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Back in mid 1980's I had the Black/red RG500, no idea how I survived lol, my brother had the RZ (Australia) 500, the RG was more powerful , lighter and better handling. My mate also had a Blue/White RG500, however his second gear kept dropping back to neutral under hard acceleration. which was pretty much always......
i bought a brand new 1971 Mach III from Jacks Go Shop in San Bruno Calif. I was 18 years old at the time. Only an idiot would call the Mach III the widow maker. 1 tooth larger on the engine sprocket would get me 9,500 rpm in 5 th gear. Putting drop handle bars makes the Mach III magic.
Anyone buying into these BS quick convert hydrogen by means of electrically separating the hydrogen from the water should take up that offer of coastal land in Arizona. This doesn't even take into account the "seal" necessary for hydrogen to burn. Refuculousness.
I wish that manufacturers would make 500cc 2 strokes as dedicated, hard core track only specials. No homologation bullcrap or road going engines that have to comply with emissions shit. Just limited editions for die hard enthusiasts! Im sure that they would sell no matter the price tag or upkeep!
Monocorque frame, Engine being a major part of the frame is a great concept to save weight and material. This concept is used in Royal Enfield meteor 350 too, the front lower part of the frame is the engine casing itself and has proven to be very rigid and stable. It's a great utilisation of strong engine bodies which happens to be surprisingly very stable. One may think of it as something that would harm the engine or something that wont be reliable or durable but it comes out otherwise.
The problem with all these bikes was the weight ive had the KZ and CBX from new and i was younger then the reason i sold them was to upgrade to faster lighter bikes
I have had a number of bikes over the years but without doubt the best bike I ever owned was my RG 500 Suzuki. It stood out from the crowd even tho it was a relatively small bike. I really regretted parting with that bike, biggest mistake I made but finances weren’t good back then so didn’t have much choice.
HUGH DEPRECIATION WHEN YOU DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT !!! You can get them for LESS THAN HALF the MSRP AFTER THE FIRST YEAR !!! BMW will not publish and offer a Manual because they will not release the proprietary information!!!!
I regret selling my 2006 999 to this day. Second hand prices are crazy right now, so they’re already gaining the monumental status that they deserve. The design still looks great today. The ride quality still on par with many current sport bikes. I’ve been riding a 1200S Multistrada for 6 years now, but still on the lookout to buy a decent 2005-2006 999. Sweet.
sadly the 750s were more popular at mid 80s. rg 500 came at the wrong time. if it was a couple of years earlier it could dominate. if it came later it could benefit from the late 80s design and technology which more or less it stands until today if you dont count euro 5 and electronics. bimota vdue is the best 500 example but only with carbs, injection ruined that bike
E-clutch will be the new tech on the motorcycle. No worries, the diehard old school mentality that wants to change gears without any help still has the option to do so. I myself enjoy stick shift on my previous vehicle, but do to crazy city traffic "Boston" I gave up & switched to auto since 2014. If I buy a motorcycle in the next year or so, it will be e-clutch for sure.
Well now this is a interesting video and a very interesting motorcycle. I owned the 1972 500 triple H1 Kawasaki and then I bought a 75-900cc Z1 Kawasaki. They were both awesome machines and I enjoyed both of them immensely. At that time I didn't care how they handle. I just wanted to go fast.
If you think about how rare the 1299 is on the road it being a "dirtier" motor, on the grand scale makes no environmental impact. Fact is the V-twin could not compete with the inline 4 any longer. The V-twin was just maxed out. Honda, Aprilia all gave up the V-twin in WSBK for a reason. Ducati was just a bit more stubborn to make it happen.
Taught neighbor's son to ride at age 7 he learned early. He managed to buy one of these at age 17 .....Glad to say he lived to talk about owning this monster of a Bike ......His early respect for Bikes was key .
