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The TL1000R is a full fairing racing-oriented version of Suzuki's popular TL1000S.The TL1000R was launched in 1998, one year after its sibling, the TL1000S. Unlike the TL-S, the TL-R was designed to compete in the World and American Superbike Championships, although it achieved only one race win before Suzuki pulled the plug on the TL racing program, in favor of returning to the lighter GSX ...
H. Honda 500 twins; Honda C71, C76, C72, C77 Dream; Honda C92, CB92, C95 Benly; Honda CB77; Honda CB175; Honda CB200 and CL200; Honda CB250N/CB400N; Honda CB350
Motorcycles with a V-twin engine mounted with its crankshaft mounted in line with the frame, e.g. the Honda CX series, are said to have "transverse" engines, [1] [2] while motorcycles with a V-twin mounted with its crankshaft mounted perpendicular to the frame, e.g. most Harley-Davidsons, are said to have "longitudinal" engines.
In 1978, the company would be taken over by Osamu Suzuki, [22] [23] the fourth adopted son-in-law in a row to run the company, [24] Osamu Suzuki, the 91 year old Chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation, retired in June 2021, handing over to his son Toshihiro; [25] Osamu Suzuki, who is credited with building the company into its current status and ...
The Suzuki TL1000S was a Suzuki V-twin roadster sport bike made from 1997–2001. It is frequently referred to as the TLS or Suzuki TLS. It is notable for the 90° V-twin engine which is still used in Suzuki's modern SV1000 and V-Strom 1000 motorcycles. Due to its problems, it has earned the title of ‘The Widowmaker’. [1]
Carlson has a habit of rescuing unusual autos and on this visit to Leno, his show and tell was an old Car and Driver project: the May '85 cover car twin-engine Honda CRX.
The VTR1000F was introduced in 1997 using an all new 90-degree V-twin engine and a HMAS (Honda Multi-Action System) fork and shock. The bike also ushered in several new design concepts for Honda such as the semi-pivotless frame, where the engine is a stressed member with the swingarm bolted directly to it.
For a quick overview of this nutty bi-motor Honda, read on. With a dearth of performance options available in the mid-1980s, C/D editors decided to build their own.