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The CB750's first Japanese competitor was the Kawasaki Z1 in 1972. [9] It was followed in 1976 by the Suzuki GS750 and by the Yamaha XS Eleven in 1978. These manufacturers all produced smaller versions of the same UJM formula, including, for example, the Honda CB500 of 1971. [9] By 1979 Harley-Davidson's big bike sales were down 90%. [12]
[Harley has] met with representatives of Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki to discuss possible alternatives to the tariff. Zuehlke, Jeffrey (2007), Supercross , Motor Mania Series, Lerner Publishing Group, ISBN 978-0-8225-9014-9 , retrieved 2016-10-18
That same year she came second overall in the Italian Women's Championship on a Honda CBR600RR and spent the following two years racing in Italy, including racing in the 2012 and 2013 Honda Trophy races. Her placing in 2013 while racing for New Zealand-owned Wil Sport Management team included two third places, one in round 1 Mastercup 600 Stock ...
The Superbike World Championship began in 1988, being open to modified versions of road bike models available to the public.For many years, the formula allowed for machines with 1,000 cc V-twin engines (principally Ducati, but later Aprilia and Honda) to go up against the 750 cc four-cylinder engines (Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki).
The Kawasaki H1 Mach III in 1968, along with several enduro-styled motorcycles to compete with Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda, increased sales of Kawasaki units. 1974 saw the establishment of a Kawasaki assembly facility in Lincoln, Nebraska , US, named the American Kawasaki Motors Corporation (KMC), to complete Japan-produced components into ...
Honda RS125 Christopher West Plumbing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC – 1999: 250cc TSR-Honda Shell Advance Honda Team: 16 0 0 0 0 66 12th – 2000: 250cc Honda NSR250: Shell Advance Honda Team: 16 0 0 0 0 146 6th – 2001: 500cc Honda NSR500: Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team 14 0 0 0 0 27 18th – 2003: 250cc Aprilia RSV 250: Team Zoppini Abruzzo 16 1 4 0 0 145 7th ...
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Kawasaki, who had considerable success throughout the 1970s with their two-stroke triples of 250cc, 350cc, 400cc, 500cc and 750cc ended production of road-going two strokes in 1980. Yamaha bucked this trend and continued to refine and sell two-strokes for the street into the 1980s.