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A Suzuki GSX-R1000 at a drag strip – a 2006 model once recorded a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.35 seconds. This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1 ⁄ 4-mile times of under 12 seconds.
KTM discontinued the model in 2009. Since before its discontinuation, the 950SE is coveted, achieving “legend” status among owners and enthusiasts, including offroad and rally-racing champions such as New Zealander Chris Birch: "In my mind, the 950 Super Enduro is the best hooligan's bike KTM ever made."
The 2009 CBR1000RR won the Best Sportbike of the Year Award in Motorcycle USA Best of 2009 Awards, [13] having also won the over 750 cc open sportbike class in 2008. [14] The 2012 CBR1000RR won another Cycle World shootout, [15] as well as a Motorcycle USA best street [16] and track [17] comparisons.
The Honda ST series, also known as the Pan-European in Europe, is a duo of Sport Touring motorcycles comprising the ST1100 and the later ST1300. [1]Following the launch of the Gold Wing, which was very successful in the US, Honda's marketing team perceived that the European market (hence the "Pan European" moniker) would appreciate a lighter, sportier, and more manoeuvrable motorcycle. [2]
The Suzuki TU250— marketed also as the TU250X, ST250 and ST250 E-Type — is a single-cylinder, air-cooled lightweight street bike manufactured by Suzuki across two generations from 1994 to 2019. The TU has a single overhead cam (SOHC), unsleeved , four-stroke engine with chain-drive, a standard riding posture and styling resembling the ...
Otherwise, first electric vehicle to be considered for the position of the world's fastest street-legal production motorcycle, [37] [38] [39] to have won against ICE motorcycles in a professional road-based event and to have won any such race using only solar power. [40] Ducati Panigale R: 2013-2017 V-twin: 1,198 cc (73.1 cu in) 202 bhp (151 kW)
Shortly after the product introduction, a Tri Glide led the way in the parade at the Inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20, 2009. [4] Harley-Davidson briefly offered a second trike model called the Street Glide Trike with fewer standard features, starting in the 2010 model year. [5] The Street Glide Trike is no longer manufactured.
The Yamaha MT-09 is a street motorcycle of the MT series with an 847–890 cc (51.7–54.3 cu in) liquid-cooled four-stroke 12-valve DOHC inline-three engine with crossplane crankshaft [1] [9] and a lightweight cast alloy frame. [5] For 2018, the bike is now designated MT-09 in all markets. [10]