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Motorcycles with a V-twin engine mounted with its crankshaft mounted in line with the frame, e.g. the Honda CX series, are said to have "transverse" engines, [1] [2] while motorcycles with a V-twin mounted with its crankshaft mounted perpendicular to the frame, e.g. most Harley-Davidsons, are said to have "longitudinal" engines.
A rigid-framed girder-fork wartime model (WD/CO), put back into production briefly post-war to fill a need for transport and all the machinery and a lot of parts were still available for this model. model RE and RE2 125 cc two stroke single 1946–1953 A follow-up on the wartime model WD/RE, better known as the flying flea.
This is a list of Kawasaki motorcycles designed and/or manufactured by Kawasaki ... Scorpion 150 (in Argentina) (Production year: 1989–2004 and 1996's–2015 for ...
Years Notes Model W: 33.4 cu in (548 cc) flathead flat-twin: 1919–1923 First of two H-D flat-twin motorcycle designs put into production, first H-D flathead motorcycle. The fork was a trailing link design. D-series (45 solo) 45.1 cu in (739 cc) flathead: 1929–1932 First H-D 45 cubic inch motorcycle, first H-D flathead V-twin motorcycle.
1987 Honda ATC50 (prototype) 1973–1974, 1978-1985 Honda ATC70; first mini ATV; 1970-1978 Honda ATC90 (was US90 from 1970 to 1973); 1979-1985 Honda ATC110; 1984-1987 Honda ATC125M
Yamaha YA-1. YA-1 built August 1954, produced January 1955. The first bike manufactured by Yamaha was actually a copy of the German DKW RT 125; it had an air-cooled, two-stroke, single cylinder 125 cc engine [1]
The machines participating in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, since its origin in 1949, have been entered into distinct classes depending primarily on engine capacity. The smallest engines and two-stroke engines have been phased out over the years.
The fastest production motorcycle for a given year is the unmodified motorcycle with the highest tested top speed that was manufactured in series and available for purchase by the general public. Modified or specially produced motorcycles are a different class, motorcycle land-speed record .