My bikes, 30 years ago this week. Nice brace of 'strokers?
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CorvetteConvert said:
My RG500 'special' was one of the fastest bikes I have ever had. .......... and had around 140 bhp
You sure about that - IIRC, the RD500 was very difficult to extract high power like that from and the RG was the tuneable engine - even that struggles to get the high 130´s... With the RD you had to go to big barrels from the 350 powervalve to get high power... I might be talking total shoite though as I got rid of my 500 LC a looooong time ago in 1991 (unfortunately..!)Will have to go have a google
Farlig said:
CorvetteConvert said:
My RG500 'special' was one of the fastest bikes I have ever had. .......... and had around 140 bhp
You sure about that - IIRC, the RD500 was very difficult to extract high power like that from and the RG was the tuneable engine - even that struggles to get the high 130´s... With the RD you had to go to big barrels from the 350 powervalve to get high power... I might be talking total shoite though as I got rid of my 500 LC a looooong time ago in 1991 (unfortunately..!)Will have to go have a google
Looking back just now through loads of photo albums, the RD500 had 126 bhp and the RG500 138 bhp. My RD350YPVS had 72 bhp.
All 3 were in pretty radical tune with big carbs., race pipes and uprated ignition, etc.
Edited by CorvetteConvert on Wednesday 2nd December 14:54
CorvetteConvert said:
Stan Stephens is the man to ask, he tuned both bikes to the highest tune he said would still be ride-able on the street.
Looking back just now through loads of photo albums, the RD500 had 126 bhp and the RG500 138 bhp. My RD350YPVS had 72 bhp.
All 3 were in pretty radical tune with big carbs., race pipes and uprated ignition, etc.
Sorry bud, slap me for not reading your post right, for some reason I thought it said RD special Looking back just now through loads of photo albums, the RD500 had 126 bhp and the RG500 138 bhp. My RD350YPVS had 72 bhp.
All 3 were in pretty radical tune with big carbs., race pipes and uprated ignition, etc.
Edited by CorvetteConvert on Wednesday 2nd December 14:54
138bhp in a lightweight RGV250 must have been mental - I had an RGV 250M for a while... After coming off a Gixxer I was amazed at the lightweight & handling even with it´s original power it was fairly rapid, and even more nippy after I siezed it and rebuilt with an SS Stage III that took it close to 70hp... but with double that it would have been totally wild!!
I´m really lusting after a 500cc mental stroker now again... But, it´s sacrilege to carve up these old beasts for such a project nowadays..
Maybe need one of these in one of these
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