Yamaha GTS1000

The GTS1000 is a sport-touring motorcycle introduced by Yamaha in 1993, and sold until 1996.

Infobox Motorcycle
name = GTS1000


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manufacturer = Yamaha
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production = 1993 - 1996
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class = Sport-touring
engine = Water-cooled, inline 4 cylinder, EFI, DOHC Genesis engine
power = Convert|102|hp|kW|0|abbr=on @ 9000 rpm
torque = 78.2 ft·lbf @ 6500 rpm
transmission = 5-speed
suspension = RADD front suspension, mono-shock rear
brakes = ABS disc, front and rear
tires = Front: 130/60-17; Rear: 170/60-17
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wheelbase = 58.9 inches
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seat_height = 31.1 inches
dry_weight = 553 lb
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fuel_capacity = 5.3 gallons
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similar = The GTS1000 is most notable for its innovative forkless front suspension, specifically a RADD front suspension designed by James Parker. This suspension provided improved stability under braking, but the improvement did not justify the additional cost for the consumer, and the bike was not commercially successful. [Roland Brown, "Classic Motorcycles", p. 61, 2000, Hermes House, London, ISBN 1-84038-433-6]

The GTS1000 also had advanced technologies not normally found on motorcycles at the time, such as electronic fuel injection, ABS brakes, and a catalytic converter. [ [http://arc.losrios.edu/~mccleld/gts_blue.html The GTS1000 Home Page] (self-proclaimed), retrieved March, 2007]

The engine was taken from the Yamaha FZR1000 of the time, and incorporated Yamaha's Genesis engine technology, though it was limited by design to 100 bhp. ["Bike", December, 2006, p. 100] ]

In 2006, "Bike" declared the 1994 Yamaha GTS1000 the coolest of rare motorcycles. "Scarce, stylish, yet capable and completely usable: that's cool in our book." ["Bike", "ibid".]

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