List of Grand Prix motorcycles
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800 cc
- Ducati DesmosediciDucati DesmosediciDucati Desmosedici is the name of the series of four-stroke V4 Prototype Motorcycles developed by Ducati to compete in the MotoGP World Championship. GPx indicates the version of the bike, where x corresponds to the year the bike raced .- Background :Ducati abandoned the Grand Prix racing scene at...
- Honda RC212VHonda RC212VThe Honda RC212V is a road racing motorcycle developed to race in the MotoGP series. Officially introduced on 30 October 2006 as the RC211V replacement in the MotoGP series, it was developed by Honda Racing Corporation throughout 2006 and began officially racing in the 2007 season.The model name...
- Ilmor X3Ilmor X3The X3 is an 800 cc V4 race bike built by Ilmor Engineering to compete in the 2007 MotoGP series.The X3 is the brainchild of Ilmor co-founder Mario Illien and former grand prix rider Eskil Suter of Suter Racing Technology...
- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR
- Suzuki GSV-RSuzuki GSV-RSuzuki GSV-R is the name of the series of 4-Stroke V4 prototype motorcycles developed by Suzuki to compete in the MotoGP World Championship. GSV-R replaced Suzuki's 500 cc 2-Stroke V4 RGV500 which was ridden by Kenny Roberts, Jr. to win the GP500 Championship in 2000.The GSV-R was introduced...
- Team Roberts KR212VTeam Roberts KR212VThe KR212V is a racing motorcycle developed by Kenny Roberts' MotoGP team, Team Roberts, and uses the 800 cc V4 engine from the Honda RC212V bike. It replaces the KR211V from 2006 to compete in the 2007 MotoGP series and was to be piloted by Kenny Roberts, Jr., Kenny Jr effectively retired...
- Yamaha YZR-M1Yamaha YZR-M1The Yamaha YZR-M1 is an motorcycle specifically developed by Yamaha Motor Company to race in the current MotoGP series. It succeeded the YZR500 by the 2002 season and was originally developed with a engine...
990 cc
- Aprilia RS3 CubeAprilia RS3 CubeThe RS3 Cube is a prototype race motorcycle that was developed by Aprilia to compete in the 2002 until 2004 MotoGP seasons. It was unveiled at the Bologna Motor Show in December 2001 by Aprilia's president, Ivano Beggio, and their race boss, Jan Witteveen...
- Ducati DesmosediciDucati DesmosediciDucati Desmosedici is the name of the series of four-stroke V4 Prototype Motorcycles developed by Ducati to compete in the MotoGP World Championship. GPx indicates the version of the bike, where x corresponds to the year the bike raced .- Background :Ducati abandoned the Grand Prix racing scene at...
- Harris WCMWorld Championship MotorsportsWorld Championship Motorsports was a grand-prix motorcycle racing team formed in 1992 by Bob MacLean and Peter Clifford. The team ran Yamaha motorcycles from to . They were sponsored by Red Bull for to and were called Red Bull Yamaha WCM....
- Honda RC211VHonda RC211VThe Honda RC211V was developed in 2001 by HRC to replace the Honda NSR500 because regulations for the World Championship motorcycle road racing class were changed drastically for the 2002 season. Two-stroke engines were as before limited to and 4 cylinders, but four-stroke engines were allowed...
- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR
- Moriwaki MD211VF
- Proton KR5
- Proton KTM
- Suzuki GSV-RSuzuki GSV-RSuzuki GSV-R is the name of the series of 4-Stroke V4 prototype motorcycles developed by Suzuki to compete in the MotoGP World Championship. GSV-R replaced Suzuki's 500 cc 2-Stroke V4 RGV500 which was ridden by Kenny Roberts, Jr. to win the GP500 Championship in 2000.The GSV-R was introduced...
