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unusual facts about sport bike


Steering damper

Sport bikes have a short wheelbase and an aggressive steering geometry to provide the ability to make very quick changes in direction.


Aprilia SL1000 Falco

The Aprilia SL1000 Falco (also known as "Aprilia SL Mille"), is a sports motorcycle powered by a liquid-cooled 996 cc 60° V-twin engine, manufactured from 1999 to 2003 by Aprilia in Noale, Italy.

Honda ns 125

The NS was Honda's first attempt at the high end 125cc sports bike market in Italy; therefore it was built in Atessa, Italy and many of the parts used were made by well known Italian brands such as Dell'Orto for the carburetor, Marzocchi forks and single rear shock and Grimeca wheels and front disk brake.

Universal Japanese motorcycle

Subsequently, in the 1980s and 1990s, the Japanese manufacturers began to diversify their ranges, producing faired sportsbikes, race-replicas, dual-sport bikes and musclebikes.


see also

Honda CBR250R

Honda CBR250, the 1986–1996 Japanese domestic market four-cylinder sport bike