| VELOCETTE MSS | APRILIA RS 457 |
|---|
| engine specs | |
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Single cylinder, 4-stroke, Air-cooled | liquid-cooled twin-cylinder engine with dual camshaft timing and four valves per cylinder |
| Displacement | |
| 499 cm3 | - |
| Bore X Stroke | |
| 3.4x3.4 in OR 86 mm | - |
| Compression Ratio | |
| 6.75:1 | - |
| Horsepower | |
| 27/5000 KW(hp)/RPM | 48/- KW(hp)/RPM |
| Fuel System | |
| Carburetor | - |
| transmission specs | |
| Gearbox | |
|---|---|
| 4-Speed | - |
| Final Drive | |
| Chain | - |
| chassis specs | |
| Frame | |
|---|---|
| - | Aluminium frame |
| Front Suspension | |
| Telescopic fork with 2-way hydraulic damping | - |
| Rear Suspension | |
| Woodhead-Monroe springs with hydraulic damping, later Armstrong and Girling, adjustable | - |
| Front Brake | |
| Drum | - |
| Rear Brake | |
| Drum | - |
| dimension specs | |
| Overall Length | |
|---|---|
| 83.9 in OR 2131 mm | - |
| Overall Width | |
| 27.6 in OR 701 mm | - |
| Seat Height | |
| 30.5 in OR 775 mm | - |
| Weelbase | |
| 53.7 in OR 1364 mm | - |
| Ground Clearance | |
| 5.5 in OR 140 mm | - |
| Weight | |
| 408 lbs OR 185 kg | 351 lbs OR 159 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | |
| 5.1 gallons OR 19.3 L | - |
| Wheelbase | |
| 53.7 in OR 1364 mm | - |
| tyres specs | |
| Front | |
|---|---|
| 3.25 x 19" | - |
| Rear | |
| 3.25 x 19" | - |
