Honda GLX 1500 Gold Wing (1998-00) vs Triumph Rocket 3 GT (2020) vs Kawasaki VN 800 Vulcan (2004-06) vs Kawasaki Z 1000SX ABS (2014) vs Yamaha V-Max (2015)

Comparison technical specifications

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Make:	Honda	Triumph	Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Yamaha
Model:	GLX 1500 Gold Wing	Rocket 3 GT	VN 800 Vulcan	Z 1000SX ABS	V-Max
Years:	1998-00	2020	2004-06	2014	2015
Engine:	Four stroke, opposed boxer six cylinders, SOHC, 2 valve per cylinder	Four stroke, inline 3-cylinder, DOHC	Four stroke, V-Twin, SOHC, 4 valves per cylinder	Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valve per cylinder	Four stroke, V-four, DOHC, 4 valve per cylinder.
Capacity:	1520 cc / 92.8 cub in.	2458 cc / 150 cub in	805 cc / 49.1 cu-in	1043 cc / 63.6 cu-in	1679 cc / 102.4 cu-in
Bore x Stroke:	71 x 64 mm	110.2 x 85.9 mm	88 x 66.2 mm	77.0 x 56.0mm	90 x 66 mm
Compression Ratio:	9.8:1	10.8:1	9.5:1	11.8:1	11.3:1
Cooling System:	Liquid cooled	Liquid cooled	Liquid cooled	Liquid cooled	Liquid cooled
Induction:	2 x 36 mm Keihin CV	Ride-by-Wire, fuel injected	Keihin CVK36 carburetor	DFI® with four 38mm Keihin throttle bodies, oval sub-throttles	Mikuni 48mm fuel injection
Starting:	Electric	Electric	Kick	Electric	Electric
Max Power:	72.9 kW / 100 hp @ 5200 rpm	123 kW / 167 PS / 165 hp @ 6000 rpm	56 hp / 40.8 kW @ 7000 rpm	104.5 kW / 142 hp @ 10000 rpm	147.2 kW / 200 hp @ 9000 rpm
Max Torque:	150 Nm / 15.3 kgf-m / 111 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm	221 Nm / 163 ft-lb @ 4000 rpm	64 Nm / 47.2 lb-ft @ 3300 rpm	111 Nm / 11.3 kgf.m @ 7300 rpm	166.8 Nm / 17.0 kgf-m @ 6500 rpm
Transmission:	5 Speed	6 Speed	5 Speed	6 Speed	5 Speed with slipper clutch
Front Suspension:	Air adjustable telescopic forks	Showa 47mm upside-down 1 1 cartridge front forks, compression and rebound adjuster.	41 mm. hydraulic telescopic fork	41 mm inverted SFF-BP fork with stepless compression and rebound damping and spring preload adjustability	52mm Telescopic forks
Rear Suspension:	Pro-link air adjustable	Fully adjustable Showa piggyback reservoir RSU with remote hydraulic preload adjuster	Uni-Trak with 7 way cam-type preload adjuster	Horizontal monoshock with stepless rebound damping, remotely adjustable spring preload	Swingarm Link-type suspension
Front Brakes:	2 x 296 mm discs 2 piston calipers	2x 320 mm discs w/ Brembo M4.30 Stylema 4-piston radial monobloc calipers, Cornering ABS	Single 300mm disc 2 piston caliper	2x 310mm discs etal-type rotors with radial-mount 4 piston monobloc calipers and ABS	2x 320mm discs
Rear Brakes:	Single 316 mm disc 2 piston caliper	Single 300mm disc, Brembo M4.32 4-piston monobloc caliper, Cornering ABS	180mm Drum	Single 250mm disc petal-type rotor with 1 piston caliper and ABS	Single 280mm disc
Front Tyre:	130/70-18	150/80 R17 V	80/90-21	120/70 -R17	120/70 R18
Rear Tyre:	160/80-16	240/50 R16 V	140/90-16	190/50 ZR17	200/50 R18
Seat Height:	763 mm / 30.1 in	750 mm / 29.7 in	712 mm / 28.0 in	820 mm / 32.2 in.	775 mm / 30.5 in
Fuel Capacity:	23 liters / 6.1 US gal	18 Litres / 4.7 US gal	15 Litres / 3.9 US gal	19.8 Litres / 5.2 US gal	15 Litres / 4.0 US gal