Monday, September 15, 2008

Technical terms used to imprt bikes in India

Some technical (fancy terms) which is used while importing bikes.

Supersport: term used to denote bikes which have 4 cylinder engines and engine should be less than 650cc.

Maxi sport: term used to denote bikes which should be below 750cc in case of 4 cylinder engine and should be below 1000cc in case of twin cylinder V type engine

Superbike: term used to denote bikes which are powered by engines of sized around 800 cc to 1100 cc.

Hypersport bikes: term used to denote bikes powered by engines are usually sized around 1100 cc to 1400 cc

Though they are categorized there is no definite methods for classification some of the bikes falls under more than one category. Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha are popular Japanese sports bike manufacturers. Aprilla, Ducati, Moto Guzzi and MV Agusta are popular Italian sports bike manufacturers. Buell – the american manufacturer and the Triumph and BMW - the European manufacturers are some of the popular manufacturers in this exclusive club.




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