Specification Detail Production Years 1977 – 1981 Engine Type Two-Stroke Single, Torque Induction Gearbox Oil SAE 10W-30 Type SE (0.65 L) Spark Plug NGK BP7HS Battery 6N4-2A-4 (6V) Tire Size F: 2.50-18 | R: 2.75-18 Historical Engineering Highlight: The Yamaha RS 100 DX (1Y8) distinguished itself from its predecessors by incorporating the refined ‘Torque Induction’ … Read more
While most 80cc motorcycles of the mid-1980s were utilitarian commuters, the Suzuki RG 80 Gamma (NC11A) was a distinct engineering outlier. It was born from the strict German ‘Leichtkraftrad’ regulations of the era, which capped displacement at 80cc and engine speed at 6,000 RPM (initially). Suzuki responded by miniaturizing the racing DNA of the legendary … Read more
Component Specification Production Years 2017 – 2020 Engine Oil SAE 5W-40, API SL / JASO MA2 (4.0 L) Tire Size F: 120/70 ZR 17 / R: 180/55 ZR 17 Tire Pressure F: 2.5 bar / R: 2.9 bar Spark Plug NGK MAR8B-JDS Battery YTX14-BS Engineering Highlight: The 0J01(1N12) iteration of the BMW R NineT represents … Read more