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1980 Honda XR 500A. Introduced in 1979, the twin-shock Honda XR 500 was the first "XR" model. The engine was a four-stroke, four-valve OHC, 497 cc (30.3 cu in) "Pentroof" engine. The bike had a conventional 18" rear wheel but an unusual 23" front wheel which was supposed to be better for riding over potholes and ruts.
In 1984, the bike was introduced with Honda's Radial Four Valve Combustion Chamber (RFVC). [citation needed] It has a 110 kg (240 lb) claimed dry weight, [1] and a 36-inch seat height (96–04). Honda claims the engine produces 28 horsepower at 8000 rpm and 17 ft-lb feet of torque. The 1996–2004 versions of the XR250R had 10.6 inches of ...
American IronHorse was an American motorcycle manufacturer based in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area that was founded in 1995 [1] by Tim Edmondson and Bill Rucker. [2] At one time, AIH was the largest factory producer of custom motorcycles in the USA. [3]
The Honda XBR 500 is a 500cc Japanese sports motorcycle launched by Honda in 1985 and in response to the Yamaha SR500. It is powered by a single-cylinder four-valve engine with the valve stem axes arranged radially relative to the geometric centre of the hemispherical combustion chamber - (Honda's Radial Four Valve Combustion Chamber, or RFVC ...
Farm to Market Road 500 (FM 500) is located in San Saba County. It runs from SH 16 north of San Saba to FM 45 north of Richland Springs. [2] [3] FM 500 was designated on July 13, 1945, from SH 16 northwestward 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to Fairview. It was extended northwest twice: a 4.4-mile (7.1 km) extension on November 23, 1948, and a 4-mile (6.4 ...
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. Honda won ten 500cc World Championships with the NSR500 from 1984 to 2002, with six in a row from 1994 to 1999. With more than 100 wins to its credit, the NSR500 is the most dominant ...
Tallest building in Houston and Texas. 26th tallest building in the United States. Tallest pentagonal building in the world. [4] 2: Wells Fargo Plaza: Houston: 992 feet (302 m) 72: 1983: 31st tallest building in the United States. 3: Bank of America (Dallas) Dallas: 921 feet (281 m) 72: 1985: Tallest building in Dallas. [5] 40th tallest ...
The 1972 Texas 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on November 12, 1972, at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas. Race report [ edit ]