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The first of the GS Series was the four-cylinder GS750 released alongside the GS400 parallel twin in November 1976. [2] (1977 Model Year).The GS750 engine was essentially patterned off the Kawasaki Z1-900, and became the design basis for all air-cooled Suzuki four-stroke fours until the release of the air-oil cooled GSX-R.
The Yamaha XS750 and XS850 was a line of inline three cylinder motorcycles produced by the Yamaha Motor Corporation from 1976 to 1981 for the worldwide motorcycle market. It was publicly voted by readers as the 1977 Motorcycle News Machine of the Year, ousting the sitting-winner of four-years, the Kawasaki Z1 .
This plus a change in factory gear ratios enabled Suzuki to produce a US-only motorcycle with near-identical performance specifications to the GSX 750ES, even though engine displacement was 15 per cent smaller. The 50 per cent tariff was the reason behind the glut of de-stroked 650 cc and 700 cc Japanese motorcycles sold in the US in the mid ...
Kawasaki Z750 twin (produced: 1976–1978) Z1/KZ900 (produced: 1972–1976; Z900 sold in North America as KZ900) Z1R (factory production cafe racer 1015cc four-cylinder; produced 1978–1980)
The Suzuki GT750 is a water-cooled three-cylinder two-stroke motorcycle made by Suzuki from 1971 to 1977. It is the first Japanese motorcycle with a liquid-cooled engine. [3] The Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (in Japanese) includes the 1971 Suzuki GT750 as one of their 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology.
Currently the longest ever produced GSX-R 750 series without any major changes. New model, clean and sleek body style, new headlight, addition of Italian made Brembo brake calipers (front) and Nissin (back). [12] The 2011 model is about 9 kilograms (20 lb) lighter than the previous year's model.
Category: Motorcycles introduced in 1976. ... Suzuki GS series; Y. Yamaha XS750; Yamaha XT660R This page was last edited on 5 May 2019, at 22:36 (UTC). ...
In 1976 the engine was revised; the main bearings were increased in number from three to four and two extra transfer port added, increasing power to 32 bhp (24 kW) @ 7,500 rpm. [3] The ram air was removed and the fins on the head enlarged to compensate. [2] [5] A new engine was designed for the 1978 X7 model.