Year | 1988 |
Battery | 12V, 5Ah |
Bore x Stroke | 56 x 50.6 mm |
Capacity | 249 cc / 15.2 cu in |
Clutch | Wet, multi-plate |
Compression Ratio | 7.5 :1 |
Consumption Average | 7.8 L/100 km / 12.8 km/l / 30 US mpg / 36.0 Imp mpg |
Cooling System | Liquid cooled |
Dimensions | Length: 2015 mm / 79.3 in Width: 695 mm / 27.4 in Height: 1065 mm / 41.9 in |
Dry Weight | 128 kg / 282 lbs |
Engine | Two stroke, 90° V- twin, reed valve |
Final Drive | Chain, DID520V2, 114 links |
Frame | Twin spar, aluminium |
Front Wheel Travel | 120 mm / 4.7 in |
Front Brakes | 2 x 290 mm Discs ,4 piston calipers |
Front Suspension | Telescopic fork, 5-way adjustable with anti-dive, oil dampened |
Front Tyre | 110/70-17 |
Fuel Capacity | 17 Litres / 4.5 US gal / 3.7 Imp gal |
Gear Ratios | 1st 2.454 (27/11) / 2nd 1.625 (26/16) / 3rd 1.235 (21/17) / 4th 1.045 (23/22) / 5th 0.916 (22/24) / 6th 0.840 (21/25) |
Ground Clearance | 120 mm / 4.7 in |
Ignition | Pointless Electrical Ignition |
Induction | 2 x Mikuni VM32SS semi-flat carburetors |
Lean Angle | 58° |
Max Power | 35.7 kW / 49 hp @ 9500 rpm |
Max Torque | 40 Nm / 4.1 kgf-m / 29.5 lb-ft @ 8000 rpm |
Model. | Suzuki RGV 250 |
Oil Capacity | 1.1 Litres / 12 US qt / 1.0 Imp qt |
Primary Reduction | 2.565 (59/23) |
Rake | 26o |
Rear Wheel Travel | 140 mm / 5.5 in |
Rear Brakes | Single 210 mm disc, 1 piston caliper |
Rear Suspension | Full Floater, mono-shock, gas/oil damped, 7-way adjustable |
Rear Tyre | 140/60-18 |
Road Test | Motosprint 1989 Suzuki RGV250 Yamaha TZR250 Kawasaki KR1 Bike |
Seat Height | 755 mm / 29.7 in |
Spark Plug | NGK BR9ES |
Standing ¼ Mile | 12.9 sec / 160 km/ / 100 mph |
Starting | Kick |
Top Speed | 202 km/h / 125 mph |
Trail | 110 mm / 4.3 in |
Transmission | 6 Speed, constant mesh |
Turning Radius | 3.1 m / 10.2 ft |
Wheelbase | 1375 mm / 54.1 in |