- Team Roberts KR211VTeam Roberts KR211VThe KR211V is a racing motorcycle developed by Kenny Roberts' MotoGP team, Team Roberts, and uses the 990 cc V5 engine from the Honda RC211V bike. It was created to compete in the 2006 MotoGP series and was piloted by Kenny Roberts, Jr., the first son of Kenny Roberts.- External links :* ...
- Yamaha YZR-M1Yamaha YZR-M1The Yamaha YZR-M1 is an motorcycle specifically developed by Yamaha Motor Company to race in the current MotoGP series. It succeeded the YZR500 by the 2002 season and was originally developed with a engine...
500 cc
- Aermacchi Ala d'Oro 402
- AJS PorcupineAJS Porcupine-Racing history:The motorcycle was originally designed by AJS to be supercharged, as were a number of pre-war racing bikes, but the FICM banned supercharging in 1946. The motor was then worked on to allow it to perform without a supercharger...
- Aprilia RSW 500
- BMW Rennsport Typ 256
- BSL 500 V3BSL 500 V3The BSL 500 V3 was a 500cc two stroke V3 which competed in the Grand Prix Motorcycle World Championship in 1999 and 2000. It was the brainchild of New Zealand businessman Bill Buckley, and was designed and built as a showcase for Buckleys engineering company...
- Cagiva GP500Cagiva GP500The Cagiva GP500 was a Grand Prix 500cc two-stroke motorcycle manufactured by Cagiva. It was released in various iterations throughout the years it was raced. Racing greats including Eddie Lawson, Randy Mamola, John Kocinski, Doug Chandler, and Mat Mladin, all raced versions of the GP500 at one...
- ČZ 500 V4
- Ducati 500 GP
- ELF-Honda
- ELF 500 ROCELF 500 ROCThe ELF 500 ROC was a motorcycle that competed in the and 500 cc Road Racing World Championship.- ELF 500 ROC :A new European motorcycle made its debut under the Elf banner in 1996. The engine was a Swissauto 500 cc two-stroke V4 engine, designed as a compact and powerful unit which...
- Gilera 500
- Gilera 500 GP
- Gilera 4
- Gilera Saturno
- Harris-Yamaha
- Honda NR500Honda NR500NR500 was an innovative racing motorcycle developed by Honda HRC in 1979 to compete in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. The NR stood for New Racing....
- Honda NS500Honda NS500The Honda NS500 is a 500cc Grand Prix racing motorcycle of the early 1980s, powered by a two-stroke V3 engine. Created as a replacement for the innovative but unsuccessful four-stroke NR500, the bike went against Honda's preference for four-stroke machines but proved very effective and quickly won...
- Honda NSR500Honda NSR500thumb|right|Shinichi Itoh, riding his Honda NSR500 in the Japanese Grand Prix 1993The Honda NSR500 is a race motorcycle from the Honda NSR series. It was created by HRC and debuted in 1984 for the Grand Prix motorcycle racing's 500 cc class. Honda won ten 500cc World Championships with the...
- Honda NSR500VHonda NSR500VThe Honda NSR500V is a race motorcycle from the Honda NSR series. It was designed and manufactured by HRC and debuted in 1996 for the Grand Prix motorcycle racing's 500 cc class...
- Honda NX500
- Honda RS500
- Honda RC181Honda RC181The Honda RC181 was a race motorcycle built by Honda which raced in the 500cc class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the 1966 and 1967 seasons. The bike debuted in 1966 and won 5 out of 9 races that season, 3 with Mike Hailwood and 2 with Jim Redman. Hailowood finished second in the championship...
- Horex 500
- Jawa Factory Racer
- Kawasaki H1A R
- Kawasaki H1RKawasaki H1RThe Kawasaki H1R was racing motorcycle built by Kawasaki which competed in the 500cc class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. The Motorcycle was based on the Kawasaki H1 street motorcycle. It was powered by a two strokes, three cylinder engine....
