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Kawasaki KRR 150 (Ninja KR 150R/ KR 150SP/ KR 150SE/KR 150SSE, Ninja KRR 150/KRR 150 SE/KRR 150SSR, Victor 150, Serpico 150/KRZ 150, ZSR Cyclone 150, Scorpion 150 (in Argentina) (Production year: 1989–2004 and 1996's–2015 for the Ninja 150R/SS in Indonesia) 2-stroke Engine (Marketed in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and ...
The Kawasaki KLR650 is a 652 cc (39.8 cu in) dual-sport motorcycle intended for both on-road and off-road riding. It was a long-standing model in Kawasaki 's lineup, having been introduced in 1987 to replace the 564 cc (34.4 cu in) 1984–1986 Kawasaki KLR600 , and remaining almost unchanged through the 2007 model.
The Kawasaki W1 is based heavily on the post-war, pre-unit construction, 500cc vertical-twin BSA A7 design inherited from Meguro, but as time passed, the Kawasaki and BSA designs diverged. [14] The BSA engine has a 70 mm (2.8 in) bore and 84 mm (3.3 in) stroke , whereas the W1 inherited its 72.6 mm (2.86 in) stroke from the K2 engine, adding ...
It became the harbinger of the success Jet-Skis would see in the market up through the 1990s. In 1986 Kawasaki broadened the world of Jet Skis by introducing a two-person model with lean-in "sport" style handling and a 650 cc engine, dubbed the Kawasaki X2. Then in 1989, they introduced their first two-passenger "sit-down" model, the Tandem ...
1977 KZ650 with aftermarket seat, wire-spoked wheels and drum rear brake. This first Z650 had a single front 275 mm disc brake and a 250 mm rear drum.Although the Z650's engine was based on the 900 cc (55 cu in) there were several differences: the 650 used a plain bearing crankshaft with a HyVo (or "Morse") chain primary drive instead of a gear drive, which necessitated the installation of a ...
MX racing bikes have often been used as platforms for building enduro bikes. [1] This was partially driven by the conversion of MX from 2-stroke to 4-stroke engine designs to comply with regulatory trends, as well as the development of hybrid competition races such as Enduro-X. [1] Compared to MX bikes, enduro and dual-sport bikes traditionally had a much higher proportion of 4-stroke motors.
Enduro – The street-legal EXC enduro versions of KTM's XC cross-country bikes are supplied with plusher non-linkage suspensions, a wider-ratio gear box and lights. The current line available in the US consists of 250, 350, 450 and 500 (actually 510 cc) four-stroke EXC models [ 39 ] and the 690 cc Enduro R dual-sport motorcycle .
Kawasaki, who had considerable success throughout the 1970s with their two-stroke triples of 250cc, 350cc, 400cc, 500cc and 750cc ended production of road-going two strokes in 1980. Yamaha bucked this trend and continued to refine and sell two-strokes for the street into the 1980s.