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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 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 .
1992 Kawasaki ZX-11 C Model. The ZZ-R1100 or ZX-11 is a sport bike in Kawasaki's Ninja series made from 1989 to 2001, as the successor to the 1988–1990 Tomcat ZX-10.With a top speed of 272–283 km/h (169–176 mph), it was the fastest production motorcycle from its introduction until 1996, surpassed by the 270–290 km/h (170–180 mph) Honda CBR1100XX.
In an effort to make the motorcycle run cooler and be more durable, they added a second radiator fan. Larger head pipes and larger, less restrictive mufflers improved response. Motorcyclist recorded Rickey Gadson's quarter mile time of 9.64 seconds at 149.83 mph from a bone-stock bike, on a 50-degree morning, at an altitude of 2100 feet. [ 12 ]
Among the motorcycle manufacturers experiencing a hayday in growth in North American markets — Can-Am On-Road — makes motorcycles that ride on three wheels instead of two. One of the fastest ...
The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R is a motorcycle in the Ninja sport bike series made by Kawasaki from 2000 through 2006. The 1,199 cc (73.2 cu in) inline-four engine produced 178 hp (133 kW) at low speed, and increased to 190 hp (140 kW) at high speed due to its ram-air intake, [8] [9] [10] making it the most powerful production motorcycle up to 2006 and the release of the ZX-14.
The 2006 GSX-R 1000 in the "By 0–60 mph, 3.5 seconds or less" section is listed as 0-60 in 2.35 seconds and 0-60 in 3.35 seconds. Since the 3.35 time is one second slower for the exact same year, make, and model, why should it be included? I suggest we delete it.
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