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The café racer influence is apparent in the design of some electric motorcycles, for example, the TC model of Super Soco is commonly referred to as a café racer. [ 38 ] A shared design foundation that can frequently be found among many café racers are clip on handle bars, a flat alignment of the passenger seat and fuel tank and spoked wheels ...
[2] [3] Georges Martin capitalized upon building kit cars at a time when many riders in Europe couldn't afford to build their own modified cars. [3] One model is known as a KZ900 Turbo. [ 4 ] Cycle World in 1987 stated that "Moto Martin's products have a reputation for high-quality construction that places them above the level of most other ...
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 .
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.
The Honda GB500 'Tourist Trophy' (or TT) is an air-cooled single-cylinder solo café racer motorcycle. It was first marketed in Japan in 1985 in two 400 cc and one 500 cc versions. In 1989, Honda introduced a third 400 cc version for Japan; and in 1989 and 1990 a 500 cc version was available in the United States. [2]
On his first run Free set a new record for naturally aspirated motorcycles of 148.6 mph (239.1 km/h). Free then stripped off his racing leathers and on his final run, lying prone on the fender of the bike, set a record speed of 150.313 mph (241.905 km/h). A picture taken during this run earned this motorcycle the name "the bathing suit bike".
A TriBSA café-racer at the 2007 Thundersprint A TriBSA scrambler. A Tribsa, [1] was a custom built café racer or off-road motorcycle of the 1960s and 1970s. A Tribsa comprises a Triumph parallel twin engine installed in BSA motorcycle frame. The purpose was to combine the best elements of each marque to give a superior bike to either.
Vincent Motorcycles, "the makers of the world's fastest motorcycles", began with the purchase of HRD Motors Ltd less the factory premises, by Philip Vincent in May 1928. HRD was founded by the British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) pilot, Howard Raymond Davies , who was shot down and captured by the Germans in 1917.