Topic summary
Sport motorcycle

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Sport bike.
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- "sport bike n.", The Oxford English Dictionary OED Online (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, 1989,
…(b) a powerful, lightweight motorcycle, designed for optimal speed and handling
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- Walker, Mick (2001), Performance Motorcycles, Amber Books, Ltd. and Chartwell Books (Book Sales, Inc.), pp. 26, 58, 76, 102, ISBN
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- De Cet, Mirco (2004), Essential Superbike, Motorbooks International, pp. 8–9, 18, 127, ISBN
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- Madson, Bart (June 29, 2009), "2010 Honda VFR1200 Spy Shots Leaked", MotorcycleUSA.com 2010,
Speaking of the CBR1100XX, the new VFR would seem to fill the XX place and be a potential competitor in the hypersport class alongside the Suzuki Hayabusa, Kawasaki ZX-14 and BMW K1300S. This is particularly true if rumors of 200 hp prove out.
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- Broughton, Paul; Walker, Linda (2009), Motorcycling and leisure: understanding the recreational PTW rider, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., pp. 3–4, ISBN
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With the 1983 RG250 Gamma, Suzuki was the first factory to deliver a true racer replica using race-bred technology to the public. The next step was to build a 4-stroke 400cc machine for the Japanese home market and a year later a 750cc machine, culmination to the Suzuki's racing experiences in the World Endurance, AMA Superbike and Championship. The GSX-R750 was first presented at the 1984 IFMA Cologne Show in West Germany. Although it was fully street legal, it was clear that it was built even to compete in the various Worldwide Championships.
- "Suzuki RG250 Gamma". 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology. Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan 2013.
The Suzuki RG250G was the dream machine of road bikes, developed using technologies that Suzuki had accumulated on the Grand Prix racing circuit. Every imaginable technology was packed into the machine, including the first aluminum square-pipe frame in the world to be used on a mass-market motorcycle.
- Chaterji, Pablo (February 18, 2005). "Suzuki RG 250 Gamma - Gamma Ray". Business Standard. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021 2013.
Cue 1983, when Suzuki presented the RG250 Gamma and turned the class on its head. Although many motorcycles had been called road-legal racers before the Gamma, the RG was perhaps the first mass-produced motorcycle with a lightweight aluminum frame and a racing-type aerodynamic fairing, and it started a new trend in the process. Suzuki used all their two-stroke knowledge and racetrack experience when building the Gamma and it showed – it was light, fast, handled superbly and was an instant box-office hit in the racing circuits.
- For the 1984 Honda VF750F see:
- Mayershon, Norman (August 1984), "New Superbikes: Today's Technology Destined for Tomorrow's Cars", Popular Mechanics, vol. 161, no. 8, Hearst Magazines, pp. 82–85, ISSN 0032-4558 2010
- "1984 Honda VF750F Superbike", American Motorcyclist, vol. 51, no. 7, Westerville, Ohio: American Motorcyclist Association, p. 79, July 1997, ISSN 0277-9358
- For the 1985 Suzuki GSX-R750 see:
- De Cet, Mirco (2004), Essential Superbike, Motorbooks International, pp. 8–9, 18, 127, ISBN
- Walker, Mick (2001), Performance Motorcycles, Amber Books, Ltd. and Chartwell Books (Book Sales, Inc.), pp. 26, 58, 76, 102, ISBN
- Kodack, Anthony (October 17, 2007). "Suzuki GSX-R750 Model Timeline". TopSpeed.com 2013.
With the 1983 RG250 Gamma, Suzuki was the first factory to deliver a true racer replica using race-bred technology to the public. The next step was to build a 4-stroke 400cc machine for the Japanese home market and a year later a 750cc machine, culmination to the Suzuki's racing experiences in the World Endurance, AMA Superbike and Championship. The GSX-R750 was first presented at the 1984 IFMA Cologne Show in West Germany. Although it was fully street legal, it was clear that it was built even to compete in the various Worldwide Championships.
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