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The W650 has a long-stroke engine of 72 mm bore x 80 mm stroke with an anti-vibration balance shaft and modern electronics. In 2006 Kawasaki added a short-stroke W400 model, in Japan. Kawasaki simply combined the same 72 mm bore with a short-throw crankshaft to give a 49 mm stroke and 399 cc (24 cu in) displacement. [ 6 ]
The Kawasaki W1 is based heavily on the post-war, pre-unit construction, 500cc vertical-twin BSA A7 design inherited from Meguro, but as time passed, the Kawasaki and BSA designs diverged. [14] The BSA engine has a 70 mm (2.8 in) bore and 84 mm (3.3 in) stroke , whereas the W1 inherited its 72.6 mm (2.86 in) stroke from the K2 engine, adding ...
The Kawasaki KLR650 is a 652 cc (39.8 cu in) dual-sport motorcycle intended for both on-road and off-road riding. It was a long-standing model in Kawasaki 's lineup, having been introduced in 1987 to replace the 564 cc (34.4 cu in) 1984–1986 Kawasaki KLR600 , and remaining almost unchanged through the 2007 model.
The brand was revived by Kawasaki with a new K3 model introduced in Japan on February 1, 2021. Once a prestige brand , supplying the Japanese government with military and police motorcycles, and racing alongside Honda, Meguro (メグロ) became bankrupt after launching a range of lightweight motorcycles which sold poorly, and experiencing a ...
The Kawasaki W800 is a parallel twin motorcycle manufactured and marketed by Kawasaki from 2011 to 2016, and then since 2019. The W800 is a retro style model that emulates the Kawasaki W series , three models that were produced from 1967 to 1975, and which in turn were based on the British BSA A7 . [ 4 ]
The Kawasaki Barako is a motorcycle model built by Kawasaki Motors Philippines and launched in 2004. The Kawasaki Barako was designed to replace the older two-stroke Kawasaki HD-III which was launched in 1982 until it was phased out in 2007. The BC 175 is primarily used as utility hauler for business needs.
Kawasaki offered driving lights as accessories which could be added to the bike to enhance its appearance, while also serving a functional purpose. The Drifter's retro look was achieved by using the Vulcan 1500 as a base from which to generate a streamlined design which would evoke a classic appearance while delivering the benefits of modern ...
SOHC design (for a 1973 Triumph Dolomite Sprint) . The oldest configuration of overhead camshaft engine is the single overhead camshaft (SOHC) design. [1] A SOHC engine has one camshaft per bank of cylinders, therefore a straight engine has a total of one camshaft and a V engine or flat engine has a total of two camshafts (one for each cylinder bank).