Key performance

⚡
48 ch
Power
🔧
498 cc
Displacement
⚖️
202 kg
Weight
🏎️
179 km/h
Top speed
⛽
14.0 L
Fuel capacity
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Technical specifications

Changements 2000 → 1976
Displacement
499 cc → 498 cc
Power
58.0 ch @ 9500 tr/min (42.3 kW) → 48.0 ch @ 9000 tr/min (35.0 kW)
Torque
48.0 Nm @ 8000 tr/min → —
Engine type
Twin, four-stroke → In-line four, four-stroke
Cooling
Liquid → Air
Compression ratio
10.5:1 → 9.0:1
Bore × stroke
73 x 59.6 mm → 56.0 x 50.6 mm (2.2 x 2.0 inches)
Valves/cylinder
4 → 2
Camshafts
2 ACT → —
Valve timing
— → Overhead Cams (OHC)
Frame
double berceau acier → —
Gearbox
6-speed → 5-speed
Front suspension
Fourche téléhydraulique Ø 37 mm, déb : 120 mm → —
Rear suspension
2 amortisseurs latéraux, déb : 125 mm → —
Rear brakes
Single disc → Expanding brake
Front tyre
110/80-17 → 3.25-19
Front tyre pressure
2.00 bar → —
Rear tyre
130/80-17 → 3.50-18
Rear tyre pressure
2.25 bar → —
Seat height
775.00 mm → —
Wheelbase
1435.00 mm → —
Fuel capacity
18.00 L → 14.00 L
Weight
198.00 kg → 202.00 kg
Dry weight
173.00 kg → —
New price
5 483 € → —

Engine

Displacement
498 cc
Power
48.0 ch @ 9000 tr/min (35.0 kW)
Engine type
In-line four, four-stroke
Cooling
Air
Compression ratio
9.0:1
Bore × stroke
56.0 x 50.6 mm (2.2 x 2.0 inches)
Valves/cylinder
2
Valve timing
Overhead Cams (OHC)

Chassis

Gearbox
5-speed
Final drive
Chain   (final drive)

Brakes

Front brakes
Single disc
Rear brakes
Expanding brake
Front tyre
3.25-19
Rear tyre
3.50-18

Dimensions

Fuel capacity
14.00 L
Weight
202.00 kg

Indicators & positioning

⚡
Weight-to-power ratio
0.24 ch/kg
🔧
Volumetric power
96.4 ch/L
In category Naked bike · 249-996cc displacement (2766 motorcycles compared)
Power 48 ch Top 79%
26 ch median 74 ch 130 ch
Weight 202 kg Lighter than 52%
161 kg median 202 kg 242 kg
P/W ratio 0.24 ch/kg Top 82%
0.15 median 0.36 0.61 ch/kg

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