Editing Suzuki RG500 Walter Wolf

{{Infobox Motorcycle
|name             = [[Suzuki]] RG500 Walter Wolf
|image            = [[File:suzuki_rg400walter_87_05.jpg|frameless|Suzuki RG500 Walter Wolf]]
|aka              = 
|manufacturer     = Suzuki
|parent_company   =
|production       = 1987 - 88
|model_year       =
|predecessor      =
|successor        =
|class            =
|engine           = Two stroke, square four cylinder, rotary [[valve]] with exhaust [[port]] valves
|bore_stroke      =
|compression      = 7.0:1
|top_speed        = 236.4 km/h / 146.9 mph
|power            =
|torque           =
|fuel_system      =
|ignition         = Suzuki PEI
|spark_plug       = NGK, BR9ES
|battery          =
|transmission     = 6 Speed
|frame            = Steel, double cradle frame
|suspension       =Front: Air adjustable fork with 38mm tubes, adjustable spring preload and anti [[dive]] valuing. <br>
Rear: Shock absorber, adjustable for spring preload
|brakes           =Front: 2 x 260 mm Discs, 4 [[piston]] [[calipers]] <br>Rear: Single 210 mm disc, 2 piston caliper
|front_tire       = {{tire|110/90 V16}} 
|rear_tire   	  = {{tire|120/90 V17}} 
|rake_trail       =
|wheelbase        = 1425 mm / 56.1 in
|length           =
|width            =
|height           =
|seat_height      = 770 mm / 30.3 in
|dry_weight       = 156 kg / 339.5 lbs
|wet_weight       = 175 kg / 386 lbs
|fuel_capacity    = 22 Litres / 5.8 US gal / 4.8 Imp gal
|oil_capacity     =
|fuel_consumption =
|turning_radius   =
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}}

It could reach a top speed of 236.4 km/h / 146.9 mph.  

==Engine==
The engine was a Liquid cooled cooled Two stroke, square four cylinder, rotary valve with exhaust port valves. The engine featured a 7.0:1 [[compression ratio]].  

==Drive==
Power was moderated via the Wet, cable operated.  

==Chassis==
It came with a 110/90 V16 front [[tire]] and a 120/90 V17 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via 2 x 260 mm Discs, 4 piston calipers in the front and a Single 210 mm disc, 2 piston [[caliper]] in the rear. The front suspension was a  Air adjustable fork with 38mm tubes, adjustable spring preload and anti dive valuing. while the rear was equipped with a Shock absorber, adjustable for spring preload. The RG500 Walter Wolf was fitted with a 22 Litres / 5.8 US gal / 4.8 Imp gal fuel tank. The bike weighed just 156 kg / 339.5 lbs. The wheelbase was 1425 mm / 56.1 in long.  
== Photos ==
[[File:suzuki_rg400walter_87_05.jpg|600px|Suzuki RG500 Walter Wolf]]
[[File:suzuki_rg400walter_87_02.jpg|600px|Suzuki RG500 Walter Wolf]]

== Overview ==
Suzuki RG 500 Gamma

Walter Wolf
























Suzuki have been developing and
refining a square four, two-stroke motorcycle for years. Since 1976 they
have had at least one new model for every year but none of them was for
sale. They were the exclusive property of the paid factory riders and were
all works race bikes.

Barry Sheene won the 1976 and 1977 500cc World
Championships on an RG500. So did Marco Lucchinelli in 1981 and Franco
Uncini in 1982. At the highest level of competition, the blue riband 500cc
Grand Prix, Suzuki's RG has always been a fierce and formidable contender.

In 1985, Suzuki unveiled a
stunning, spellbinding RG500 Gamma for the road. One might describe it as an
authentic racer with lights.


The race replica wars have certainly come a
long way: replicas are now arguably as fast as some of the original racers
on which they are based. Like the racing Gamma's, the street-legal RG is a
liquid-cooled, twin crank, square four with disc valve induction. Fed by
four ultra-thin, 28mm flat slide Mikuni carburettors located on the outside
of each cylinder, and with the gas helped by Suzuki's intake power chamber
on the way in and their power valve on the way out, the Gamma revs way
beyond the redline and makes power in huge peaks of blistering stomp.



There
is little below 6,000rpm but it revs hard and fast to 9,000 where it starts
falling away but then at 9,500rpm it is suddenly back on the pipe and
bang, it revs wildly and is making horsepower up to 12,000rpm.
Acceleration is mind-bending. Whacking open the throttle has those four
tiny, delicate carburettors dancing at the end of their cables and cracking
instantly into life. Run flat out through six well-spaced gears, it is
still accelerating at 135mph and 9,500rpm in top.



