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The Best Motorcycles For New Riders Picking your first bike can be pretty intimidating, so we lay out a dozen beginner-friendly rides you might like UPDATE: I don't know if you guys noticed, but ...
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.
Motorcycles with a V-twin engine mounted with its crankshaft mounted in line with the frame, e.g. the Honda CX series, are said to have "transverse" engines, [1] [2] while motorcycles with a V-twin mounted with its crankshaft mounted perpendicular to the frame, e.g. most Harley-Davidsons, are said to have "longitudinal" engines.
The Harley-Davidson LiveWire is an electric motorcycle by Harley-Davidson, their first electric vehicle. Harley-Davidson says the maximum speed is 110 mph (180 km/h) [4] with claimed 105 hp (78 kW) motor. [5] The LiveWire, released in 2019, targets a different type of customer than their classic V-twin powered motorcycles. [6]
The Honda Grom (Honda MSX125 in Europe and East Asia) is a compact 124.9 cc (7.62 cu in) air-cooled standard motorcycle manufactured by Honda.It won the 2014 Motorcycle USA "Motorcycle of the Year" prize. [4]
The motorcycle used a 24 volt electric starter motor from a Douglas A-4B fighter plane. [14] In 1975, Corbin built a battery-powered prototype street motorcycle called the City Bike. This motorcycle used a battery manufactured by Yardney Electric. [15] In June 1975, the first Annual Alternative Vehicle Regatta was held at Mt. Washington, New ...
1987 Honda ATC50 (prototype) 1973–1974, 1978-1985 Honda ATC70; first mini ATV; 1970-1978 Honda ATC90 (was US90 from 1970 to 1973); 1979-1985 Honda ATC110; 1984-1987 Honda ATC125M
Zero Motorcycles Inc. is an American manufacturer of electric motorcycles. Formerly called Electricross , it was founded in 2006 by Neal Saiki, a former NASA engineer, in Santa Cruz, California . The company is now located nearby in Scotts Valley .