SWM made mainly off road bikes, I think they went bust around the late 70's. A mate has a 280 trials bike from the mid 70's which he's owned from new. It's at the back of this lot.Dodgy69 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2024 7:31 am Don't think I've heard of them before, but an interesting range I thought.
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Kawasaki's 'Square Four' engine layout wasn't revolutionary (Ariel’s 4-stroke Square Four was launched in 1931 and continued in production until 1959), and was intended to offer a balance of compact size and smooth power delivery, combining the benefits of multi-cylinder performance with reduced vibration compared to an inline-four design.
Judging by these pictures it seems to have been a viable running machine, though as with the Yamaha GL750 it sadly never made it into production, coming as it did at same time as Kawasaki's more conventional (and commercially successful) machines such as the Z1.
Apparently Yamaha also made a 4 cylinder 2T,but both bikes were killed off before production.
Judging by these pictures it seems to have been a viable running machine, though as with the Yamaha GL750 it sadly never made it into production, coming as it did at same time as Kawasaki's more conventional (and commercially successful) machines such as the Z1.
Apparently Yamaha also made a 4 cylinder 2T,but both bikes were killed off before production.
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I like it.
(It does have a slight CX500 look to it though ).
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The horror. But I see what you mean.Count Steer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:22 am I like it.
(It does have a slight CX500 look to it though ).
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