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In 2011, BMW launched the K1600 range—the K1600GT and K1600GTL—featuring a new 1,649 cc (100.6 cu in) straight-six engine, which is mounted transversely across the chassis. [21] The engine is angled forward by 50°. [22] The engine was originally used on the Concept 6, a concept bike that was shown at the 2009 EICMA Milan Motor Show. [23]
A defining example of the type, [8] the Honda CB750, was introduced in 1969 with an engine based on technology Honda had developed in Grand Prix racing. [9] Compared to the British and American models that then dominated the market, it had better performance and reliability, was better equipped, and yet was much cheaper.
The Butler Petrol Cycle was a three-wheeled vehicle, with the rear wheel directly driven by a 5 ⁄ 8 hp (0.47 kW), 40 cc (2.4 cu in) displacement, 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in × 5 in (57 mm × 127 mm) bore × stroke, flat twin four-stroke engine (with magneto ignition replaced by coil and battery) equipped with rotary valves and a float-fed carburettor ...
Three riders on a motorcycle in Tehran Motorcycle social activity A video of a person riding a motorcycle. Motorcycling is the act of riding a motorcycle.For some people, motorcycling may be the only affordable form of individual motorized transportation, and small-displacement motorcycles are the most common motor vehicle in the most populous countries, including India, China and Indonesia.
JAWA 500 OHV in a museum of historic motorcycles in Lesná (Znojmo District), Czech Republic JAWA 250 (type 353) two-stroke motorcycle Jawa 250 motorbike exhaust sound (single-cylinder) JAWA 350 (type 634) Jawa 350 type 354/06 motorbike exhaust sound (two-cylinder) JAWA 125 Dandy Jawa 350/638 Twin Sport (1984–1994) Jawa 350/640 Style Jawa 350 OHC
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.
Böhmerland, or Čechie as it was known domestically, was a Czechoslovak motorcycle manufacturer from 1924 until World War II. Almost all aspects of this distinctive motorcycle were designed by Albin Liebisch, including the extremely long, all-welded tube-frame chassis, the built-up leading-link front forks, and solid cast aluminum wheels, which were an industry first, not widely adopted until ...
Henderson was a manufacturer of in-line 4-cylinder motorcycles from 1912 until 1931. They were the largest and fastest motorcycles of their time, [citation needed] and appealed to both sport riders and police departments.