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The Bandit 1200 was generally released in January 1996, but a few were registered in 1995. It is powered by a re-tuned and higher capacity version of the GSX-R1100 engine. Other differences from the 600 cc models include fuel gauge , higher specification suspension, hydraulically operated clutch, larger diameter front brake discs, and 5-speed ...
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.
Intended to be a faster and more torque-laden version than Suzuki's similar Bandit 1200, [1] with more up to date technology, [2] the GSX1400 was still characterized as a "disco-era". [ 3 ] Initially the bike was only produced for Japan and Europe, [ 4 ] opening to the Australian market in 2001; although there was a movement to try to make the ...
The Madura 1200 was factory rated at 117 hp, while the V65 Magna was rated at 116 hp. Actual power in a road-tested bike was found to be about 89 horsepower (66 kW). For comparison, a same year V65 put down 93 hp, and the 1985-2007 Vmax (1198cc)rated at 145HP would usually dyno 110-116HP at the rear wheel with just a 5-speed transmission.
The Laverda 1200 is a 1,116 cc (68.1 cu in) air cooled DOHC triple motorcycle produced by the Italian manufacturer Laverda between 1977 and 1982. The model was developed from the Laverda 1000 . Austrian importer Werner Sulzbacher had had some success in production and endurance racing with triples over-bored to 1,172 cc (71.5 cu in) and 1,116 ...
The transverse-mounted V4 architecture is kept from previous VFR models though the engine and gearbox are completely new with displacement increased from 800 to 1200 cubic centimeters. A slightly de-tuned version of the engine, and the same gearbox, have been used on the VFR1200X Crosstourer , a dual-sport motorcycle launched in 2011.
A five-speed gearbox finally was fully available by 1972, but competition from larger-capacity motorcycles led to the T120 being superseded by the 750 cc Bonneville T140. Production of the 650 continued until 1973, when the workers at Triumph's Meriden headquarters staged a sit-in until 1975. In 1974 fewer than 1000 of the 650cc assembled ...
It was updated in 2008 with a six-speed transmission and fuel injection. It was sold exclusively in Japan as the ZRX1200 DAEG model until 2016. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It is the evolution of the ZRX1100 which is a stylized version of the " Eddie Lawson Replica" KZ1000R [ 9 ] sold in 1982. [ 6 ]