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BIMOTA 500 V-DUE EVOLUZIONE 1998

BIMOTA 500 V-DUE EVOLUZIONE 1998
BIMOTA 500 V-DUE EVOLUZIONE 1998 · Photo: Andrew Napier (Flickr), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Spec sheet
MODELBIMOTA 500 V-DUE EVOLUZIONE 1998
Year1998
Engine TypeTwo-stroke 90° V-twin
Displacement / Capacity499 cc / 30.45 cu in
Bore X Stroke72 x 61.25 mm
Compression Ratio12.0:1
Cooling SystemLiquid cooled
Max Power76.6 kW / 105 hp @ 9000 rpm
Max Torque90 Nm / 66.4 lb-ft @ 8000 rpm
Ignition—
InductionCarburettors
Start SystemElectric
TRANSMISSION SPECS
Lubrication—
Gear Box6-speed
Clutch—
Final DriveChain
CHASSIS SPECS
FrameOval-section light aluminium alloy tubes
Front Suspension46 mm Paioli telescopic fork, fully adjustable
Rear SuspensionMonoshock, adjustable for preload and damping
Front Brakes2 x 320 mm discs
Rear BrakesSingle 230 mm disc
DIMENSION SPECS
Overall Length—
Overall Width—
Overall Height—
Seat Height820 mm / 32.3 in
Wheelbase1340 mm / 52.8 in
Ground Clearance—
Dry Weight176 kg / 388 lbs
Wet Weight—
WHEEL SPECS
Front Tyre120/70 ZR17
Rear Tyre180/55 ZR17
FUEL SYSTEM
Fuel Capacity20 Litres / 5.3 US gal
Fuel Consumption—
Top Speed265.5 km/h / 165 mph
Bimota file

The Evoluzione was Bimota's reworked V-Due after the troubled fuel-injected launch bikes. It dropped the direct injection system for carburettors while keeping the 500 cc two-stroke V-twin and the aluminium chassis. Very few were built, so it is mainly a collector's machine.