- Kawasaki KR500Kawasaki KR500The Kawasaki KR500 was a racing motorcycle built by Kawasaki from 1980 to 1982 for the 500ccm class. The bike debuted in the world championship at GP of Nations 1980 with the rider Kork Ballington. At the end of the season the South African rider finished 12th in the standings...
- LinTo 500 GP
- Matchless G50Matchless G50The Matchless G50 is a racing British motorcycle made by Associated Motorcycles at the former Matchless works in Plumstead, London. Developed in 1958 from the 350cc AJS 7R, but with the engine capacity increased to 500 cc, 180 G50s were built in the next four years...
- Modenas KR3
- Moto Guzzi 500 Four
- Moto Guzzi V8
- Muz 500Muz 500The Muz 500 was a motorcycle that competed in the and 500 cc Road Racing World Championship.-Muz 500:The Muz 500 started out as essentially the same machine as the ELF 500 ROC. The Muz 500 competed in the 500 cc World Championship in 1998 and 1999...
- MV Agusta 500 Shaft Drive Four
- MV Agusta 500 Six
- MV Agusta 500 ThreeMV Agusta 500 ThreeMV Agusta 500cc Three is a road racing motorcycle made by MV Agusta to compete in the 500 cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championship. The motorcycle was introduced in 1966 to compete with the ever competitive Honda Racing. The bike was a bored out version of MV Agusta's highly...
- MV Agusta 500 Four
- Nougier 500
- Norton ManxNorton ManxThe Norton Manx or Manx Norton is a British racing motorcycle that was made from 1947 to 1962 by Norton Motors Ltd. A Norton had contested every Isle of Man TT race from the inaugural 1907 event through into the 1970s, a feat unrivalled by any other manufacturer, and the development and honing of...
- Norton NRS588
- Paton 500 GP
- Paton V115
- Paton V70
- Paton PG500R
- Paton PG500RC
- Pulse 500Pulse 500The Pulse GP team was formed by Dave Stewart, ex-team manager of BSL. Stewart had left BSL at the end of 2000 with the intention of setting up his own European-based GP team the following year. The Pulse 500 competed in the 2001 500 cc World Championship....
- ROC-Yamaha GP1
- Sabre V4Sabre V4The Sabre V4 was a 500 cc two-stroke motorcycle that competed in the 2001 500 cc World Championship. It utilised a Yamaha YZR500 engine which was housed in a custom made frame.-Background:...
- Seeley G50
- Suzuki TR500
- Suzuki TSR500
- Suzuki RG500Suzuki RG500The Suzuki RG500 "Gamma" was a motorcycle built by Suzuki between 1985 and 1987 and inspired by the 1984 Suzuki RG500 "Gamma" Grand Prix motorcycle, capitalizing on Suzuki's seven consecutive constructors title wins in the 500 cc-class. The Gamma was powered by a two stroke, rotary valve, twin...
- Suzuki RGA500
- Suzuki RGB500
- Suzuki RG Γ 500
- Suzuki RGV500Suzuki RGV500The Suzuki RGV500 was Suzuki's entry in 500 cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing. It won its first 500 cc championship in 1993 in the hands of Kevin Schwantz, who beat both Wayne Rainey and Mick Doohan to the prize. This was the most successful period in the motorcycle's history...
- TSR-Honda AC50M
- Vincent Grey FlashVincent Grey FlashThe Vincent Grey Flash is a British motorcycle made between 1949 and 1952 by Vincent Motorcycles. Advertised as "By Black Lightning out of Comet" this 500cc single racer is very rare as only 31 were produced.-Development:...
- Yamaha TZ500
- Yamaha YZR500Yamaha YZR500The YZR500 was the Yamaha Motor Corporation’s entry for 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing between the years of 1973 and 2002.- Successes :...
350 cc class
- Aermacchi Ala d'Oro 350
- AJS 7RAJS 7RThe AJS 7R was a 350 cc racing motorcycle built from 1948 to 1963 by Associated Motor Cycles, also known as the ‘Boy Racer’, first won victories for the factory, and then went on to win races for privateers when made generally available from 1954....