Despite its peaky rev-craziness,
the engine is not animal-like in behaviour and response. It is possible to
drop below 6,000rpm without it dying or oiling up the plugs. The power is
progressive and fairly smooth for a two-stroke.

At 3401b the Gamma is remarkably
light for its size but it is also fairly tall. The alloy double cradle frame
and full floater monoshock suspension do a fine job of keeping the wheels on
the ground. The steering is not just quick but fast. It needs a positive,
deliberate riding style but the reward is razor-sharp handling and beautiful
roadholding. In order to reduce speed quickly the bike has very powerful
brakes - twin 260mm front discs with four pot calipers that used hard will
tear the rubber off the 16in front tyre.


The release of the RG500 poses an
interesting question. Mechanically, the bike is very closely related to the
legendary RG racer. Would a suitably prepared version of the road bike have
been capable of winning a 500cc GP race in the late 1970s? Who knows? The
detail work on the RG is of such a high and exotic standard that it can only
have been learnt from Suzuki's many years of developing and campaigning
their factory racers. That is over ten years of racing secrets made
available for the road. Blessed with an immaculate pedigree and a reputation
forged on the racetracks of the world, the Gamma is an extremely fast and
mighty projectile. Excitement guaranteed.
{|  class="wikitable"
|- 
!Make Model
|Suzuki RG 500 Gamma Walter Wolf
|- 
!Year
|1987 - 88
|- 
!Engine Type
|Two stroke, square four cylinder, rotary valve with exhaust port valves
|- 
!Displacement
|498 cc / 30.4 cu in
|- 
!Bore X Stroke
|56 x 50.6 mm
|- 
!Cooling System
|Liquid cooled
|- 
!Compression
|7.0:1
|- 
!Lubrication
|Wet sump
|- 
!Induction
|4 x 28mm Mikuni VM28SH Flatslide carburetors
|- 
!Ignition
|Suzuki PEI
|- 
!Spark Plug
|NGK, BR9ES
|- 
!Starting
|Kick
|- 
!Max Power
|70 kW / 95 hp @ 9000 rpm
|- 
!Max Power Rear Tire
|61.9 kW / 83 hp @ 10000 rpm
|- 
!Max Torque
|72 Nm / 7.3 kgf-m 53.1 lb-ft @ 9000 rpm
|- 
!Clutch
|Wet, cable operated
|- 
!Transmission
|6 Speed
|- 
!Final Drive
|Chain, 2.500 (40/16)
|- 
!Primary Drive Ratio
|2.230 (58/26)
|- 
!Gear Ratio
|1st 2.636 (29/11) / 2nd 1.750 (28/16) / 3th 1.380 (29/21) / 4th 1.173 (27/23) / 5th 1.045 (23/22) / 6th 0.956 (22/23)
|- 
!Frame
|Steel, double cradle frame
|- 
!Front Suspension
|Air adjustable fork with 38mm tubes, adjustable spring preload and anti dive valuing.
|- 
!Front Wheel Travel
|130 mm / 5.2 in
|- 
!Rear Suspension
|Shock absorber, adjustable for spring preload
|- 
!Rear Wheel Travel
|126 mm / 4.9 in
|- 
!Front Brakes
|2 x 260 mm Discs, 4 piston calipers
|- 
!Rear Brakes
|Single 210 mm disc, 2 piston caliper
|- 
!Front Tire
|110/90 V16
|- 
!Rear Tire
|120/90 V17
|- 
!Dimensions
|Length 2100 mm / 82.7 in Width 695 mm / 27.4 in Height 1185 mm / 46.7 in
|- 
!Wheelbase
|1425 mm / 56.1 in
|- 
!Seat Height
|770 mm / 30.3 in
|- 
!Ground Clearance
|120 mm / 4.7 in
|- 
!Dry Weight
|156 kg / 339.5 lbs
|- 
!Wet Weight
|175 kg / 386 lbs
|- 
!Fuel Capacity
|22 Litres / 5.8 US gal / 4.8 Imp gal
|- 
!Consumption Average
|8.7 L/100 km / 11.5 km/l / 27 US mpg / 32.5 Imp mpg
|- 
!Braking 60 Km/h - 0
|16 m / 52.5 ft
|- 
!Braking 100 Km/h - 0
|39.2 m / 18.6 ft
|- 
!Standing ¼ Mile
|11.2 sec / 193.9 km/h / 120.5 mph
|- 
!Top Speed
|236.4 km/h / 146.9 mph
|- 
!Road Test
|Motociclismo Motosprint Group Test

|}
== Videos ==
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