Suzuki RG 500 XR 40
Lucchinelli 1981
Lucchinelli's bike is a recent purchase but is part of one of the most beautiful stories about Italian pilots.
I admired it at Imola and Misano never suspecting that one day it would have been mine.
Genesio Bevilacqua
Front suspension
Traditional telescopic fork with anti dive system
Front brake
Self-ventilated disc with "boomerang" arm
Frame
Tubular double cradle
with double Kayaba shock absorber
Engine
Four-cylinder 2t 498 cc rotary disc intake
powered by 4 32mm magnesium Mikuni carburetors
Maximum power 125 hp at 11,200 rpm
Lucchinelli's bike is a recent purchase but is part of one of the most beautiful stories about Italian pilots.
I admired it at Imola and Misano never suspecting that one day it would have been mine.
Genesio Bevilacqua
Front suspension
Traditional telescopic fork with anti dive system
Front brake
Self-ventilated disc with "boomerang" arm
Frame
Tubular double cradle
with double Kayaba shock absorber
Engine
Four-cylinder 2t 498 cc rotary disc intake
powered by 4 32mm magnesium Mikuni carburetors
Maximum power 125 hp at 11,200 rpm
Data sheet
Motore:
quattro cilindri in quadrato a due tempi
Alesaggio x corsa:
56×50,5 mm.
Cilindrata:
498 cc
Raffreddamento:
a liquido
Alimentazione:
quattro carburatori Mikuni da 34 mm.
Trasmissione primaria:
a ingranaggi
Trasmissione secondaria:
a catena
Frizione:
a dischi multipli a secco
Cambio:
a sei rapporti
Potenza max:
130 CV a 11.200 gg/m’
Telaio:
a doppia culla continua in tubi
Sospensione anteriore:
forcella telescopica
Sospensione posteriore:
due ammortizzatori posteriori
Freno anteriore:
a doppio disco
Freno posteriore:
disco singolo
“Lately I've heard of an official team trying to find a solution to keep the rear end of the bike down when braking. On this bike we had already found a solution: a linkage anchored to the upper part of the frame, which we called "boomerang" and which made the rear brake anchorage float, including the caliper. With this system, in violent braking, the bike remained "seated" and stable. It was 1980 ...”