Suzuki GSX-R 750 (1995) vs BMW R 67/2 (1952-54) vs Yamaha RD 250 (1978) vs Aprilia RSV-4 APRC / ABS (2012) vs Kawasaki Z 400LTD (1981) vs Yamaha RD 350 (1976) vs BMW R 2 (1931-36) vs Hyosung GT 125 Comet (2003-05) vs Velocette Venom Clubman (1960-66) vs Yamaha XS 750 Special (1978) vs KTM 400 EXC (2002-03) vs Suzuki GSX-S 750 / ABS (2021) vs Kawasaki VN 1500 Vulcan Nomad FI (2002-04) vs Kawasaki ZRX 1200 (2006-08) vs Aprilia SMV 750 Dorsoduro (2008) vs Kawasaki Z 650 (1982-83) vs Suzuki Boulevard S50 (2005-06) vs Victory Vegas Jackpot (2006-07) vs Hyosung GT 250R (2013-14) vs Yamaha WR 125X (2015) vs Kawasaki ZN 750 LTD (1984-85) vs Kawasaki GPX 250R / EX250 Ninja / ZZR 250 (1986-89) vs Ducati 860GTS (1977-) vs Piaggio MP3 400 ABS (2011) vs BMW R 25/3 (1953-56) vs Honda NX 500 (2024) vs Yamaha TX 750 (1972) vs Kawasaki Z 250FT (1982-83) vs Kawasaki Z 305LTD () vs Hyosung GT 650R FI (2011-12) vs Kawasaki GPz 750 / Z 750GP (1983-84)
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| Make: | Suzuki | BMW | Yamaha | Aprilia | Kawasaki | Yamaha | BMW | Hyosung | Velocette | Yamaha | KTM | Suzuki | Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Aprilia | Kawasaki | Suzuki | Victory | Hyosung | Yamaha | Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Ducati | Piaggio | BMW | Honda | Yamaha | Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Hyosung | Kawasaki |
| Model: | GSX-R 750 | R 67/2 | RD 250 | RSV-4 APRC / ABS | Z 400LTD | RD 350 | R 2 | GT 125 Comet | Venom Clubman | XS 750 Special | 400 EXC | GSX-S 750 / ABS | VN 1500 Vulcan Nomad FI | ZRX 1200 | SMV 750 Dorsoduro | Z 650 | Boulevard S50 | Vegas Jackpot | GT 250R | WR 125X | ZN 750 LTD | GPX 250R / EX250 Ninja / ZZR 250 | 860GTS | MP3 400 ABS | R 25/3 | NX 500 | TX 750 | Z 250FT | Z 305LTD | GT 650R FI | GPz 750 / Z 750GP |
| Years: | 1995 | 1952-54 | 1978 | 2012 | 1981 | 1976 | 1931-36 | 2003-05 | 1960-66 | 1978 | 2002-03 | 2021 | 2002-04 | 2006-08 | 2008 | 1982-83 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2013-14 | 2015 | 1984-85 | 1986-89 | 1977- | 2011 | 1953-56 | 2024 | 1972 | 1982-83 | 2011-12 | 1983-84 | |
| Engine: | Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder. | Four stroke, two cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer, pushrod operated 2 valves per cylinder. | Two stroke, torque induction, parallel twin | Four stroke, longitudinal 65° V four , DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder | Four stroke, parallel twin cylinder, SOHC, 2 Valve per cylinder. | Two stroke, parallel twin cylinder, reed valves | Four stroke, single cylinder vertical | Four stroke, 75°V twin, DOHC, 4 valve per cylinder | Four stroke, single cylinder, OHV | Four stroke, transverse three cylinder, DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder. | Four stroke, single cylinder, SOHC, 4 valves | Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder, TSCC | Four stroke, 50° V-Twin, SOHC, 4 valves per cylinder | Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder. | Four stroke, longitudinal 90°V twin, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder | Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder | Four stroke, 45° V-Twin, SOHC, TCSS | Four stroke, 50° V twin SOHC, 4 valves per cylinder | Four stroke, 75° V twin, DOHC, 4 per valve cylinder. | Four stroke, forward inclined single cylinder, DOHC, 4 valve | Four stroke, inline four, 2 valves per cylinder, DOHC | Four stroke, parallel twin, DOHC , 4 valve per cylinder | Four stroke, 90°“L”twin cylinder, SOHC, 2 valves per cylinder, bevel gear driven | Four stroke, single cylinder, SOHC, 4 valve Piaggio MASTER, catalysed | Four stroke, single cylinder, pushrod operated, OHV, 2 valves per cylinder. | Four stroke, parallel-twin, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder | Four stroke, parallel twin cylinders, SOHC 2 valve per cylinder | Four stroke, parallel twin, SOHC, 2 valve per cylinder | Four stroke, parallel twin, SOHC, 2 Valve per cylinder. | Four stroke, 90° V twin, DOHC, 4 valve per cylinder | Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 2 valve per cylinder. |
| Capacity: | 749 c / 45.7 cub. in. | 594 cc / 36.2 cu in | 247 cc / 15.0 cu-in | 999.1 cc / 61.0 cu-in | 398 cc / 24.2 cu-in | 347 cc / 21.1 cu-in | 198 cc / 12.1 cu in. | 124 cc / 7.6 cu-in | 499 cc / 30.5 cub in | 747 cc / 45.6 cu in | 398 cc / 24.3 cu-in | 749 cc / 45.7 cub. in | 1470 cc / 89.7 cu-in | 1165 cc / 71.0 cu-in | 749.9 cc / 45.7 cu-in | 652 cc / 39.7 in | 805cc / 50 cubic inch | 1634 cc / 99.7 cu-in | 248 cc / 15.2 cu-in | 124.7 | 750 cc / 45.8 cu in | 248 cc / 15.2 cu-in | 864 cc / 52.7 cu in | 398.9 cc / 24.3 cub in. | 247 cc / 15.1 cu in. | 471 cc / 28.7 cu-in | 743 cc / 45.3 cu-in | 248 cc / 15.1 cub in | 305 cc / 18.6 cu-in | 647 cc / 39.4 cu-in | 738 cc / 45.0 cu-in |
| Bore x Stroke: | 70 x 48.7 mm | 72 x 73 mm | 54 х 54 mm | 78 x 52.3 mm | 64 х 62 mm | 64 х 54 mm | 63 x 64 mm | 44 x 41 mm | 86 x 86 mm | 68 х 68.6 mm | 89 x 64 mm | 72.0 x 46.0 mm | 102 x 90 mm | 79 x 59.4 mm. | 92 x 56.4 mm | 62 х 54 mm | 83 x 74.4 mm | 101 x 102 mm | 57 x 48.8 mm | 52 x 58.6 mm | 64 x 54 mm | 62 х 41.2mm | 86 x 74.4 mm | 69 x 85.5 mm | 68 x 68 mm | 67.0 x 66.8 mm | 80 x 74 mm | 55 х 52.4 mm | 61.0 x 52.4 mm | 81.5 x 62 mm | 66 х 54 mm |
| Cooling System: | Liquid cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Liquid cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Air/oil cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Liquid cooled | Liquid cooled | Liquid cooled | Liquid cooled | Liquid cooled | Air cooled | Liquid cooled | Air/oil cooled | Oil / Air | LLiquid cooled | Air cooled | Liquid cooled | Air cooled | Liquid cooled | Air cooled | Liquid cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Liquid cooled | Air cooled |
| Ignition: | Computer controlled electronic ignition | Magneto ignition | Battery and coil with breaker points | Electronic digital ignition integrated in the fuel management system. | CDI | Battery, dual coils, breaker points | Battery ignition | CDI | Miller type D6 with automatic volt regulation | Electronic TCI | Kokusan digital | Electronic ignition (transistorised) | Digital | Digital with K-TRICK | Digital electronic, integrated with the injection, two spark plugs per cylinder | CDI | Electronic | Digital | Digital CDI | TCI | CDI | Electronic advance | Electronic | Electronic inductive discharge, integrated variable timing | Battery ignition | Computer-controlled digital transistorized with electronic advance | CDI | Breaker point | Digital CDI | Digital | |
