| Year | 1997 |
| Bore x Stroke | 98 x 66 mm |
| Braking 100 km/h - 0 | 37.9 m / 124.3 ft |
| Braking 60 km/h - 0 | 12.9 m / 42.3 ft |
| Capacity | 996 cc / 60.8 cu-in |
| Clutch | Wet, multiple discs, cable operated |
| Compression Ratio | 11.3:1 |
| Consumption Average | 6.2 L/100 km / 16.1 km/l / 37.9 US mpg / 45.5 Imp mpg |
| Cooling System | Liquid cooled |
| Dimensions | Length 2065 mm / 81.3 in Width 715 mm / 28.1 in Height 1175 mm / 46.3 in |
| Dry Weight | 191 kg / 421 lbs |
| Engine | Four stroke, 90°-V-twin, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder |
| Final Drive | Chain |
| Frame | Aluminium, trellis frame |
| Front Brakes | 2 x 320mm Discs, 4 piston calipers |
| Front Suspension | 43 mm Inverted telescopic fork, coil spring, fully adjustable spring preload, rebound and compression damping |
| Front Tyre | 120/70-17 |
| Front Wheel Travel | 120 mm / 4.7 in |
| Fuel Capacity | 17 Litres / 4.4 US gal / 3.7 Imp gal |
| Ground Clearance | 140 mm / 5.5 in |
| Ignition | Digital transistorized |
| Induction | 2 x 52 mm Mikuni Denso EFI |
| Lubrication | Wet sump |
| Max Power | 91.1 kW / 125 hp @ 8500 rpm |
| Max Power Rear Tyre | 84.8 kW / 113.7 hp @ 8500 rpm |
| Max Torque | 103 Nm / 10.5 kgf-m / 75.9 lb-ft @ 8000 rpm |
| Rear Brakes | Single 220 mm disc, 2 piston caliper |
| Rear Suspension | Rotary damping system, fully adjustable spring preload, compression and rebound damping |
| Rear Tyre | 180/60-17 |
| Rear Wheel Travel | 128 mm / 5.0 in |
| Road Tests | Motoplus 1997 Motosprint 1997 |
| Seat Height | 835 mm / 32.9 in |
| Spark Plug | NGK, CR9EK |
| Standing ¼ Mile | 10.9 sec / 208.4 km/h / 129.5 mph |
| Starting | Electric |
| Top Speed | 257.8 km/h / 160.2 mph |
| Transmission | 6 Speed |
| Wet Weight | 211 kg / 463 lbs |
| Wheelbase | 1415 mm / 55.7 in |
