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Honda NSR150
The Honda NSR150 is a motorcycle produced in Thailand by Honda as Honda Honda NSR series, NSR and in Taiwan by Kymco under the name Kymco NSR. The early Taiwanese NSR150s were produced with engines imported from Japan. However, later models used engines cast in Taiwan by Kymco which resulted in engines of lower quality than the Japanese ones. Due to local regulations, Kymco NSR150 had lower power than the ones made in Thailand because the carburetor was smaller and the ports in the cylinder (engine), cylinder had slightly different sizes. It is common to switch to a Thai-made cylinder in NSR racing in Taiwan. Due to a significant amount of warranty claims the Capacitor discharge ignition, CDI was programmed to open and then close the 2-stroke power valve system, RC valve because running cheap 2 stroke oil reduced the power of the engine further. The Taiwanese and Southeast Asian NSR150's are quite closely related sharing the same stroke and appearance. Kymco's spare parts suppl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kymco
Kymco (an acronym for Kwang Yang Motor Co, Ltd ()) (stylized as ''KYMCO'') is a Taiwanese motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. With approximately 3000 employees, Kymco produces over 570,000 vehicles annually at its factory in Kaohsiung. The company also has production facilities in Jakarta, Indonesia; Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; Shanghai, Changsha, and Chengdu, PR China. History The company was founded in 1963 after splitting from Honda. KYMCO originally made parts for Honda. The company built its first complete scooter in 1970 and began marketing under the "KYMCO" brand name in 1992. In the 2000s, Kymco became the largest scooter manufacturer in Taiwan, and the fifth largest scooter manufacturer worldwide. In early 2008, KYMCO was chosen by BMW to supply the engines for their G450 X Enduro bike. The optional range extender in the BMW i3 is also supplied by Kymco. In late 2013, Kawasaki announced that their new J300 scooter is manufactured in partnership wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
