Triumph Bonneville Bobber Black (2019) vs Triumph Daytona 900 Super III (1995-96) vs Suzuki RH 250X (1988) vs Honda VT 500FT Ascot (1983-85) vs Triumph America (2004-06) vs Honda AF24 Giorno (2015) vs Kawasaki AR 50 (1981-96) vs Yamaha TZR 250 (1988) vs Yamaha XS 850SG Special (1980) vs Yamaha XS 250 Special (1980-81) vs Yamaha XT 500 (1977) vs Honda FT 500 Ascot (1982-83) vs Yamaha TX 750 (1972) vs Honda VFR 400R NC24 (1988) vs Honda XL125S (1978-79) vs BMW R 1200RS LC (2017) vs Yamaha WR 125 (1990-96) vs Honda CB 350G Disc (1973)
Comparison technical specifications
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Make: | Triumph | Triumph | Suzuki | Honda | Triumph | Honda | Kawasaki | Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha | Honda | Yamaha | Honda | Honda | BMW | Yamaha | Honda |
Model: | Bonneville Bobber Black | Daytona 900 Super III | RH 250X | VT 500FT Ascot | America | AF24 Giorno | AR 50 | TZR 250 | XS 850SG Special | XS 250 Special | XT 500 | FT 500 Ascot | TX 750 | VFR 400R NC24 | XL125S | R 1200RS LC | WR 125 | CB 350G Disc |
Years: | 2019 | 1995-96 | 1988 | 1983-85 | 2004-06 | 2015 | 1981-96 | 1988 | 1980 | 1980-81 | 1977 | 1982-83 | 1972 | 1988 | 1978-79 | 2017 | 1990-96 | 1973 |
Engine: | Four stoke, parallel twin, 270o crank, SOHC | Four stroke, transverse three cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder. | Two stroke, single cylinder | Four stroke, 52°V-twin, SOHC, 3 valves per cylinder. | Four stroke, parallel twin cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder | Single cylinder, 4-stroke, SOHC, 2-valve | Two stroke, single cylinder, disc valve. | Two stroke, parallel twin cylinders, read valve, | Four stroke, transverse three cylinder, DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder | Four stroke, 180° parallel twin, SOHC, 2 valves per cylinder | Four stroke, single cylinder, SOHC, 2 valve | Four stroke, single cylinder, SOHC, 4 valve per cylinder. | Four stroke, parallel twin cylinders, SOHC 2 valve per cylinder | Four stroke 90°V-four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder | Four stroke, single cylinder, OHC | Four stroke, two cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder, Intake 40mm outlet 34 mm | Two stroke, single cylinder | Four stroke, 180° parallel twin cylinder, SOHC, 2 valve per cylinder |
Capacity: | 1198 cc / 73.1 cu in | 885 cc / 54.0 cu-in | 249 cc / 15.2 cu in | 491 cc / 29.9 cu-in | 790 cc / 48.2 cu in | 49 cc / 3.0 cub in | 49 cc / 3.0 cu-in | 249 cc / 15.2 cu-in | 826 cc / 50.4 cu in | 248 cc / 15.2 cu-in | 499 cc / 30.5 cuin | 497 cc / 30.. cu-in | 743 cc / 45.3 cu-in | 399 cc / 15.7 cu-in | 124 cc / 7.6 cu-in | 1170 cc / 71.4 cub in. | 124 cc / 7.6 cu-in | 325 cc / 19.8 cu-in |
Bore x Stroke: | 97.6 x 80 mm | 76 x 66 mm | 70 x 64.8 mm | 71 x 62 mm | 86 x 68 mm | 37.8 x 44 mm | 49 x 41.6 mm | 56.4 x 50 mm | 71.5 x 68.6 mm | 55 х 52.4 mm | 87 х 84 mm | 89 x 80 mm | 80 x 74 mm | 55 x 42 mm | 56 X 49 mm | 101 x 73 mm | 54 x 4 mm | 64 х 50.6 mm |
Cooling System: | Liquid cooled | Liquid cooled | Liquid cooled | Liquid cooled | Air-cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Liquid cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Liquid cooled | Air cooled | Liquid / Air cooled | Liquid cooled | Air cooled |
Induction: | Multipoint sequential electronic fuel injection | 3 x 36 mm flat side CV Mikuni carburetors | Mikuni VM 32 SS carburetor | 2x 32mm Keihincarburetors | Twin 35 mm carburetors | PGM-FI electronic injection | Mikuni VM18SC Carburetor | 2x Mikuni TM28SS carburetor | 3 x 34mm Hitachi HSC34 carburetors | 2x 32mm Mikuni carburetors | 32mm Mikuni VM32SS carburetor | 35mm Keihin | Carburetor | 4x 34mm Keihin CV carburetors | Single 26 Keihin carburetor | Throttle valve mm 52 Carburetion BMS-X Emission control Closed-loop 3-way catalytic converter | Car4buretor | Carburetor |
Ignition: | Digital | Digital - Inductive type | Suzuki PEI | Electronic | Digital CDI | CDI | Capacitor discharge | CDI | Transistor controlled | Coil and cb | Magneto, CB/coil | Battery powered inductive | Digitalized full transistor ignition | CDI | BMS-K | CDI | Coil and breaker points | |
Starting: | Electric | Electric | Kick | Electric | Electric | Electric, kick | Kick | Kick | Electric and kick | Kick | Kick | Electric | Electric & Kick | Electric | Kick | Electric | Kick | Kick |
