LATEST MOTORCYCLES EMPLOY NOVEL FEATURES FOR CONVENIENCE AND ECONOMY

This article points out the novel features of the latest offerings from the Japanese motorcycle industry. Suzuki's mid-size sporting motorcycle comes with remotely adjustable rear shock absorbers. In addition, the rear suspension unit can be adjusted for spring rate. Other technical features are a four-cylinder, twin-camshaft, four-valves-per-cylinder aircooled engine with twin-swirl combustion chamber design, semi-air suspension front fork, and anti-nosedive front suspension mechanism. Honda's popular mid-size four-cylinder model has a stylish "bikini" fairing and an electronic self-cancelling turn-indicator lamp system. Honda's latest fuel economy technologies are incorporated in the scooter single cylinder engine, with the Custom version featuring a microcomputer-controlled electronic instrument display.

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  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Publication Date: 1982-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 83-85
• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 90
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0098-2571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electronic equipment; Fuel consumption; Motorcycles; Technological innovations; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Electronic devices
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370805
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 793
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1983 12:00AM