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Ducati had introduced the 350 Sebring in 1967 at the request of their American importer Berliner Motor Corporation (the US was Ducati's primary market at the time). [7] The Sebring was an enlargement of the existing 250 cc model but designer Fabio Taglioni had concerns about the reliability of the bottom end, so the Sebring was produced in a mild state of tune.
The Bridgestone 350 GTR was a standard motorcycle built by the motorcycle division of Bridgestone from 1967 until 1971. It had an air-cooled 345 cc (21.1 cu in) two-stroke Straight-twin engine, which produced 37 hp (27.6 kW; 37.5 PS) at 7,500 rpm, and could hit a claimed top speed of 95 mph (153 km/h).
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.
Engine configuration: Four-stroke transverse in-line three-cylinder engine: Engine cooling: Air cooling Bore: 55 mm Stroke: 49 mm Engine displacement: 349 cc Lubrication system: Wet sump Carburetors: 3 x Dell'Orto 28 mm Max power: 65 bhp (48 kW) @ 13.500 tpm 68 bhp (51 kW) @ 14.000 - 15.000 rpm Top speed: 270 km/h (170 mph) Primary drive: Gears ...
The potential of the new machine was found so impressive by Dirt Bike Magazine, they named it Bike of the Year, [13] two years ahead of its release. In February 1999, Dirt Bike editor Ron Lawson was quoted regarding the unreleased bike's possible appeal to "older moto guys who want kind of a status symbol" as opposed to novice motorcyclists. [14]
The 350cc class existed from 1949 until 1982. [3] The 350cc referred to the size of the engines of the motorcycles that participated in the class. The engines had four cylinders, similar to the types of engines used in MotoGP today. [3] Each season consisted of five to 12 Grands Prix contested on closed circuits, as opposed to public roads.
Jawa 350 OHC. The Jawa 350 OHC has been manufactured since 2017 and its design resembles Jawa 350/634 motorcycle from the 1970s. Unlike all previous Jawa 350 motorcycles, which were two-stroke twin-cylinder, this is a four-stroke single-cylinder from China.
The TD1 bikes had a significant impact on British 250cc class racing in the middle-1960s [1] which was historically contested by single-cylinder engines, some with ageing designs. [2] Some TD1s were overbored to 251cc, thus being eligible for the 350cc class