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In 2012 the People One went into production, direct heir to the People base launched in 1998. The People One is the cheapest model of the range. In 2010, the People GT was launched, a more expensive top-of-the-range model positioned higher than the People S. People S (from 2005) People GT (from 2010) People One (from 2012)
Kymco (an acronym for Kwang Yang Motor Co, Ltd (Chinese: 光陽工業; pinyin: Guāngyáng Gōngyè)) (stylized as KYMCO) is a Taiwanese motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. With approximately 3000 employees, Kymco produces over 570,000 vehicles annually at its factory in Kaohsiung.
While the 125 cc model did not get official distribution in the United States, being mainly sold in Europe, the 150 cc was brought to the U.S. market in the form of the Kymco Quannon 150 for 2010. Sales were very poor for this variant and it was quickly discontinued. Therefore, the 2010 model was the only year that the Quannon was sold in the U.S.
Announced in March 2016 with the display of the Kymco K50 prototype at the Tokyo Motor Show, [1] the presentation of the final model took place at Intermot 2016. The AK550 is the maxiscooter with a sporty design from the Taiwanese company offered only with a 550 twin-cylinder engine to compete directly with the Yamaha T-Max and the SYM Maxsym TL500. [2]
Kymco went on to produce Honda clones such as the Pulsar (CB125), made to Honda standards, as part of their range. Honda's KCW125 (the commercial name in Japan is "Spacy") was modified by Taiwan's Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd. (KYMCO), under Honda's consultancy, and became a standard model called the GY6, which various Taiwan makers imitated and ...
[3] [4] Italian magazine Motociclismo claimed to have achieved 193.24 mph (310.99 km/h) testing the F4 R 312, more or less confirming the claimed speed and tying, if not exceeding, the 1999 Suzuki Hayabusa's tested speeds of 188–194 mph (303–312 km/h), [5] whereas Sport Rider were only able to achieve a 185.4 mph (298.4 km/h) top speed ...
The first generally recognized motorcycle speed records were set unofficially by Glenn Curtiss, using aircraft engines of his own manufacture, first in 1903, when he achieved 64 mph (103 km/h) at Yonkers, New York using a V-twin, and then on January 24, 1907, on Ormond Beach, Florida, when he achieved 136.27 mph (219.31 km/h) using a V8 housed in a spindly tube chassis with direct shaft drive ...
Some publications cite the XK120's timed top speed as almost 214 km/h (133 mph) in 1949. [5] The XK120 that achieved this speed was a tuned prototype, not a production car. The production car reached 200.5 km/h (124.6 mph). 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL: 242.5 km/h (150.7 mph) [6] 2,996 cc (182.8 cu in) inline-6 158 kW (215 PS; 212 hp) 1,400