Paton PG500RC

Paton PG500RC
Manufacturer	Paton
Production	2001
Engine	Two stroke V-70° twin cylinder
Compression ratio	15.0:1
Ignition	Digital CDI with Bike Walbro 400 battery
Transmission	6 Speed, constant mesch
Frame	Paton Cagiva V594 material, double angled beam aluminum
Suspension	Front: Öhlins upside-down, 42 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, stainless steel
Wheelbase	1400 mm / 55.1 in
Weight	135 kg / 298 lbs (dry),
Manuals	Service Manual

Engine

The engine was a Liquid cooled cooled Two stroke V-70° twin cylinder. The engine featured a 15.0:1 compression ratio.

Drive

Power was moderated via the Dry, multiplate.

Chassis

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, stainless steel in the rear. The front suspension was a Öhlins upside-down, 42 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

Paton PG500RC

This bike in the first year named PG 500 R (2000) uses the double beam aluminum frame and a swingarm "Paton LM Gianetti", while in the second year named PG 500 RC passes to "Paton Cagiva V 594 in Anticorodal material", changing also slightly livery, where the tank and the tail inspired by the Paton C10 / 5 are no longer used, but a more rounded tank and a higher tail are used. It also differs from the previous model also due to the absence of the radiator slits and the lower fairing, which is wider and laps both wheels, while the fairing is higher and more protective. In two years of participation he managed to collect only 1 point thanks to the 15th place of Paolo Tessari at the 2000 German Grand Prix .

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 PG500RC
Year	2001
Engine Type	Two stroke V-70° twin cylinder
Displacement	498.4 cc / 30.4 cub in
Bore X Stroke	54 x 54.4 mm
Compression	15.0:1
Carburetor	4 x Keihin 36 mm
Cooling System	Liquid cooled
Ignition	Digital CDI with Bike 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	Paton Cagiva V594 material, double angled beam aluminum
Wheelbase	1400 mm / 55.1 in
Front Suspension	Öhlins upside-down, 42 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, stainless steel
Dry Weight	135 kg / 298 lbs