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The Suzuki GSX-R400 was a 400 class sport bike produced by Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki between 1984 and 1996. [1] It was the first GSX-R model ever made by Suzuki, as a race replica evolution of sport touring GSX series. Like other bikes in its class, the GSX-R400 was continuously updated and subsequently there is a slew of ...
As the era of Naked Bikes arrived in the early 1990s, Yamaha was behind the trend and wanted to keep up with their competitors. With the arrival of the Kawasaki Zephyr, Yamaha based their benchmarks on the renowned motorcycle and the result was a 399cc oil-cooled sports naked motorcycle, the XJR400.
The fuel tank holds 14 L; 3.1 imp gal (3.7 US gal). The transmission is a double-cog V-belt constantly variable automatic transmission. The bike's controlled-fill (cast) aluminum alloy main frame has a steel tube subframe and 41 mm fork tubes, and rear suspension with two long-travel coil-over shock absorbers. The cast wheels have 14-inch front ...
The Honda VFR400R NC30 is widely regarded as being a fine handling motorcycle. The engine has a very wide powerband for a 400cc engine, which made it a perfect beginners-superbike. It has a hardcore fanbase, especially in Japan and the UK, where the NC30 is a popular track-day and racing bike.
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 Zephyr started the naked/retro bike boom in the UK and Europe in the early 1990s [opinion] and for a while moved Kawasaki to the 2nd best selling manufacturer of motorcycles in the UK Market. [citation needed] The Zephyr Z750 engine reappeared in the late 1990s in the short lived ZR7.
The Honda Transalp is the XL400V, XL600V, XL650V, XL700V, and XL750 series of dual-sport motorcycles manufactured in Japan by Honda since 1987. [1] With the exception of XL750, the Transalp bikes series feature a liquid-cooled , four-stroke 52° V-twin engine .
The model was the successor to the ageing twin cylinder CB360 [5] [6] and the highly regarded, [7] but expensive for the 400 cc class, [8] four-cylinder CB400F.The CB400T has two fewer cylinders than its CB400F predecessor and although the press was initially skeptical of it, [7] [9] reviews stated that it was a worthwhile successor and more than capable of competing with contemporary rivals. [10]