- Bianchi 350
- ČZ 320 DOHC
- ČZ 350
- ČZ 350 V4
- Ducati 350 Desmo GP
- Harley Davidson RR350
- Honda RC170
- Honda RC171
- Honda CR77
- Honda RC172
- Honda 2RC172
- Honda RC173
- Honda RC174Honda RC174thumb|right|250px|Honda RC174E engineThe Honda RC174 was a race motorcycle built by Honda which raced in the 350cc class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the 1967 season....
- Jawa 350 TwinJawa 350The Jawa 350 is a classic motorcycle, formerly produced by Jawa Motors in Czechoslovakia until 1992 and in the Czech Republic from 1993 until the end of production...
- Jawa 350 V4Jawa 350The Jawa 350 is a classic motorcycle, formerly produced by Jawa Motors in Czechoslovakia until 1992 and in the Czech Republic from 1993 until the end of production...
- Kawasaki KR350Kawasaki KR350The Kawasaki KR350 was a racing motorcycle built by Kawasaki from 1978 to 1982 for the 350ccm class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. The motorcycle was very similar to the smaller KR250. It was powered by a two stroke, twin cylinder engine...
- MV Agusta 350 Twin
- MV Agusta 350 Three
- MV Agusta 350 Six
- MV Agusta 350 Four
- Norton Kneeler
- Yamaha 350 Triple
- Yamaha TZ350
- Yamaha TR2
- Yamaha TR3
- Yamaha YZR350
250 cc class
- Aprilia AFI
- Aprilia RSW 250
- Aprilia RSA 250
- Aprilia RSV 250Aprilia RSV 250The Aprilia RSV 250 is a race motorcycle manufactured by Aprilia to race in the Grand Prix motorcycle World Championship. It was first debuted in ; in its history it underwent several modifications and upgrades, which brought it to its most recent incarnation...
- Benelli 250 DOHC
- Bianchi 250
- Bultaco 250
- ČZ 250
- Gilera 250
- Harley-Davidson RR250
- Honda 220cc prototype (1954)
- Honda 250 6 Cyls
- Honda 250 4 Cyls
- Honda NSR250Honda NSR250The NSR250 is a race motorcycle from the Honda NSR series. It was created by Honda Racing Corporation and debuted in 1985 for the Grand Prix motorcycle racing's 250 cc class...
- Honda RS250
- Honda RS250RHonda RS250RThe Honda RS250R is a twin-cylinder 250 cc two-stroke GP racing motorcycle built for racing purposes only.- External links :...
- Honda RC160
- Honda RC161
- Honda RC162
- Honda RC163
- Honda CR72
- Honda RC164
- Honda 3RC164
- Honda RC165
- Honda RC166
- Honda RC166
- Jawa 250 Single
- Jawa 250 Twin
- Kawasaki KR250Kawasaki KR250The Kawasaki KR250 was a racing motorcycle built by Kawasaki from 1975 to 1982 for the 250ccm class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. It was powered by a two stroke, twin cylinder engine. The motorcycle proved very successful winning many races and 3 World championships, in 1978 and 1979 with Kork...
- KTM 250 FRR
- Motobi 250
- Moto Guzzi 250
- Moto Guzzi Albatross
- Moto Guzzi Gambalunghino
- Moto Guzzi Dondolino
- Moto Guzzi Gambalunga
- Montesa 250
- Morbidelli 250
- MV Agusta 250 Single
- MV Agusta 250 Twin
- New Imperial 250
- Ossa 250
- Puch 250
- Rudge 250 Sports
- Villa 250
- Walter 250
- Yamaha 250 Twin
- Yamaha 250 V4
- Yamaha YZR250
- Yamaha TZ250
- Yamaha RD56Yamaha RD56The Yamaha RD56 was a two stroke 250cc Grand Prix racing motorcycle. It had two 56x50mm cylinders, disk valves and an Oldham coupler joining the crank shafts. Power was 47bhp at 11,000rpm. Although the engine was essentially the same as that of the RD48, the frame was a new design based on the...
