Suzuki GS 125ES (1991) vs Kawasaki AR 80 (1984-) vs Moto Guzzi California Aluminium (2003) vs Kawasaki VN 800 Drifter (2002-03) vs Husqvarna TE 300 (2016-17) vs Norton Commander Police (1990) vs Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX (2020) vs Yamaha XT 250 30th Anniversary Edition (2015)

Comparison technical specifications

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Make:	Suzuki	Kawasaki	Moto Guzzi	Kawasaki	Husqvarna	Norton	Kawasaki	Yamaha
Model:	GS 125ES	AR 80	California Aluminium	VN 800 Drifter	TE 300	Commander Police	Ninja 1000SX	XT 250 30th Anniversary Edition
Years:	1991	1984-	2003	2002-03	2016-17	1990	2020	2015
Engine:	Four stroke, single cylinder, OHC	Two stroke, single cylinder, disc valve.	Four stroke, 90° V twin, longitudinally mounted, OHV, 2 valve per cylinder.	Four stroke, V-Twin, SOHC, 4 valves per cylinder	Two stroke, single cylinder with reed intake and exhaust control	Twin chamber rotary	Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder	Four stroke, single cylinder. SOHC, 2 valve
Capacity:	124 cc / 7.6 cu in	79.4 cc / 4.8 cu-in	1064 cc / 64.9 cu-in	805 cc / 49.1 cu-in	293.2 cc / 17.8 cu-in	588 cc / 35.9 cu in	1043 cc / 63.6 cu-in	249 cc / 15.2 cu-in
Cooling System:	Air cooled	Air cooled	Air cooled	Liquid cooled	Liquid cooled	Liquid cooled	Liquid cooled	Air cooled
Induction:	Carburetor	Mikuni VM18SC Carburetor	Magneti Marelli IAW Multipoint phased sequential fuel injection	Keihin CVK36 carburetor		2 x Ø38mm CV SUH14 carburetors	DFI with four 38mm Keihin throttle bodies, oval sub-throttles	Mikuni 33mm throttle body fuel injection
Starting:	Electric	Kick	Electric	Kick	Electric & kick	Electric	Electric	Electric
Max Power:	10.2 kW / 14 hp @ @ 9500 rpm	10.2 hp / 7.5 kW @ 8500 rpm	74 hp / 53.9 kW @ 6400 rpm	56 hp / 40.8 kW @ 7000 rpm		63.4 kW / 85 hp @ 9000 rpm	104.5 kW / 140 hp @ 10000 rpm	18 hp / 13.1 kW @ 7500 rpm
Max Torque:	9.75 Nm / 0.99 kgf-m / 7.2 lb-ft	8.53 Nm @ 8000 rpm	95 Nm / 70.0 lb-ft @ 5000 rpm	64 Nm / 47.2 lb-ft @ 3300 rpm		75.3 Nm / 7.7 kgf-m / 55.6 lb-ft @ 7000 rpm	111 Nm / 82 lb-ft @ 8000 rpm	19 Nm / 14.5 lb-fts @ 6500 rpm
Transmission:	5 Speed	6 Speed	5 Speed	5 Speed	6 Speed	5 Speed	6 Speed	5 Speed
Final Drive:	Chain	Chain	Shaft	Chain	Chain 520 X-Ring	Chain	Sealed Chain	“O” ring chain
Front Suspension:	Telescopic forks	Telescopic fork	45mm Marzocchi hydraulic telescopic fork, adjustable separately	41mm hydraulic telescopic fork.	WP Suspension Up Side Down 4CS	Ø38 mm Telescopic forks	41 mm inverted fork with compression and rebound damping and spring preload adjustability	35mm Telescopic forks
Rear Suspension:	Dual shocks	Swingarm with monoshock	Swing arm with 2 hydraulic shock absorbers with preload adjustment	Bottom-Link Uni-Trak with 7-way preload adjustment	WP Monoshock with linkage	Twin Koni with preload adjust	Horizontal Back-link, gas-charged rear shock with rebound damping and spring preload adjustability	Monocross, Swingarm rebound-adjustable single shock
Front Brakes:	Single 220mm disc	Single 232mm disc	2x 320mm discs 4 piston calipers	2x 300mm discs 2 piston caliper	Single 260mm disc	2 x Ø265 mm discs	2x 300mm discs 4 piston caliper	Single 245mm disc
Rear Brakes:	130mm drum	130 drum	Single 282mm disc 2 piston caliper	130mm drum	Single 220mm disc	Single Ø265 mm disc	Single 250mm disc 1 piston caliper	Single 203mm disc
Front Tyre:	2.75-18	2.50–18	110/90-18	130/90-16	90/90-21	100/90 V18	120/70ZR17M/C (58W)	80/70-21
Rear Tyre:	3.00-18	2.75–18	140/80-17	140/90-16	140/90-18	110/90 V18	190/50ZR17M/C (73W)	120/80-18
Fuel Capacity:	12 Litres / 3.2 US gal / 2.6 Imp gal	9.8 Litres / 2.1 US gal	19 Litres / 5.0 US gal	15 Litres / 3.9 US gal	10 Litres / 2.6 US gal	23 L / 6.1 US gal	19 Litres / 5.0 US gal	9.6 Litres / 2.5 US gal