User talk:Pi3832
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[edit] Category:Gas Chromatography
I started moving articles from the category you created to Category:Gas chromatography. Wikipedia:Naming conventions prefers lowercase words in article and category titles. --Christopherlin 19:28, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Is the Katana a sport-touring motorcycle?
It probably can be considered either a sportbike or sport-touring. Consider:
- "sport-touring days would be easy on either bike [600 or 750 Katana]"
- --Sport Rider magazine, August 1999 [1]
- "the ideal fusion of sport-bike performance and sport-touring comfort - the Suzuki Katana 600"
- --Suzuki web site [2]
Even Wikipedia's types of motorcycle classifies it as a sport-tourer, though it does have the caveat "debatable".
Brianhe 05:48, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
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- You raise a good point. But I suspect it would be better to discuss it over on Talk:sport_touring. I'll start something there, and invite folks over at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Motorcycling to join in.
- Could be a few days before I get the time, however. Your patience is appreciated.Pi3832 10:22, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Work in Progress
Since the 1970s there has been a trend of increasing power-to-weight ratios of motorcycles in general, and sportbikes especially.
| Year | Brand | Model | Dry Weight | Horsepower | P/W | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Honda | CB350 | 350 | 36 | 10.3 | [3], [4] |
| 1975 | Honda | CB750 | 479 | 67 | 14.0 | [5], [6] |
| 1982 | Suzuki | GSX1100S | 510 | 111 | 21.8 | [7] |
| 1985 | Suzuki | GSX-R750 | 394 | 106 | 26.9 | [8] |
| 1992 | Honda | CBR900RR | 408 | 104 | 25.5 | [9] |
| 1998 | Yamaha | YZF-R1 | 390 | 131 | 33.6 | [10] |
| 1999 | Suzuki | GSX1300R | 473 | 175 | 37.0 | [11] |
| 2001 | Suzuki | GSX-R1000 | 374 | 160 | 42.8 | [12] |
| 2006 | Kawasaki | ZX-10R | 385 | 181 | 47.0 | [13], [14] |
- Data in italics are estimated from available data.
- Power to weight ratio is calculated as horsepower per 100 lbs.
[edit] Thanks
It's great to be noticed. I'm actually heading south tomorrow morning with buddies to go riding. We're gonna trailer south for a day looking for warmth and then tool around for a couple of days. Should be fun. -AndrewDressel 19:10, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
