The Ducati Mototrans 500 Twin was a 496 cc air-cooled parallel-twin motorcycle built in Barcelona by Mototrans under licence from Ducati from 1976 to 1982. Its two cylinders were inclined 10 degrees from the vertical, with a chain-driven overhead camshaft, a five-speed gearbox, an electric starter and Brembo disc brakes, and the makers claimed 47 horsepower at 8,000 rpm and a top speed of about 160 km/h. It gave Mototrans its chance to enter the large-capacity market, but the machine proved a commercial failure: a flaw in the oil system forced a cooling radiator onto every unit, and it suffered from stability trouble and engine noise. It led to the 500 Desmo.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Engine496 cc air-cooled parallel twin with chain-driven overhead camshaft 2 Connections
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Model list, years
Ducati 500 Twin (1976-1982)
Model list, engine
Motor: 4 tiempos, bicilíndrico
Model list, production years
Ducati 500 Twin (1976-1982)
Model list, power
potencia 47 CV a 8000 rpm
Model list, top speed
velocidad máxima 160 km/h en posición normal
Introduction
los modelos que la fábrica Mototrans fabricó en España bajo licencia Ducati
Introduction, Spain
Mototrans fabricó en España bajo licencia Ducati
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Cyber MotorcycleEngineQuote, Engine
Engine : 4-stroke, parallel twin inclined 10° to the vertical, air-cooled - bore x stroke 2 x (78 x 52) mm - total displacement 496 cc
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