Paton PG500R
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| Paton PG500R | |
| Manufacturer | |
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| Production | 2000 |
| Engine | 4 Cylinder, 2 stroke V-70° |
| Compression ratio | 15:1 |
| Ignition | Digital CDI Walbro 400 battery |
| Transmission | 6 Speed, constant mesch |
| Frame | Sloping twin-spar aluminum |
| Suspension | Front: Öhlins upside-down, 40 mm fully adjustable Rear: Öhlins fully adjustable |
| Brakes | Front: 320 mm Double disc, carbon, 4-piston Brembo caliper Rear: 220 mm Single disc with 2-piston Brembo caliper |
| Wheelbase | 1400 mm / 55.1 in |
| Weight | 135 kg / 298 lbs (dry), |
| Manuals | Service Manual |
Engine[edit | edit source]
The engine was a Liquid cooled cooled 4 Cylinder, 2 stroke V-70°. The engine featured a 15:1 compression ratio.
Drive[edit | edit source]
Power was moderated via the Dry, multiplate.
Chassis[edit | edit source]
Stopping was achieved via 320 mm Double disc, carbon, 4-piston Brembo caliper in the front and a 220 mm Single disc with 2-piston Brembo caliper in the rear. The front suspension was a Öhlins upside-down, 40 mm fully adjustable while the rear was equipped with a Öhlins fully adjustable. The bike weighed just 135 kg / 298 lbs. The wheelbase was 1400 mm / 55.1 in long.
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Overview[edit | edit source]
Paton PG500R
The decision, made as expected last Friday and apparently on the grounds of non-competitiveness in the 500cc class, means the small Italian outfit founded in 1958 will not play a part in the 2001 MotoGP World Championship.
Giuseppe Pattoni's team made its first steps in motorcycle competition with a young Mike Hailwood in the saddle of modified 125 and 175cc machines, gaining a place at the Tourist Trophy, before Paton stepped up its competition activity in the 1960's with the development of their 350 and 500cc machines.
A fourth place in 1966 Nations Championship and a second and third place the year after in the same competition, helped bring the Paton name into the international arena, and the team narrowly missed out on their first GP win in Spain, with Angelo Bergamonti at the helm, when the bike suffered mechanical failure.
The teams 350 and 500cc machines brought in Paton's golden period, and helped establish Pattoni as one of the best engineers in the business, as the team battled against the untouchable Giacome Agostini on the MV Augusta.
The 70's saw Pattoni's son Robert join the team, as they made the switch to a two-stroke configuration, in order to challenge the emerging Japanese manufacturers with their seemingly endless budgets.
In 1997 IRTA dropped a bombshell when they judged the team not fast enough to participate in the World Championship1997 ending the teams record of competing in every 500cc Grand Prix from 1967.
Despite the death of his father in 1999, Roberto continued to develop the teams racing motorbikes, but the team would score only one point in the 2000 World Championship, as a wildcard entry, when Paolo Tessari finished fifteenth at the Sachsenring on the teams PG500R machine.
| Make Model | Paton PG500R |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Engine Type | 4 Cylinder, 2 stroke V-70° |
| Displacement | 498.4 cc / 30.4 cub in |
| Bore X Stroke | 54 x 54.4 mm |
| Compression | 15:1 |
| Carburetor | 4 x Keihin 36 mm |
| Cooling System | Liquid cooled |
| Ignition | Digital CDI Walbro 400 battery |
| Starting | Push |
| Clutch | Dry, multiplate |
| Max Power | 140 kW / 190 hp @ 12100 rpm |
| Max Torque | 110 Nm / 11.2 kgf-m / 81.1 ft.lb @ 11800 rpm |
| Transmission | 6 Speed, constant mesch |
| Final Drive | Chain |
| Frame | Sloping twin-spar aluminum |
| Rake | 22.7° |
| Trail | 90 mm / 3.5 in |
| Wheelbase | 1400 mm / 55.1 in |
| Front Suspension | Öhlins upside-down, 40 mm fully adjustable |
| Rear Suspension | Öhlins fully adjustable |
| Front Wheel | 3.5 x 17" alloy rim |
| Rear Wheel | 6.0 x 17" alloy rim |
| Front Brakes | 320 mm Double disc, carbon, 4-piston Brembo caliper |
| Rear Brakes | 220 mm Single disc with 2-piston Brembo caliper |
| Dry Weight | 135 kg / 298 lbs |
| Colours | Racing green |
| Sources | Wikipedia, Crash.net, 2001 |