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The Triumph Rocket III is a three-cylinder motorcycle made by Triumph Motorcycles Ltd.At 2,294 cc (140.0 cu in) it had the largest-displacement engine of any production motorcycle [4] until 2019 when Triumph released the Triumph Rocket 3.
With an undersquare bore and stroke of 100mm (3.937 in) x 118mm (4.646 in), the engine has a compression ratio of 9.5:1 and is the first Yamaha cruiser motorcycle to be equipped with the compact Exhaust Ultimate Power Valve (EXUP) four-stroke power valve system previously only found on their line of high performance sports motorcycles. [3]
A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the direction of travel. In a longitudinal engine configuration, the engine's crankshaft axis is parallel with the direction of travel. However, the description of the orientation of "V" and "flat" motorcycle engines differs from this ...
The Gunbus 410 is 3.47 metres long and is powered by a 410 cubic inch V-twin engine. [3] The motorcycle's front wheel including its tire is 38 inches in diameter and 11 inches wide, and the rear wheel including its tire is 42 inches in diameter and 15 inches wide. [1] The price of a Gunbus 410 production model is reported as US$350,000. [3]
The engine in the VN2000 was briefly the largest displacement production engine in a motorcycle (2053cc/125ci) before it was superseded by the Triumph Rocket 3 later that same year. It remains the largest displacement production V-Twin ever sold, as the Rocket is a Triple (inline 3).
The Harley-Davidson Milwaukee-Eight engine is the ninth generation of "big twin" engines developed by the company, but only Harley's fourth all-new Big Twin in 80 years, first introduced in 2016. These engines differ from the traditional Harley Big Twin engines in that there are four valves per cylinder, totaling eight valves, hence the name.
The motorcycle is powered by a newly developed air and oil-cooled 1,802 cc (110.0 cu in), 91 hp (68 kW) two-cylinder boxer. It is the largest two-cylinder boxer engine for motorcycles built by BMW so far. The valves of the four-stroke engine are controlled by tappets, push rods above the cylinders and rocker arms.
Production began starting on 4 July 1998 for the 1999 model that was the first official model year. [8] At 92 cu in (1,510 cc), the V92C was the second largest production motorcycle engine available at the time, and sparked a race among motorcycle manufacturers to build bigger and bigger engines.