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Kawasaki introduced the 750 cc class Vulcan worldwide in 1985. Due to tariff restrictions in the United States on bikes over 700 cc imported from Japan, the initial US spec model was limited to 699 cc and called the Kawasaki Vulcan 700. The tariff was lifted in 1986, and all bikes from then until the production run ended in 2006 were 749 cc.
The 650B size, also known as 27.5″, reappeared in 2007 [6] as a compromise between the 26 inch and 29 inch sizes. The 650B size is called 27.5″. [7] The name "29er" comes from a bicycle called the Two Niner, which was offered by the Fisher bike company in 2001, according to 1998 Mountain Bike Hall of Fame inductee Don Cook. [8]
The Vulcan 1500 Classic, introduced in 1996, had a 1,470 cc (90 cu in) liquid-cooled SOHC 50° V-twin engine with a single-pin crankshaft and a 5 speed transmission. Compared to the Vulcan 88 (which had been renamed to the Vulcan 1500 by that time), it had a lower 27.6-inch (700 mm) seat height, wide handlebar, and forward-mounted floorboards.
Neo-Retro Roadster that is the lightest bike in Royal Enfield's current portfolio.It is also the smallest bike height wise in the same power range. Super Meteor 650 648cc 2022-present Combining the 650 parallel twin engine with a cruiser style chassis, it shares its name from the 1952 Royal Enfield Super Meteor 700. Shotgun 650 648cc 2024-present
Yamaha announced that delivery of bikes would begin in Europe in July 2019, and only the following year to the USA due to emissions and other regulatory delays. [5] The liquid-cooled 4-stroke 8-valve DOHC engine with crossplane crankshaft was already in use and well reviewed in Yamaha's MT-07 naked and Tracer 700 sport touring bikes. [2]
The Yamaha MT-07 (called FZ-07 in North America until 2017) is a MT series standard motorcycle or UJM [8] with a 689 cc (42.0 cu in) liquid-cooled 4 stroke and 8 valve DOHC parallel-twin cylinder with crossplane crankshaft, manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company from 2014 and US release in 2015. [8] [6] [9] As of 2018, the bike is designated MT ...
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Although some consider the S40 too powerful for a novice motorcyclist, the bike's light weight and low seat height make it ideal for beginners who feel that 250 cc bikes are just too small. The S40 has larger shaft-driven rivals in the Yamaha V-Star 650 Custom , as well as the Honda Shadow Spirit 750 , which boasts its "super-low" 25.7-inch ...