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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.
2011 BMW S1000RR. The S1000RR was released in 2009 and was considered the best-equipped sport bike in the 1000 cc category, and with a bore and stroke of 80.0 mm × 49.7 mm (3.1 in × 2.0 in), it also had the biggest bore in its class. The bike came factory fitted with ABS and dynamic traction control, a first for road-going superbike at the time.
Excluded as the record-beating H2R variant is track-only and not street-legal. [36] [better source needed] Lightning LS-218: 2014–present Electric motor: N/A 200 bhp (150 kW) 216 mph (348 km/h) The 216 mph record was set using an LS-218 modified from street-legal form, with "high-speed gearing and fairing".
Rumors that the Florida Highway Patrol is using a 200-horsepower BMW S1000RR motorcycle in its fleet are true, according to a statement given to Road & Track from the FHP's chief of public affairs
The BMW HP4 Race is a 999 cc (61.0 cu in) four-cylinder engine sport bike made by BMW Motorrad in 2017 in a limited-production run of 750 units. [1] It is a non- street-legal , track-only version of the HP4 variant of the BMW S1000RR .
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.
The front suspension is a 45 mm (1.77 in) inverted telescopic fork, which is decreased in size from 46 mm (1.81 in), that is claimed to optimize flex and mid-corner feel. BMW Dynamic Damping Control (DDC) semi-active suspension is still available on the S1000RR as an option, which has been enhanced with updated damping settings.
A dual-sport motorcycle is a type of motorcycle that is designed for varying degrees of off-road use while still being street-legal.Dual-sports are equipped with lights, a speedometer, mirrors, a horn, registration plates, turn signals, and a muffler with spark arrestor and decibel noise output to comply with government regulations.