The Amazonas 1600 was a motorcycle made by the Brazilian manufacturer Amazonas, manufactured in Manaus from 1978 to 1988.[1][3][4][5]
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| Manufacturer | Amazonas Motos Especiais |
|---|---|
| Also called | Motovolks |
| Production | 1978–1988 |
| Successor | Kahena ST 1600 |
| Class | cruiser |
| Engine | 1,584 cubic centimetres (96.7 cu in) air-cooled OHV 4-valve 180° Boxer engine Cylinder bore/stroke 85.5/69mm[1] |
| Top speed | 140 kilometres per hour (87 mph)[2] |
| Power | 53 horsepower (40 kW) civilian version @4200 RPM[2] 68 horsepower (51 kW) police version @4600 RPM[1] |
| Torque | 108 newton-metres (80 lbf⋅ft) @2200 RPM[2] |
| Transmission | 4-speed, belt drive[1] |
| Wheelbase | 1,690 millimetres (67 in)[2] |
| Dimensions | L: 2,240 millimetres (88 in)[2] W: 1,050 millimetres (41 in)[2] |
| Seat height | 724 millimetres (28.5 in)[2] |
| Weight | 384 kilograms (847 lb)[2] (dry) 555 kilograms (1,224 lb)[2] (wet) |
| Fuel capacity | 32 litres (7.0 imp gal; 8.5 US gal)[2] |
| Oil capacity | 2.5 litres (0.55 imp gal; 0.66 US gal)[2] |
| Fuel consumption | 15.2 kilometres per litre (43 mpg‑imp; 36 mpg‑US)[2] |
| Related | Amazonas 250 |
Model-specific features edit
When the importation of foreign motor vehicles into Brazil ceased in 1976, there was a need for nationally produced motorcycles.[1][3][5] Since only much smaller motorcycles had been manufactured in Brazil until then, the Amazon was received with enthusiasm.[1][6] In 1978, the company started producing the Amazonas 1600 in three versions: A civilian, military, and police version.[1]
The massive motorcycle was powered by the Volkswagen Beetle engine, and the disc brake system was also from Volkswagen do Brasil.[3][5][7]
The air-cooled four-cylinder boxer engine was supplied with fuel by two 32 mm Solex carburetor.[3][8] The displacement was 1584 cc the power output of the civilian version was stated to be up to 54 hp, the police version was said to have reached 68 hp at 4600 min-1.[8][9]
The Amazon had the elegance and power of a truck.
— Hugo Wilson[4]
References edit
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g "Estradeira nacional dos anos 1970 foi alternativa na época de proibição das importações" [The 1970s national roadster was an alternative at the time of the import ban] (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "1983 Amazonas detailed performance review, speed vs rpm and accelerations chart". motorbikecatalog.com. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ a b c d Scharinger, João F. "Lexicar Brasil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ a b Wilson 2001, p. 307
- ^ a b c "José and the Amazonas". amcn.com.au. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ "Motovolks, opção nacional" [Motovolks, a national choice] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ Torchinsky, Jason (2017-06-07). "Brazil Once Turned VW Beetles Into The Biggest And Maybe Worst Motorcycles Ever". jalopnik.com. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ a b "VWビートルの1600ccエンジンを積んだ巨大バイク「アマゾネス」を覚えているか？" [Remember the "Amazonas," the giant bike with a 1600cc VW Beetle engine?]. -mc-web.jb (in Japanese). 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ Ewald & Murrer 1999, p. 22
- Bibliography
- Wilson, Hugo (2001). Das Lexikon vom Motorrad [The encyclopedia of the motorcycle] (in German). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-613-01719-9.
- Ewald, S.; Murrer, G. (1999). Enzyklopädie des Motorrads [Motorcycle encyclopedia] (in German). Weltbild Verlag. ISBN 3-86047-142-2.
External links edit
- (in French) Amazonas
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