Editing Universal Japanese Motorcycle (section)

== Specification ==
The UJM had an advanced design and an excellent specification compared to contemporary European and American competition.<ref name="Hetrick"/> The press described it as cheap, reliable, easy to ride,<ref name="kz400" /> manufactured with precision,<ref name="Cycle1976">{{Cite journal|date=November 1976|editor-last=Neilson|editor-first=Cook|editor-link=Cook Neilson|title=Kawasaki KZ650|volume=27|issue=11|pages=29–36|journal=[[Cycle (magazine)|Cycle]]}}</ref> and with a reputation for excellence.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dqralyWDVUkC&dq=universal+japanese+motorcycle%22&pg=PA54 |title=The perfect motorcycle : how to choose, find and buy the perfect new or used bike|last1=Domino|first1=Kevin|date=2009|publisher=671 Press|isbn=978-0-9821733-3-6|edition=Ed. 1.0|location=USA|page=54|access-date=4 January 2019}}</ref>

Technical specifications typically included a standard riding position, front [[disc brake]], conventional tubular [[Motorcycle frame|frame]] and telescopic front forks and twin-shock rear [[Suspension (motorcycle)|suspension]]. The engine was typically an [[Inline-four engine|inline four cylinder]] [[Air-cooled engine|air cooled]] [[Four-stroke engine|four-stroke]] [[transverse engine]], with a [[carburetor]] for each cylinder, and single, or double, overhead [[camshafts]]. The [[unit construction]] engine was mated to a five or six speed [[manual transmission]],<ref name="Cycle1976" /> and had an electric starter.