| PIAGGIO BV Tourer 500 | BMW R 12 |
|---|
| engine specs | |
| Type | |
|---|---|
| liquid-cooled, single cylinder, four-stroke catalytic Piaggio MASTER | Water-cooled, 2-cylinder, four-stroke boxer engine with four valves per cylinder operated by cam followers and two overhead camshafts per cylinder |
| Displacement | |
| 460 cm3 | 1170 cm3 |
| Bore X Stroke | |
| 3.6x2.7 in OR 91 mm | 4.0x2.9 in OR 102 mm |
| Horsepower | |
| 39/7500 KW(hp)/RPM | 95/6500 KW(hp)/RPM |
| Torque | |
| 32/5500 lb-ft/RPM OR 43/5500 Nm/RPM | 81/6000 lb-ft/RPM OR 110/6000 Nm/RPM |
| Fuel System | |
| EFI | - |
| transmission specs | |
| Gearbox | |
|---|---|
| CVT | 6-speed |
| Clutch | |
| dry, centrifugal, automatic | - |
| Final Drive | |
| - | Shaft |
| chassis specs | |
| Frame | |
|---|---|
| twin cradle, high-tensile steel tubes | Tubular space frame in steel, engine self-supporting |
| Front Suspension | |
| 41mm telescopic hydraulic forks | USD telescopic forks, 45 mm |
| Rear Suspension | |
| two dual effect hydraulic dampers, four-position coil spring | Aluminium Paralever swinging arm, directly linked WAD spring strut, spring base and rebound damping adjustable |
| Front Brake | |
| dual 260 mm discs, 2-piston calipers | Twin disc brake, floating brake discs, 310 mm, 4-piston monobloc fixed calipers |
| Rear Brake | |
| 240 mm disc | Single disc brake, 265 mm, 2-piston floating caliper |
| dimension specs | |
| Overall Length | |
|---|---|
| 87.2 in OR 2215 mm | 86.6 in OR 2200 mm |
| Overall Width | |
| 30.3 in OR 770 mm | 32.7 in OR 831 mm |
| Seat Height | |
| 30.9 in OR 785 mm | 29.7 in OR 754 mm |
| Weight | |
| 417 lbs OR 189 kg | 500 lbs OR 227 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | |
| 3.5 gallons OR 13.2 L | 3.7 gallons OR 14.0 L |
| Wheelbase | |
| 61 in OR 1549 mm | 59.8 in OR 1519 mm |
| tyres specs | |
| Front | |
|---|---|
| 110/70, 16in | 100/90-19 |
| Rear | |
| 150/70, 14in | 150/80-16 |