| Transmission: | 6 Speed, constant mesh | 4 Speed | 6 Speed | 6 Speed | 5 Speed | 6 Speed | 3 Speed | 5 Speed | 4 Speed constant mesh, close ratio | 5 Speed | 6 Speed | 6 Speed, constant mesh | 5 Speed | 5 Speed | 6 Speed | 5 Speed | 5 Speed | 6 Speed | 5 Speed | 5 Speed | 5-Speed | 6 Speed | 5 Speed | CVT, Twist and go | 4 Speed | 6 Speed | 5 Speed | 6 Speed | 6 Speed | 6 Speed | 5 Speed |
| Front Suspension: | Showa 43 mm cartridge style upside-down forks, preload, compression and rebound adjustable | Telescopic front fork with hydraulic damping; plunger type | Telescopic forks | Upside-down Sachs fork with Ø43 mm stanchions. Aluminium radial caliper mounts. Completely adjustable spring preload and hydraulic compression and rebound damping. | Telescopic forks | Telescopic forks | Cantilever spring, 9 laminae with friction shock absorber | Telescopic forks, 120mm wheel travel | Telescopic fork with hydraulic damping and an offset wheel spindle | Telescopic forks, adjustable, 36 mm | WP 43mm upside-down fork | Inverted telescopic, coil spring, oil damped | 41mm cartridge fork | 43 mm fully adjustable, conventional cartridge-type fork, offers 12-way compression and rebound damping adjustment as well as fork spring preload | Ø43 mm Upside-down fork. | Telescopic hydraulic fork | Telescopic forks | 43mm Inverted cartridge telescopic fork, 130mm wheel travel | 41mm Upside down Telescopic | Telescopic fork | Telescopic fork | Telescopic forks | Marzocchi fork | Parallelogram composed of four aluminium arms supporting two steering tubes cantilevers | Telescopic fork | 41mm Showa SFF-BP USD forks, pre-load adjustable | Telescopic forks | Air assisted telescopic forks, | Telescopic forks | 41mm Oil upside down forks | Air assisted forks |
| Rear Suspension: | Full floater, preload, compression and rebound adjustable | Spring with coil compression springs and rubber deflection stops | Dual shocks | Double braced aluminium swingarm; mixed low thickness and sheet casting technology. Sachs piggy back monoshock with completely adjustable: spring preload, wheelbase, hydraulic compression and rebound damping. APS progressive linkage. | Dual shocks | Dual shocks | Rigid | Swinging arm, 100mm wheel travel. | Woodhead-Monroe springs with hydraulic damping, later Armstrong and Girling, adjustable | Dual shocks swing arm, 5-way preload adjustable | Fully adjustable WP PDS shock | Link type, coil spring, oil damped, 7-way adjustable | Dual air assisted shock absorbers with 4-way rebound damping adjustment | Fully adjustable rear shock | Aluminium alloy swingarm with reinforcement truss. Hydraulic shock absorber adjustable in spring preload and rebound damping. | Swinging fork | Twin oil shock, 5-way adjustable spring preload | Single, mono-tube gas forged and cast aluminum w/ rising-rate linkage 100mm wheel travel, preload adjustable spring | Swing arm with Progressive linkage Hydraulic Mono shock absorber (Preload adjustable) | Swinging arm link suspension | Swingarm with dual air adjustable shocks | UNI-TRAK single shock | Marzocchi dual shocks, 3-way adjustable | Two dual effect hydraulic shock absorbers and adjustable spring pre-load | Telescopic suspension | Prolink mono with 5 stage preload adjuster, steel hollow cross swingarm | Dual shock | Spring preload adjustable | Swing arm | Swinging arm | Single shock swinging arm, |
