From Cycle Mag Sept `78;
'Letters' page.
'Quickie Kings'.
"I have read you mag' periodically for a few years now & have always been impressed with the perfomance figures you manage to extract from your test bikes at the drag strip. ...1/4 times of the fastest...tested?
Peter Scott ,Sth Perth, Western Australia.
1978 Honda CBX ------- 11.55 @ 117.49.
1978 Yamaha XS 11------- 11.82 @ 115.38.
1978 Suzuki GS 1000 ------- 11.89 @ 113.35.
1978 Kawasaki Z1R- ------- 11.95 @ 110.25.
1979 Kawasaki KZ 1300------- 11.96 @ 114.35.
1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000------- 12.06 @ 111.66.
1973 Kawasaki H2 750------- 12.28 @ 110.29.
1975 Kawasaki Z1A------- 12.37 @ 107.39.
1973 Kawasaki Z1 903------- 12.39 @ 110.70.
1979 Kawasaki KZ 1000ST------- 12.41 @ 108.30.
1979 Suzuki GS 1000 EN------- 12.44 @ 108.43.
1979 Honda CB 750F------- 12.59 @ 107.39.
1970 Norton S 750------ 12.69 @ 103.68.
1972 Dunstall Norton------ 12.70 @ 102.65.
1973 Triumph Trident------ 12.72 @ 106.00.
1978 Suzuki GS 750------ 12.72 @ 105.01.
1977 Honda CB 750F------ 12.74 @ 105.14.
1977 Suzuki GS 750------ 12.75 @ 104.77.
1970 Triumph Trident------ 12.78 @ 103.92."
Interesting that Commandos are the only twin cylinder bikes to make that list, NO H-Ds, BMWs, Ducatis,Laverdas,Moto-Guzzis,Kawasakis,Yamahas,Triumphs, in fact , no non Brit Euros at all!
'Letters' page.
'Quickie Kings'.
"I have read you mag' periodically for a few years now & have always been impressed with the perfomance figures you manage to extract from your test bikes at the drag strip. ...1/4 times of the fastest...tested?
Peter Scott ,Sth Perth, Western Australia.
1978 Honda CBX ------- 11.55 @ 117.49.
1978 Yamaha XS 11------- 11.82 @ 115.38.
1978 Suzuki GS 1000 ------- 11.89 @ 113.35.
1978 Kawasaki Z1R- ------- 11.95 @ 110.25.
1979 Kawasaki KZ 1300------- 11.96 @ 114.35.
1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000------- 12.06 @ 111.66.
1973 Kawasaki H2 750------- 12.28 @ 110.29.
1975 Kawasaki Z1A------- 12.37 @ 107.39.
1973 Kawasaki Z1 903------- 12.39 @ 110.70.
1979 Kawasaki KZ 1000ST------- 12.41 @ 108.30.
1979 Suzuki GS 1000 EN------- 12.44 @ 108.43.
1979 Honda CB 750F------- 12.59 @ 107.39.
1970 Norton S 750------ 12.69 @ 103.68.
1972 Dunstall Norton------ 12.70 @ 102.65.
1973 Triumph Trident------ 12.72 @ 106.00.
1978 Suzuki GS 750------ 12.72 @ 105.01.
1977 Honda CB 750F------ 12.74 @ 105.14.
1977 Suzuki GS 750------ 12.75 @ 104.77.
1970 Triumph Trident------ 12.78 @ 103.92."
Interesting that Commandos are the only twin cylinder bikes to make that list, NO H-Ds, BMWs, Ducatis,Laverdas,Moto-Guzzis,Kawasakis,Yamahas,Triumphs, in fact , no non Brit Euros at all!