Key performance
60 ch
Power
498 cc
Displacement
775 mm
Seat height
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Technical specifications
Changements 1980 → 1995
- Power
- 52.0 ch @ 9000 tr/min (38.0 kW) → 60.0 ch @ 9800 tr/min (43.8 kW)
- Torque
- 44.1 Nm @ 7500 tr/min → 45.1 Nm @ 8500 tr/min
- Engine type
- In-line four, four-stroke → Twin, four-stroke
- Cooling
- Air → —
- Compression ratio
- 9.5:1 → —
- Bore × stroke
- 55.0 x 52.4 mm (2.2 x 2.1 inches) → —
- Valves/cylinder
- 2 → 4
- Fuel system
- Carburettor. TK → —
- Valve timing
- Double Overhead Cams/Twin Cam (DOHC) → —
- Front suspension
- Telescopic fork → —
- Rear suspension
- Dual shocks → —
- Front brakes
- Double disc → Dual disc
- Front tyre
- 3.25-19 → —
- Rear tyre
- 3.75-18 → —
- Seat height
- — → 775.00 mm
- Fuel capacity
- 15.00 L → —
- Weight
- 210.00 kg → —
- Dry weight
- — → 179.00 kg
Engine
- Displacement
- 498 cc
- Power
- 60.0 ch @ 9800 tr/min (43.8 kW)
- Torque
- 45.1 Nm @ 8500 tr/min
- Engine type
- Twin, four-stroke
- Valves/cylinder
- 4
Chassis
- Gearbox
- 6-speed
- Final drive
- Chain (final drive)
Brakes
- Front brakes
- Dual disc
- Rear brakes
- Single disc
Dimensions
- Seat height
- 775.00 mm
- Dry weight
- 179.00 kg
Indicators & positioning
Volumetric power
120.5 ch/L
In category Sport touring · 249-996cc displacement (1318 motorcycles compared)
Power 60 ch Top 76%
29 ch median 79 ch 115 ch
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