| Rear Brakes: | Single 280 mm disc, 2 piston Nissin caliper | ∅200mm Drum simplex full hub | Single 267mm disc | Single Ø220 mm diameter disc, Brembo floating caliper with two Ø32 mm isolated pistons. Pump with integrated tank and metal braided hose | Drum | 178mm Drum | ∅180mm Drum | Single 230mm disc | 7 x 1 in, drum | Single 265mm disc | Single 220 mm disc, Brembo single piston caliper, organic pads | Single 220 mm disc, Nissin, 1-piston caliper. ABS | Single 270mm disc 2 piston caliper | Single 250mm disc 2 piston caliper | Single Ø240 mm disc, 1 piston caliper | Single 300mm Disc | Drum | Single 300mm floating rotor 2 piston caliper | Single 230mm disc 2 piston caliper | Single 220mm disc | Single disc | Single 230mm disc | 200mm Drum | Single 240mm disc, 2 piston caliper, ABS | ∅160mm Drum | Single 240mm wave disc 1 piston calipers | 180mm Drum | Drum | Drum | Single 230mm disc | Single 210mm disc |
| Front Tyre: | 120/70 ZR17 | 3.50 -19" | 3.00S-18-4PR | 120/70 ZR17 | 3.25-18 | 3.00-18 | 3.00 x 25" | 110/70 -17 | 3.25 x 19 in, ribbed | 3.25-19 | 80/100 - 21, Bridgestone M77 | 120/70ZR17M/C (58W), tubeless | 150/80R-16 | 120/70 ZR17 | 120/70 ZR17 | 3.25-19 | 100/90-R19 57H | 80/90 R21 | 110/70 -17 | 110/70-17 | 110/90-18 61H | 100/80-16 | 3.50 H18 | 120/70-12 in. | 3.25 x 19" | 110/80R19M/C (59H) | 3.50-19 | 3.00-18 | 3.00 -18 | 120/60 -17 | 110/90-18 |
| Rear Tyre: | 180/55 ZR17 | 3.50 -19" | 3.50S-18-4PR | 200/55 ZR 17 (alternative: 190/50 ZR 17; 190/55 ZR17) | 130/90-16 | 3.25-18 | 3.00 x 25" | 150/70 -17 | 3.25 x 19 in, studded | 4.00-18 | 110/100 - 18, Bridgestone M78 | 180/55ZR17M/C (73W), tubeless | 150/80R-16 | 180/55 ZR17 | 190/55 ZR17 | 4.00-18 | 140/90-R15 70H | 180/55 R18 | 150/70 -17 | 140/70-17 | 130/90-16 67H | 130/80-16 | 4.00 H18 | 140/70-15 in/ | 3.25 x 18" | 160/60R17M/C (69H) | 4.00-18 | 3.50-18 | 120/90-16 | 160/60 -17 | 130/80-18 |
| Fuel Capacity: | 21 Litres / 5.5 US gal / 4.6 Imp gal | 17 liters / 4.4 US gal | 16.5 Liters / 4.2 US gal | 17 Liters / 4.4 US gal | 12 Litres / 3.1 US gal | 15.9 Litres / 4.2 gal | 11 L / 2.9 US gal | 17 Litres / 4.4 US gal | 19.3 L / 5.1 US gal | 19 Litres / 5.0 US gal | 8.5 Litres / 2.25 US gal / 1.9 Imp gal | 16 Litres / 4.2 US gal / 3.7 Imp gal | 18.9 Litres / 5.0 US gal | 19 Litres / 5.0 US gal | 12 Litres / 3.17 US gal | 16.5 Litres / 4.3 US gal | 9.5 Litres / 2.5 US gal | 17 Litres / 4.5 US gal | 17 Litres / 4.4 US gal | 8.5 Litres / 2..2 US gal | 13.9 Litres / 3.7 US gal | 18 Litres / 4.7 US gal | 18 L / 4.8 US gal / 4.0 Imp gal | 12 Litres / 3.2 US gal | 12 L / 3.1 US gal | 17.5 Litres / 4.6 US gal | 14 Litres / 3.7 US gal | 13.5 Litres / 3.6 US gal | 16.5 Litres / 4.3 US gal | 17 Litres / 3.1 US gal | 18 Litres / 4.7 US gal |