- Yamaha RD48Yamaha RD48The Yamaha RD48 was a two stroke 250cc Grand Prix racing motorcycle. It had two 56x50mm cylinders, disk valves and an Oldham couplerjoining the crank shafts. Weight was 100kg and power 35bhp....
125 cc class
- Aprilia RS 125 RAprilia RS 125 RThe Aprilia RS 125 R is a race motorcycle manufactured by Aprilia to race in the Grand Prix motorcycle World Championship, built to replace the old Aprilia AF1. It was first debuted in , and it had many upgrades since...
- Aprilia RSW125
- Aprilia RSA125
- Bultaco 125
- ČZ 125
- ČZ 125 Twin
- Derbi 125
- Derbi 125 V-Twin
- Gilera 125
- Gilera Mosca Bianca 125
- Honda RC142
- Honda RC143Honda RC143The Honda RC143 was the Honda racing team's 125cc Grand Prix motorcycle racer for the 1960 season. The first time that the Honda team would compete in an entire season's racing...
- Honda 2RC143
- Honda RC144
- Honda RC145
- Honda CR93
- Honda 2RC146
- Honda 4RC146
- Honda RC148
- Honda RC149
- Honda RS125Honda RS125The RS125 is a race motorcycle built by the Honda Racing Corporation for the Grand Prix motorcycle racing's 125 cc class. The motorcycle debuted in 1988 season.-World Champions with the Honda RS125:...
- Jawa 125 Twin
- Lube 125
- KTM 125 FRR
- Maxtra 125Maxtra 125The Maxtra 125 is a race motorcycle manufactured by Haojue to race in the Grand Prix motorcycle World Championship. Its first season will be in ....
- Mondial 125SS
- Mondial 175 DOHC
- Morbidelli 125
- Motobécane 125
- Motobi 175
- Motobi 125
- MV Agusta 98/125 Two Stroke
- MV Agusta 125 Twin-Cam
- MV Agusta 125 SOHCMV Agusta 125 SohcThe MV Agusta 125 SOHC was a motorcycle produced by MV Agusta as a "Catalog" racer for the public in 1953. Privateer racers could purchase this race bike and could be highly competitive with a machine that was very similar to MV Agusta's works built motorcycles...
- MV Agusta 125 DOHC
- MV Agusta 125 Disc Valve
- Parilla 175 Production Racer
- Puch 125
- Suzuki 125 V4
- Yamaha AS1
- Yamaha AS3
- Yamaha TA125
- Yamaha TZ125
- Yamaha 125 V4
50 cc class
- Derbi 50
- Ducson 50
- Gilera 4
- Honda CR110
- Honda RC110Honda RC110The Honda RC110 was the Honda racing team's first 50cc Grand Prix motorcycle racer. It was conceived in 1961 and raced during the 1962 season. As the machine was developed during the season, it was renamed the RC111 and most surviving Honda records do not distinguish between either designation...
- Honda RC111
- Honda RC112
- Honda RC113
- Honda RC114
- Honda RC115
- Honda RC116Honda RC116The Honda RC116 was a race motorcycle built by Honda which raced in the 50cc class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the 1966 season. The motorcycle was a development of the previous RC115. The RC116 won 3 races out of the 6 that season. Ralph Bryans finished second in the world championship,...
- Itom 50
- Jamathi 50
- Kreidler 50 GP
- Kreidler 50 Van Veen
- Monark 50
- Morbidelli 50
- Suzuki 50 Single
- Suzuki 50 Twin
- Tomos D3
- Tomos D5
- Tomos D6
- Tomos D7
- Tomos D9
- Tomos DMPG
- Tomos DMPG GP75
- Tomos DMPG GP78
- Tomos DMPG GP79