Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson FXST/I Softail Standard (1999-00) vs Yamaha YZF-R 125 Team Race Replica (2009) vs Kawasaki Ninja 250R (2012) vs Beta RS 500 (2015)
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| Make: | Harley-Davidson | Yamaha | Kawasaki | Beta |
| Model: | Harley Davidson FXST/I Softail Standard | YZF-R 125 Team Race Replica | Ninja 250R | RS 500 |
| Years: | 1999-00 | 2009 | 2012 | 2015 |
| Engine: | Four stroke, 45° V-Twin, Twin Cam 88® vibration isolation-mounted Valves Pushrod-operated overhead valves; w/ hydraulic self-adjusting lifters; two valves per cylinder | Four stroke, single cylinder, SOHC, 4 valve | Four stroke . parallel twin, DOHC, 4 valve per cylinder | Four stroke, single cylinder, 4 valve |
| Capacity: | 1449 cc / 88.4 cu-in | 124 cc / 7.6 cu-in | 248 cc / 15.1 cu-in | 478 cc / 29.2 cu in |
| Bore x Stroke: | 95.3 x 101.6 mm | 52 × 58.6 mm | 62 х 41.2mm | 100 x 60.8 mm |
| Cooling System: | Air cooled | Liquid cooled | Liquid cooled | Liquid cooled |
| Compression Ratio: | 8.9:1 | 10.4:1 | 11.6:1 | 12.1:1 |
| Lubrication: | Dry sump, internally mounted, crank driven gerotor pressure and dual scavenge pump with spin on 10ì pressurized oil filter | Wet sump | Wet sump | Twin oil pumps with cartridge oil filter. Separate oil for engine and clutch |
| Induction: | Carburetion 40 mm constant velocity with enrichener and accelerator pump ESPFI 38 mm throttle bore electronic sequential port fuel injection | Fuel Injection | 2x Keihin CVK30 carburetors | Keihin FCR-MX 39mm |
| Ignition: | Single-fire, non-wasted, map-controlled spark ignition | TCI | TCBI with Digital Advance | DC-CDI with variable ignition timing, Kokusan. |
| Starting: | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric & Kick |
| Clutch: | Wet 9-plate | Wet Multiple-disc | Wet, cable operated | Wet multi-disc |
| Transmission: | 5 Speed | 6 Speed | 6 Speed | 6 Speed |
| Final Drive: | Belt | Chain | O-ring chain | O-ring chain, DID |
| Frame: | Mild steel, rectangular section backbone w/twin downtubes Swing Arm Tubular mild steel | Delta box | Semi-double cradle, high-tensile steel, | Lighter Molybdenum steel with double cradle split above exhaust port. Quick Air filter access from the side |
| Front Suspension: | 41.3 mm telescopic, “beer can” covers | Telescopic forks | 37mm hydraulic telescopic fork | Sachs USD fork, Ø 48 mm, adjustable compression and rebound, TFX technology, |
| Rear Suspension: | Hidden, horizontal-mounted, coil-over shock | Swinging arm | Uni-Trak® with aluminum linkage | Aluminum Body Sachs shock w/adjustable rebound and hi/low speed compression |
| Front Brakes: | Single 292mm disc 4 piston caliper | Single 292mm disc | Single 260mm hydraulic petal disc 2 piston caliper | Single Ø 260 mm disc, 2 piston caliper |
| Rear Brakes: | Single 292mm disc 4 piston caliper | Single 230mm disc | Single 220mm petal disc 2 piston caliper | Single Ø 240mm disc, 1 piston caliper |
| Front Tyre: | MH90-21 54H | 90/80 -17 | 110/70-17 | 90/90 -21 |
| Rear Tyre: | MT90B 16 74H | 130/70 -17 | 130/70-17 | 140/80 -18 |
| Wheelbase: | 1698 mm / 66.9 in | 1355 mm / 53.3 inc | 1389 mm / 5.1 in. | 1475 mm / 58.1 in |
| Seat Height: | 720 mm / 28.3 in | 810 mm / 31.8 in | 780 mm / 29.3 in | 934.7 mm / 36.8 in |
| Dry Weight: | 285.4 kg / 628.6 lbs | 127 kg / 279 lbs | 151 kg / 304 lbs. | 111.5 kg / 246 lbs |
| Fuel Capacity: | 18.9 Litres / 5.0 US gal | 13.8 Litres / 3.6 gal | 18.2 Litres / 5.8 US gal | 7.9 L / 2.1 US gal |