Key performance
42 ch
Power
499 cc
Displacement
210 kg
Weight
160 km/h
Top speed
13.0 L
Fuel capacity
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Technical specifications
Changements 1972 → 1978
- Displacement
- 498 cc → 499 cc
- Power
- 48.0 ch @ 9000 tr/min (35.0 kW) → 42.0 ch @ 8000 tr/min (30.7 kW)
- Torque
- 45.0 Nm @ 7500 tr/min → —
- Engine type
- In-line four, four-stroke → Twin, four-stroke
- Compression ratio
- 9.0:1 → 8.5:1
- Bore × stroke
- 56.0 x 50.6 mm (2.2 x 2.0 inches) → 70.0 x 64.8 mm (2.8 x 2.6 inches)
- Fuel system
- 4x 22mm Keihin → —
- Valve timing
- Overhead Cams (OHC) → Double Overhead Cams/Twin Cam (DOHC)
- Ignition
- Battery, with points → —
- Starter
- Electric starter supported with kickstarter → —
- Front suspension
- Telescopic fork. → —
- Rear suspension
- Swingarm, double hydraulic shock's with adjustable spring preload → —
- Front tyre
- 3.25-19 → 3 50-19
- Rear tyre
- 3.50-18 → 4.00-18
- Fuel capacity
- 14.00 L → 13.00 L
- Weight
- 202.00 kg → 210.00 kg
Engine
- Displacement
- 499 cc
- Power
- 42.0 ch @ 8000 tr/min (30.7 kW)
- Engine type
- Twin, four-stroke
- Cooling
- Air
- Compression ratio
- 8.5:1
- Bore × stroke
- 70.0 x 64.8 mm (2.8 x 2.6 inches)
- Valves/cylinder
- 2
- Valve timing
- Double Overhead Cams/Twin Cam (DOHC)
Chassis
- Gearbox
- 5-speed
- Final drive
- Chain (final drive)
Brakes
- Front brakes
- Single disc
- Rear brakes
- Expanding brake
- Front tyre
- 3 50-19
- Rear tyre
- 4.00-18
Dimensions
- Fuel capacity
- 13.00 L
- Weight
- 210.00 kg
Indicators & positioning
Weight-to-power ratio
0.20 ch/kg
Volumetric power
84.2 ch/L
In category Naked bike · 250-998cc displacement (2932 motorcycles compared)
Power 42 ch Top 90%
28 ch median 77 ch 140 ch
Weight 210 kg Lighter than 42%
168 kg median 205 kg 247 kg
P/W ratio 0.20 ch/kg Top 92%
0.17 median 0.37 0.67 ch/kg
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