seeing where this will go

Ok

question time.....for the hell of it

all these questions are in relation to mass produce bikes....not one
off specials

1st bike to have a turbo

1st bike to be fully faired

1st fuel injected bike

1st with upside down forks

is a GPZ900 a classic

MH

 

you're going to hell regardless, Johno

I was thinking maybe YZF750... or was it the GSXR7/11?

right up there with the ZX10.

Nev..
'02 CBR1100XX #2

 

I thought the Yam turbo was a XJ650? I believe the second was the Kwaka
750 - I had 2 of them and wrote them both off

Mark.

 

XJ650 or CX500... probably the XJ.
~

The CX had a largish 3/4 fairing but the XJ was full. The BMW R100RS may've beaten it though.
CB1100RD would've been pretty close too.
~

Absofugginlootly!
Clem

 

1st with upside down forks

From memory of an AMCN article on suspension, early Harley's had USD forks. Sure, they had no oil damping, but they met the
criteria of USD in that the internal tube was attached to the wheel.

Jules

 

BMW R100RS ( ?? 1977 ??)

1990 Suzuki GSXR750L
ia a GPZ900 a classic

Yep, by any definition of the word

 

Good answer!
I think Gold Wing Interstaters were out about 1978 so that beats sportsbikes (and "superbikes") by a few
years.
(I was wrong. According to http://100megsfree4.com/honda/h1100/wing.htm it was 1980 before they got a full
fairing.)
Clem

 

In aus.motorcycles on Sat, 23 Aug 2003 18:12:40 +1000

I think so. I have an '81 two wheels talking of the brand new CX turbo
and I'm pretty sure my weird mate Paul was already using his copper's
get out of jail free card for his XJ turbo before that.

I'd not consider the ner-a-car's fairing as "full". I think the Vincent Black
Prince qualifies though.

Hrm. I am fairly sure there were some mechanical fuel injected ones
before that, but no names come to mind.

Probably something truly bizzarre like a Bradshaw or some French thing.

Zebee

 

well that will teach you to fall ?.

 

I didn't have to be taught how to fall, thanks.

I learnt on the job.

 

BMW R100RS late 1976

Moike

 

1st with usd forks? they all had em in th 70's, then they turned em over......so define USD. Which way were they up first?

 

whoosh . wasn't offering , but that's one way to get usd forks

 

Not factory.

Doug Cox.
Work to ride, Ride to work...

 

perfect score by me

didnt know one

 

Kawasaki ZXR250A had them in '89.

josh

 

CX500T? Don't know what year, but it was the 70s

Cheers
Goaty

 

Doh! Should have realised - Mum had one! (The LE that is - faired, shaft
drive, thre speed hand gears - shudder!)

Cheers
Goaty

 

In aus.motorcycles on Sun, 24 Aug 2003 01:17:08 GMT

Woo! A real early one, they went to foot change in the 2nd or 3rd model
I think.

Zebee