motorcycle engines

[saftey]

what are they typically?and what would a sports bike like a ninja have or a haybusa?2000cc?

 

[Pastore]

almost all sport bikes i know of are 4 cyl.

 

[RedRooster]

Inline four - range from ~500cc-1300cc
Hayabusa has a 1300 and about 155hp at the wheel(Hayabusarider will know better)
Ninja ranges from 600cc to 900cc
Most sport bikes are inline fours, with the exception of Ducatis

V-Twins- like Ducati, some Suzukis(TL) and others

Various other configs - V4, triples, parallel twins, etc. Non-sportbike engines.

Bikes are stronger than you think Beast.

 

[Pastore]

nope nope, i was just being a jackass and i went on something that i read on a website that prolly isnt true, i hate when people do that, im a fruckin hypocrite

 

[Pliablemoose]

Virtually every engine configuration has been placed in a motorcycle @ one time or another & considered a "sportbike". Current offerings are typically V-twin & inline 4.

 

[saftey]

are ducattis up there as far as price?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

<< Inline four - range from ~500cc-1300cc Hayabusa has a 1300 and about 155hp at the wheel(Hayabusarider will know better) Ninja ranges from 600cc to 900cc Most sport bikes are inline fours, with the exception of Ducatis V-Twins- like Ducati, some Suzukis(TL) and others Various other configs - V4, triples, parallel twins, etc. Non-sportbike engines. Bikes are stronger than you think Beast. >>




Redrooster knows his stuff. I would just add the Honda RC51 to the V-twin list. It is a nice bike to trick out. Lots of after market stuff. Sport bikes are typically "classed" according to engine displacement. So you will see the R6 Yamaha grouped with other bikes like the Kawasaki ZX-6.
The advantages of this class is light weight, and very agile. Most riders can lap the fastest on a track with one of these.

Next is the 750cc class, of which there are only a few these days. The best is the Suzuki GSXR-750. Close to the 600cc's in weight and handling, but with more power.

You then go to the 900-1000cc bikes, such as the R1 or GSXR-1000. These bikes are far lighter than they used to be, and have enormous power. They handle very well, but are not quite as nimble as a good 600 bike. You would think they would be faster than the 600's on the track, and in fact are with the right rider. They require great concentration and are unforgiving when going all out. My guess is there is not one owner in 50 who can ride any of them to the limit, and as confidence = speed for the most part, the typical 600 will beat the typical 1000 rider, again on the track. On the street, the greater acceleration of the liter class machine gives it the advantage.

Lastly we come to the "hyperbikes" as some call them. These are built to go ungodly fast in a great hurry. There are 3 of them, The Honda Blackbird, the Kawasaki ZX-12r, and the Suzuki GSX-1300r aka Hayabusa. They are larger and heavier, so riding fast and far is a possibility. They provide more comfort than most sportbikes, and are known by many as sport-tourers. Unless you are one of the few who has driven nascar or F1, you simply do not know what fast is if you have not ridden one of these hard. They are for riders with many years experience. Anyone who wants to start out with a machine that can best an 800 hp modded Viper out to say 180 mph or so, please insure yourself heavily and make me the beneficiary.

 

[BillGates]

Ducati sportbikes aren't worth the money...you can get bikes that outperform them for half the price... Ducatis are sweet, but a good portion of their price is the name and all of the hand built crap, which doesn't help to make it perform much better...

I'd buy one if I had the money though, but definitely not worth what they go for as far as I'm concerned.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Honda is now testing and racing a 5 cylinder bike.