Yamaha RX-135
The Yamaha RX-135 (also popularly known under the name RX-King or RX-K or simply RX in Southeast Asia, especially India & Indonesia) is a motorcycle with a two-stroke produced by Yamaha since the 1990s.
Manufacturer | Yamaha Escorts Limited |
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Parent company | Yamaha Motor Company |
Production | 1997-2005 |
Predecessor | RX 100, RXG |
Successor | RX 135, RX-Z |
Class | Standard |
Engine | 2 stroke,air cooled, reed valve, gasoline 7 port torque induction, producing 11 hp (4 speed) & 14 hp (5 speed) |
Transmission | 4- or 5-speed manual |
Suspension | Telescopic fork (front), swing arm, (rear) |
Brakes | Drum (front and rear) |
Tires | 18" |
Wheelbase | 1,245 mm |
Dimensions | L: 1,965 mm W: 740 mm H: 1050 mm |
Seat height | 765 mm |
Fuel capacity | 10.5 Litres |
Oil capacity | 1.30 Litre 0.650 L (0.687 US qt) |
Fuel consumption | 35- 50 km/L highways |
The RX-135 was released around the end of the 1990s and in selected India cities, you could get a factory-shipped RX-135 until August 2005. There were two versions of this bike sold in India - the four-speed and the five-speed. The 5 speed version produced 14 horsepower.
In Indonesia the RX-135, firstly called as RX-K, produced in 1981–82, the in 1983 new model in cubical tank design and new more modern seat model, was released called the RX King - claiming 18.5 hp. Was still being produced until late 2007, but production was halted by the requirements of the EURO3 regulation. The late model RX-135 in Indonesia used a catalytic converter as part of the exhaust, which made it pass EURO2 regulations.
RX-135 also had been initially introduced as RXG with similar engine capacity but with numerous changes with bottom-end gearing (primary ratio), sprockets and cylinder design, stickering, ignition system and looks..
There are no more being produced as it was a two stroke engine and the two stroke engines were banned.