Suzuki XN85
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The Suzuki XN85, released in early 1983, was a turbocharged
motorcycle
. It was designed as a sportbike. The name came from the fact that it produced 85 hp. It featured the first factory 16-inch front wheel, which was previously seen only on race bikes. It also had low clip-on handlebars, rearset foot pegs and a single shock rear suspension, called the Suzuki Full Floater.
The engine was rather tame, with boost kicking in around the 5,000 rpm mark. It pulled strongly from that point but did not match the performance of larger sportbikes. While the XN did not have the power of other sportbikes, it had extremely good handling. In tight corners the headers would scrape.
The XN85 was replaced a few months later by the Suzuki lighter and cheaper GS750ES
.
Turbocharger
A turbocharger, or turbo , from the Greek "τύρβη" is a centrifugal compressor powered by a turbine that is driven by an engine's exhaust gases. Its benefit lies with the compressor increasing the mass of air entering the engine , thereby resulting in greater performance...
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Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
. It was designed as a sportbike. The name came from the fact that it produced 85 hp. It featured the first factory 16-inch front wheel, which was previously seen only on race bikes. It also had low clip-on handlebars, rearset foot pegs and a single shock rear suspension, called the Suzuki Full Floater.
The engine was rather tame, with boost kicking in around the 5,000 rpm mark. It pulled strongly from that point but did not match the performance of larger sportbikes. While the XN did not have the power of other sportbikes, it had extremely good handling. In tight corners the headers would scrape.
The XN85 was replaced a few months later by the Suzuki lighter and cheaper GS750ES
Suzuki GS series
The Suzuki GS series is a line of motorcycles featuring air-cooled parallel-twin and Inline four engines with two or four valves per cylinder. The GS-range of models are considered to be examples of Universal Japanese motorcycles. The range of motorcycles in the series had engine displacements...
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External links
- 1983 XN85D specs at xn85turbo.com
- 1983 XN85D specs at turbomotorcyles.org