RS50 (1997 - present) review
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Pros
That's a 50? Sweeeeeeet...
Cons
Let's hope daddy helps with the bills, or you'll need another paper round...
Modern Fizzie? Not for the mechanically ignorant, but a proper motorbike nevertheless. Will guarantee you get a Frenchie at the school gates. Probably.
Modern Fizzie? Not for the mechanically ignorant, but a proper motorbike nevertheless. Will guarantee you get a Frenchie at the school gates. Probably.
| Length (mm) | 1920 |
| Width (mm) | 675 |
| Height (mm) | 1155 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Seat Height (mm) | 810 |
| Suspension Front | Upside-down hydraulic action telescopic fork, 40 mm Ø inners, wheel travel 120 mm |
| Suspension Rear | Cast aluminium swing-arm with asymmetrical members, thin walled structural shell, single hydraulic monoshock, wheel travel 120 mm |
| Adjustability Rear | adjustable spring preload, |
| Wheels Front | 2.50 x 17 |
| Wheels Rear | 3.00 x 17 |
| Tyres Front | 90/80 ZR 17 |
| Tyres Rear | 110/80 ZR 17 |
| Brakes Front | floating calliper, disk Ø 320 mm, four parallel pi |
| Brakes Rear | single disk, Ø 220 mm, twin piston calliper, pisto |
| Tank Capacity (litres) | 13 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 1280 |
| Chassis | Cast aluminium sloping twin-spar with thin walled structural shell and cross rib reinforcement |
| Cubic Capacity (cc) | 50 |
| Bore (mm) | 40.3 |
| Stroke (mm) | 39 |
| Valve Gear | Reed |
| Compression Ratio | 12.05 |
| Ignition | Electronic, capacitor discharge |
| Cooling | Liquid cooled |
| Fuel Delivery | Dell'Orto Carburettor |
| Stroke Type | Two Stroke |
| Drive | Chain |
