Kawasaki 250 Samurai A1

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Kawasaki A1 Samurai conversion.jpg
250 Samurai A1 from around 1968 with conversion
Kawasaki 250 Samurai A1
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd
Production period 1966 to 1971
class motorcycle
design type athlete
Motor data
air-cooled two-cylinder two- stroke engine with separate lubrication
Displacement  (cm³) 247
Power  (kW / PS ) 22.8 / 31 at 7,000 min -1
Torque  ( N m ) 28.6 (2.92 kpm) at 7,500 min -1
Top speed (  km / h) 160-168
transmission 5-speed
drive Chain
Brakes Drum brakes front Ø 180 mm, rear Ø 180 mm
Wheelbase  (mm) 1295
Dimensions (L × W × H, mm): 1995 × 810 × 1075
Seat height (cm) approx. 76
Empty weight  (kg) about 150
successor 250 S1

The Kawasaki 250 Samurai A1 was a motorcycle by the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki and was built from 1966 to 1971.

History and technology

In 1967 the 250 Samurai A1 appeared on the market. It had a two-cylinder two-stroke engine with a rotary valve inlet control. The laterally rotating discs with holes controlled the inlet. The mixture was prepared using a separate lubrication system (Superlube) with a separate container for the two-stroke oil. A narrow tubular backbone frame with two beams formed the basis of the motorcycle, a telescopic fork and a two-armed rear swing arm accommodated the wheels with tires in the dimensions 3.00–18 (front) and 3.25–18 (rear). The front wheel was decelerated with a 180 mm duplex drum brake and the rear with a 180 mm simplex brake. The instruments were integrated in the upper shell of the main headlight. Later models had separate instruments. In the years following there were the following models with type A1 (1966–1969), A1A (1970), A1B (1970), A1SS (1967–1969) with raised exhaust, A1SSA (1970), A1SSB (1971) and A1R (racing version ).

The sister model 350 Avenger A7 with a 346.2 cc engine and 42 hp DIN at 7,500 min -1 was produced at the same time.

successor

Encouraged by the success of the 500 H1 Mach III , the 250 S1 Mach I (250-SS) and 350 S2 Mach II (350 -SS) were offered in the smaller classes in 1971 , as well as the 400 S3 Mach II (400-SS) in 1974 . As the top model from 1972, Kawasaki had the 750 H2 Mach IV in its range, which set new standards in acceleration and top speed.

literature

  • Ian Falloon: The Kawasaki Story. 1st edition. Heel Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-89365-924-2 .
  • Andi Seiler: Kawasaki, motorcycles since 1965. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-613-02727-5 (type compass)
  • Roy Bacon: Kawasaki - Sunrise to Z1. Osprey Publishing, 1984, ISBN 0-85045-544-8 . (English)
  • Test report Kawasaki 250 A1 from 1971. In: Classic motorcycle. Issue 3/1995.