Motorcycle Use
Honda raced a number of straight-six engines in the Honda RC series of motorcycles, starting with the 249 cc (15.2 cu in) 3RC164 in 1964, with a bore of 39 mm, and a stroke of 34.8 mm. This became the RC165 in 1965. For 1966, bore and stroke became 41 mm and 31 mm 246 cc (15.0 cu in) in the RC166, continuing with the RC167 in 1967. Also in 1967, Honda raced the straight-six 297 cc (18.1 cu in) RC174 in the 350 class, with bore and stroke of 41 mm and 37.5 mm.
For road use, Honda introduced the Honda CBX1000 in 1978. Kawasaki introduced the 1,300 cc (79 cu in) KZ1300 in 1979. Benelli introduced the 750 Sei in 1976, which was later enlarged to 900 cc (55 cu in) to become the 900 Sei.
BMW has developed a straight-six engine for motorcycle use, debuting in a concept bike in 2009, which features on the K1600GT and K1600GTL motorcycles that were launched in 2011. The 1,649 cc (100.6 cu in) engine is mounted transversely across the chassis.
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—Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)
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with pain’s big boots running up and down
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—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)