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In 1923, Red Wolverton rode a specially prepared Ace XP-4 at a record speed of 129 mph (208 km/h). The management of Ace Motor Corporation offered the Ace Speed Trophy and a cash prize to anyone who could break the XP-4's record. Neither the trophy nor the prize was ever claimed. [4]
Suzuki DR800S (Production bike with the largest single-cylinder engine ever) Suzuki Gixxer 150, 250, SF250; Suzuki LS650 Savage; Suzuki TU250; Triumph Ricardo; Triumph Tiger Cub; Yamaha MT-03; Yamaha SR400, SR500; Yamaha SRZ660; Yamaha T-150; Yamaha XT225, XT250 (Serow) Yamaha XT 500, XT 600 (Ténéré) Werner Dienstkrad 1440cc single cylinder ...
Zero has won the production electric motorcycle class in 2013, 2014, and 2015. [23] [24] In 2014 a Zero FX was the first production electric motorcycle to break the 12 minute mark. [25] In 2012, Brandon Miller set a Bonneville Land Speed Record on a Zero S ZF6 model. [26] He achieved an average speed of 101.652 mph over a one-mile course.
Excelsior-Henderson introduced its first production model, the Super X, in December 1998, and commenced production in early 1999. The company developed the Super X motorcycle as a new proprietary motorcycle, including a new engine, frame, and all related drive and styling components, adopting styling from the earlier Excelsior-Henderson motorcycles from the 1905-1931 timeframe. [3]
The 79.4 cubic inch (1301 cc) side-valve engine, with 2.6875 inch (68.3 mm) bore, and 3.5 inch (88.9 mm) stroke, was rated at 18 hp (28 bhp). [4] The K had a top speed of 80 mph (128 km/h). The Henderson Model K was the first motorcycle to use full pressure engine lubrication.
In total, approximately 3,300 children were airlifted out of the country from April 3-26, 1975. On April 4, 1975, 250 orphans and 78 crew members were picked up by a C-5 cargo plane from Tan Son ...
Whizzer bicycle engines are a line of bicycle engines that were produced in the United States from 1939 to 1965. They were commonly sold as kits to be assembled and attached to a consumer's bicycle thus creating a motorized bicycle. Whizzer U.S.A. re-appeared in 1997 to sell an improved version, pre-assembled on an old Schwinn-style bicycle frame.
Murray 3-speed bicycle In June 1988, the Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company was acquired by the British investment group Tomkins plc . In 1996, Murray Inc., one of the last major U.S. bicycle producers along with Huffy Bicycle and Roadmaster (formerly AMF), received a major blow when U.S. courts ruled that imports from China were not a "material ...