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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.
The Harley-Davidson VRSC (V-twin racing street custom), or V-Rod, is a line of V-twin cruiser motorcycles made by Harley-Davidson from 2002 until 2017. They are often called muscle bikes for their relatively high power output. The V-Rods are the first street motorcycles made by Harley-Davidson with overhead camshafts and liquid cooling.
Models which are actual top speed record holders have their make, model, and speed in bold font, while slower models which were the fastest only in their own time are in italic. For example, in 1956, the Vincent Black Shadow remained the fastest motorcycle to date, with a 125 mph (201 km/h) top speed, but it was no longer in production.
Under quarter mile times, the VFR750F quarter mile time is listed as: 1986 Honda VFR750F 10.95 113.95 mph (183.38 km/h) Could this time be accurate? It is an entire 10mph slower than anything around it.
At first, elapsed times in the 16 to 13-second range, and later on, 12 and 11 seconds for a quarter-mile standard distance, were considered remarkable. With time, however, the competitive spirit between manufacturers and also between participants to always go faster increased the pressure for more and more performance.
In 2016, it sold for a staggering $13.75 million, making it the most expensive American car ever auctioned at the time. 2. 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda Convertible – $3.5 Million Rebelscum320, r ...
His victory was Harley-Davidson's first at the event since 1940. [7] Goldsmith followed up his victory at Daytona with a third place at the Ohio State Fairgrounds 10-mile event. [9] At Dodge City Raceway, in Dodge City, Kansas, Goldsmith had built up a two-mile lead by the quarter mark of a 200-mile event, before running out of gas. [8]
3 By 1 ⁄ 4 mile times (11.0 s or less) [iii] 4 By 0–100 km/h (62 mph) time ... Because of the inconsistencies with the various definitions of production cars ...