Here is a real cutie, a little 250cc liquid-cooled 90-degree V-twin, with two overhead camshafts, 4 valves per cylinder, a 6-speed transmission, and according to a Cycle magazine dyno test, 26 horses at 12,500rpm being sent to the rear wheel.
It’s a small bike, with a modest weight of 367 pounds with a full tank of gas. Thirty years ago the average American male weighed 180 pounds, half that of the VTR. Torque maxed out at 12.8ft/lb at 9,500rpm, and one magazine made a 14.83-second pass in the quarter-mile — with no mention of the rider’s weight.
The Japanese had all sorts of size limits for its own domestic market, as well
