Key performance

🔧
1700 cc
Displacement
⚖️
378 kg
Weight
💺
729 mm
Seat height
20.1 L
Fuel capacity
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Technical specifications

Changements 2009 2013
Torque
146.5 Nm @ 2750 tr/min
Ignition
TCBI with Digital Advance
Final drive
Chain   (final drive) Belt   (final drive)
Front suspension
45mm hydraulic fork / 5.5 in. 43mm hydraulic fork / 5.5 in.
Seat height
749.00 mm 729.00 mm
Wheelbase
1689.00 mm 1666.00 mm
Ground clearance
140.00 mm
Height
1440.00 mm 1466.00 mm
Weight
373.10 kg 378.30 kg

Engine

Displacement
1700 cc
Torque
146.5 Nm @ 2750 tr/min
Engine type
V2, four-stroke
Cooling
Liquid
Compression ratio
9.5:1
Bore × stroke
102.0 x 104.0 mm (4.0 x 4.1 inches)
Valves/cylinder
4
Fuel system
Injection. Digital fuel injection, dual 42mm throttle bodies
Valve timing
Single Overhead Cams (SOHC)
Ignition
TCBI with Digital Advance
Starter
Electric

Chassis

Frame
Steel, double-cradle with box-section single-tube backbone
Gearbox
6-speed
Final drive
Belt   (final drive)
Front suspension
43mm hydraulic fork / 5.5 in.
Rear suspension
Swingarm with twin air-assisted shocks, with 4-way rebound damping / 3.1 in.

Brakes

Front brakes
Double disc
Rear brakes
Single disc
Front tyre
130/90-16
Rear tyre
170/70-16

Dimensions

Seat height
729.00 mm
Wheelbase
1666.00 mm
Ground clearance
140.00 mm
Length
2499.00 mm
Width
1026.00 mm
Height
1466.00 mm
Fuel capacity
20.06 L
Weight
378.30 kg

Indicators & positioning

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Torque / weight
0.39 Nm/kg
In category Touring · 850-3400cc displacement (1550 motorcycles compared)
Weight 378 kg Lighter than 35%
250 kg median 356 kg 423 kg

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