twin: 1919–1923 First of two H-D flat-twin motorcycle designs put into production, first H-D flathead motorcycle. The fork was a trailing link design. D-series (45 solo) 45.1 cu in (739 cc) flathead: 1929–1932 First H-D 45 cubic inch motorcycle, first H-D flathead V-twin motorcycle.
This is a partial list of motorcycle models produced by the Associated Motor Cycles (AMC) from its foundation in 1938 to incorporations as Norton-Villiers-Triumph. Many models were produced to the same specification under the badge names of AJS and Matchless. [1]
The following is a list of motorcycles, ... XS-1 (1970) Yamaha's first four-stroke engine motorcycle (650 cc twin). [3] YZ Monocross (1975) First production motocross ...
However, a motorcycle's exhaust emissions may contain 10–20 times more oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide, and unburned hydrocarbons than exhaust from a similar-year passenger car or SUV. [ 82 ] [ 85 ] This is because many motorcycles lack a catalytic converter , and the emission standard is much more permissive for motorcycles than ...
After just over a century of one-upmanship by motorcycle manufacturers, beginning with the 1894–1897 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller, the competition to create the fastest production motorcycle reached a truce, with the arrival of the 1999 Suzuki Hayabusa, that lasted about 8 years.
A Suzuki GSX-R1000 at a drag strip – a 2006 model once recorded a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.35 seconds. This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1 ⁄ 4-mile times of under 12 seconds.