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A sport touring motorcycle (sometimes a "sports tourer") is a type of motorcycle that combines the performance of a sport bike with the long-distance capabilities and comfort of a touring motorcycle. The first sport tourer is said to be the fully faired 1977 BMW R100RS. [1] [2] Journalist Peter Egan defines the sport tourer as a "café racer ...
As a sport touring motorcycle the ST2 has hard luggage, relaxed ergonomics compared with sport bikes, and powerful engine in comparison to typical touring motorcycles. The frame is a tubular trellis frame , similar to the 916 frame in torsional rigidity and lightness.
BMW R1200GS adventure touring motorcycle. A recent type, the adventure touring motorcycle is a dual-sport motorcycle that allows long-range touring both on-road and off-road capabilities. Adventure tourers have high ground clearance (for off-road purposes), large fuel capacity, and under-stressed engines for high reliability.
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A BMW R1100RS sport-touring motorcycle. Sport touring motorcycles combine attributes of sport bikes and touring motorcycles. The rider posture is less extreme than a sport bike, giving greater long-distance comfort. [6] Accommodation for a passenger is superior to a sport bike as well, along with increased luggage capacity. [6]
This leads to discrepancies in comparisons. ^ The 1971 Norton Dunstall was the first "production motorcycle" to achieve a quarter-mile time under 12 seconds in Cycle World ' s testing, according to that magazine at that time. Later, in 2012, Cycle World said the 1972 Kawasaki H2 Mach IV was the first such production bike. The Norton Dunstall ...
The Honda VFR800 (Interceptor) is a sport touring motorcycle made by Honda since 1998. [1] The model was the successor to the VFR750F and shares the V4 engine configuration with the Honda VF and VFR series. The VFR800 name was given to three successive iterations of Honda V4 motorcycles: 1998–2001 (RC46) VFR800Fi; 2002–2013 (RC46) VFR800 VTEC
The BMW F800GT is a sport touring motorcycle manufactured by BMW Motorrad from 2013 through 2020. It is the successor to the F800ST, [1] and joins the F-series range which includes the dual-sport F800GS and F700GS, and the naked F800R.