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The Kawasaki KX500 was developed as an air-cooled 500cc motocross bike for competition in the 500cc and Open-Class of motocross. At the time of its release, several top manufactured sported entries in this class, including Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda and the class-leading Maico. Kawasaki developed the bike on an annual basis through the 80's.
[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 Kawasaki KR500 was a racing motorcycle manufactured by Kawasaki from 1980 to 1982 for competition in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing series. The motorcycle was powered by a 494 cc two stroke engine, and used an aluminium monocoque frame, similar to the 1979 Honda NR500 racer, aimed at improving aerodynamics with a small frontal area, improving chassis stiffness and reducing weight.
After Honda withdrew from racing at the end of 1967, there was no comparable racing team that could have denied MV Agusta the title in the 500cc class; This remained so until 1972. The first races of the 1973 season were driven by Agostini still on his tre, then it was replaced by the more powerful MV Agusta 500 four-cylinder.
Year Model Constructors' championship; 1973: 0W20: Liquid-cooled, inline-4, two-stroke engine, chromoly frame. Yamaha's first 500cc factory bike won from the outset at the first round of the 1973 season, ridden by Jarno Saarinen.
1973 500cc Triumph T100R Daytona with aftermarket rear suspension units. The 'Daytona' name was derived from American rider Buddy Elmore's win at the 1966 Daytona 200 race held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. [2] He achieved an average speed of 96.6 mph (155.5 km/h) on a 'works special' Triumph Tiger 100. [1]
1997 Honda NSR500 engine: Liquid-cooled 499 cc V4. 6-speed transmission. 185 PS / 12,000 rpm Shinichi Itoh, riding his Honda NSR500 in the 1993 Japanese Grand Prix. The Honda NSR500 is a road racing motorcycle created by HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) and debuted in 1984 for the Grand Prix motorcycle racing's 500 cc class.
In 1998, the bike was not deployed because of the study of a custom engine, which allowed Aprilia to return in 1999 with a 500 cm 3 engine ridden by Tetsuya Harada, with the RAVE valve to control the electronically controlled exhaust. [3] In 2000 the Aprilia brought two bikes on the grid, led by Harada (nº 31) and Jeremy McWilliams (nº 99).