Transmission: | 6-Speed | 6 Speed | 6 Speed | 6 Speed with overdrive top gear | 5 Speed | Automatic, V-matic | 6 Speed | 6 speed | 5 Speed | 6 Speed | 5 Speed | 5 Speed | 5 Speed | 6 Speed | 5 Speed | Constant mesh 6-speed gearbox with helical gear teeth | 6 Speed | 5 Speed |
Final Drive: | Chain, X-ring | Chain | Chain | Shaft | Chain | Belt | Chain | Chain | Shaft | Chain | Chain | Chain | Chain | Chain | Chain | Shaft | Chain | Chain |
Front Suspension: | 47mm non-adj Showa fork | 43 mm Forks with triple rate springs adjustable for compression, rebound damping and spring preload | Telescopic forks, oil dampened | Air assisted telescopic forks. | 41 mm Fork | Twin, downtube fork | Telescopic fork | Telescopic fork adjustable preload | Air assisted telescopic forks, 175mm wheel travel. | Telescopic forks | Leading axle coil spring fork | 37mm Air assisted forks | Telescopic forks | 41mm inverted forks: preload and rebound damping | Telescopic forks | Telescopic Upside-Down fork; stanchion diameter 45 mm | Marzocchi "Upside-Down" telescopic hydraulic fork with advanced axle; compression and rebound stroke adjustment | Telescoping fork |
Rear Suspension: | Kayaba twin shocks with adjustable preload | Monoshock with adjustable preload and rebound damping | Full floater mono shock, preload adjustable | Pivoted fork dual adjustable shocks | Chrome spring twin shocks with adjustable preload | Single shock | Swingarm with monoshock | Coil and gas spring preload 9-way preload position | Swing arm 4-way adjustable damping, 99 wheel travel | Dual shocks, swing arm, 5-position preload adjustable | Swing arm adjustable preload | Dual gas shocks, spring preload adjustable | Dual shock | Rising-rate monoshock: pre-load and rebound damping | Swinging fork | Cast aluminium single-sided swing arm with BMW Motorrad Paralever; WAD strut (travel-related damping), spring pre-load hydraulically adjustable (continuously variable) at handwheel, rebound damping adjustable at handwheel | Sachs progressive "Soft Damp" type with single hydraulic shock absorber; spring preload adjustment, compression and rebound adjustment | Swinging arm |
Front Brakes: | 2x 310 mm Disc, 2 piston Brembo calipers, ABS | 2 x 310 mm Discs, 6 piston calipers | Single disc | Single disc 2 piston calipers | Single 310mm disc, 2 piston caliper, Nissen | Drum | Single 232mm disc | Single 320mm discs 2 piston calipers | 2 x 267mm Discs, 1 piston calipers | Single 267mm disc | Single 160mm drum | Single 296mm disc 1 piston caliper | Single or dual 300mm disc 2 piston calipers (In Japan, the United States, and other markets the bike had a single disc, although the lugs needed to mount a second disc were in place. ) | 2x 269mm 4 piston calipers | 130mm Drum | 2 X 320 floating discs 4 piston calipers | Single disc | Single disc |
Rear Brakes: | Single 255 mm disc, 2 piston caliper, ABS | Single 255 mm disc, 2 piston caliper | Drum | Drum | Single 255mm disc, 2 piston caliper, Nissen | Drum with CBS | 130 drum | Single 210mm disc 1 piston caliper | Single 267mm disc, 1 piston caliper | 160mm Drum | Single 150mm drum | Single 276mm disc 1 piston caliper | 180mm Drum | Single disc 2 piston caliper | 120mm Drum | Single 275mm disc 2 piston caliper, | Single disc | Drum |
Front Tyre: | 130/90 B16 | 120/70 ZR17 | 3.00-21 | 100/90-18 | 110/90 R18 Bridgestone | 80/100-10 | 2.50–18 | 100/80-17 | 3.25H-19 | 3.00-18 | 3.00-21 | 3.50-19 | 3.50-19 | 100/90 R16 | 2.75 -21 | 120/70 ZR 17 | 80/90-21 | 3.00-18 |
Rear Tyre: | 150/80 R16 | 180/55 ZR17 | 130/80-17 | 120/80-18 | 170/80 R15 Bridgestone | 80/100-10 | 2.75–18 | 120/80-17 | 4.00H-17 | 120/90 x 16 | 4.00-18 | 4.25-18 | 4.00-18 | 140/60 R18 | 4.00 -18 | 180/55 ZR 17 | 110/80-18 | 3.50-18 |
Fuel Capacity: | 9.1 Litres / 2.4 US gal | 25 Litres / 6.6 US gal / 5.4 Imp gal | 12 Litres / 3.2 US gal / 2.6 Imp gal | 17 Litres / 4.4 US gal | 16.6 Litres / 4.4 US gal / 3.7 Imp gal | 4.5 L / 1.2 US gal | 9.8 Litres / 2.1 US gal | 16 liters / 4.2 US gal | 24 Litres / 6.3 US gal | 14 Litres / 3.7 US gal | 8.8 Litres / 2.3 US gal | 13 Litres / 3.4 US gal | 14 Litres / 3.7 US gal | 18 Litres / 4.0 gal | 6.8 Litres / 1.6 US gal | 18 Litres / 5.3 US gal | 9.5 Litres / 2.5 US gal | 10 Litres / 2.7 US gal |