What makes a motorcycle a thumper?

A thumper is a motorcycle powered by a large capacity single-cylinder 4-stroke engine, so called due to the thump-thump-thump sound the engine makes. any size single cyl. 4-stroke engine is a thumper in my book. 2-strokes are pingers.

What is a thumper engine?

Single-cylinder engines ( a.k.a. “singles” or “thumpers”) have the cylinder vertical, inclined or horizontal, the last type most common in step-through motorcycles. Single-cylinder engines require both a larger flywheel and a heavier-duty gearbox than multicylinder engines.

Why are single-cylinder motorcycles called thumpers?

Why are single Cylinder bikes called “Thumpers” ? Thumpers are historically large bore 4-strokes – and so named because the early ones literally sounded like that – ThumpThumpThump – as they wound up.

Who makes the biggest single-cylinder motorcycle?

Franz Langer held the record for the largest displacement single cylinder motorcycle engine, with a 1000cc thumper built in 1998.

What kind of engine does a thumper have?

A thumper is a motorcycle powered by a large capacity single-cylinder 4-stroke engine, so called due to the thump-thump-thump sound the engine makes. Click to expand… There it is. easy maintenence, reliability my XR6 would be one of the simplist motors ive ever worked on, yet power to weight and reliabilty are friggen awesome…

What kind of motorcycle is called a thumper?

YAMAHA SR500, XT500, TT500, SRX600, HONDA FT500 & GB500 Single cylinder motorcycles, generically know in the U.S. as “Thumpers,” have been around for as long as there have been motorcycles, and there has always been a certain charm, a certain panache, a certain charisma surrounding them.

Which is better a BMW or a thumper?

And with this board being the only one on the planet that defines “Thumper” as any motorcycle with one cylinder, a YZ125 thumper is still a way better offroad bike than a whatever heavy twin BMW makes. And with this board being the only one on the planet that defines “Thumper” as any motorcycle with one cylinder…

Why is a Laramie LC4 called a thumper?

It’s a short list, but that’s as much as it needs to be. A thumper is a motorcycle powered by a large capacity single-cylinder 4-stroke engine, so called due to the thump-thump-thump sound the engine makes. laramie LC4 flying something… Lighter. It’s a short list, but that’s as much as it needs to be. Click to expand…