Suzuki RG500 GAMMA

mag    (language)  date     article

Sport Rider       Jun '99  A gathering of Gammas
Moto Journal (F)  Nov '98  Comotor Delta 6 (RG750)
PS (Ger)          Jun '98  Zweitakt Traum
MCN              *May '98  Buyers guide RG/V250 RG500
Performance Bikes Apr '98  Readers Special -Spondon RG500
MCN              *Sep '97  Buyers guide RG500
PS (Ger)          Aug '97  Zweitakt spezial (Bimota 500V2 vs RG500,RD500,NSR400)
Bike (Swe)        Jun '97  RG500 Web Site
Moto Tecnica(It)  Mar '97  TAM RG500 Special 
Motociclismo (It) Mar '97  Cybermoto (RG500 Web Site)
Motociclismo (It) Mar '97  Vado al Massimo (reprint of Dec 1985 article)
Canadian Biker    Dec '96  GAMMA FEVER: Turns into headache(speed record atmpt)
Clsc MC Mechanics*Jun '96  two stroke fours" RD & RG.
Clsc MC Mechanics*Jun '96  Stroker Genius (RG vs RZ)
Performance Bikes*Mar '96  Crisp Packet (RGV/RG500 Lucky s trike replica)
Two Wheels       *?    ?   Lethal Weapon (Reed valve modified road RG500)
Streetbike  #22   ?    ?   Kevin's Klone
KicXstart (dutch) ?    ?   De mooiste van de straat
Performance Bikes ?    ?   Suzuki RG500, what to look for
Motor Cycle News  ?    ?   HELP  Stan the man for Power
Performance Bikes*Nov '95  Fun Bags (second hand bike comparison)
Bikers Station(j)*Mar '95  (#90) Mechanicals of RG400/500
Performance Bikes*Oct '95  Squareway to Heaven (Spondon carbon fibre RG500)
Road rider (jap) *Feb '95  (#82) Big 2-stroke machines
Classic MCMechan *Aug '95  Two-stroke treble (RG500, RD500LC, NS400R)
Clubman (Jap)    *Nov '94  (#106)Modified RG500
Sport Rider      *Aug '94  GP Fantasy (Mike Belcher's RG500)
Clubman (japane) *Feb '94  (#99)Gamma on the Apex (Schwantz XR79) + 2 modified RG500s
Peformance Bikes  May '93  Glad to be grey (grey import test)
MO       (german) ? ?   ?  Ergehen wir uns (Strunz & Stretter RG500) (fax)
Motorrad (german) Apr '93  Wildfang (used RGs)
Motorcyclist      Oct '92  High-performance pepsi machine  (thx Dave)
Motorcyclist      Sep '92  Kraiza gamma 500
Performance bikes Jun '92  Gamma Raized (Maple's Spondon RG500)
Road Rider (jap) *May '92  The big 2 strokes (race and street)
Cylce world       May '92  Sportbike (Reichard RG500)
Fast Bikes        Jan '92  The Works (RG500 in race chassis)
Bessatu MC (jap) *??? '91  RG400 engine in RGV250 frame 
Performance Bikes Nov '91  It's the wolerf (RG400)
Performance Bikes Feb '89  Mongrels and thoroughbreds (used RGs)
Bike Magazine    *Aug '89  Francophobia (RGB MkVII with lights)
Austrln Mtrcl Nws*Dec '88  Fruity's (RG HB replica)
PS       (german) Jul '88  Spass durch Hektik (25,000 km test)
Performance Bikes Apr '88  The Twilight Zone (Phillip's F1 Padgetts RG500)
Motrrd R&S (germ) Sep '88  (#20) test special (RG500 vs GSXR)
Performance Bikes  ?   ?   Best served chilled (RG500 engine in Mk8 frame)
Two Wheels       *Sep '87  Servicing Suzuki's RG500
Road Racer        Jun '87  Back to the future-Gallina TT F1(road RG based racer)
Cycle Canada      Oct '87  Hurricane vs Gamma
MO       (german) Jun '87  Am Anfang war die Piste (Suzuki special)
Motrrd R&S (germ) Nov '86  4,3,2,1 (RG500, NS400, RD350, NGR250)
MO                Aug '86  Hobbyrenner (Bischof RG500) --dnf
Aus MCN          *Jul '86  Angry Heron (Carbon chassis Reed vlve XR70RV)
Motor Cyclist (j)*Mar '86  (#90) Users impression 
Aus MCN          *Dec '85  HB racer test (XR70A&B Cathcart ride)
Cycle             Dec '85  Suzuki RG500 Gamma
MOTOR     (dutch) Dec '85  Suzuki Gamma 500
Moto Journal (fr) Nov '85  La finesse l'emporte (RG vs RD)
Cycle Canada      Nov '85  Both ends burning (RG vs RD)
Performance Bikes Nov '85  Spirits of extacy (RD vs RG)
PS       (german) Nov '85  Erkennen Sie die Melodie (RG,NS,RD)
Bike              Nov '85  Through the looking glass (RG vs race-RG Sk Bt)
Two Wheels        Oct '85  History of RG500 racer
MO       (german) Oct '85  Taktfrage (RG vs some thumper)
Cycle guide       Oct '85  From finish line to production line (RG RD NS)
Cycle Canada      Oct '85  Let's go nuts (RGvs RZ preview)
Two Wheels       *Oct '85? Spellbound (Suzuki RG500 roadtest+ brief history)
Motor Cycle News  Sep '85  Hot Shot Showdown (RG vs RD, NS)
Cycle Canada      Sep '85  Ace's high (RG500)
MO       (german) Aug '85  Zwei Takte machen die Musik (RG)
Aus MCN          *Aug '85  Little Big Horn (Gamma full road test)
REVS (Aus)       *Aug '85  Suzuki RG500
Riders Club (jap)*Jul '85  Impression of RG500 street bike
Motrrd R&S (germ) Jul '85  Triumvirat (RG RD NS)
Motorrad (german) Jul '85  Reizend (RG RD NS)
Motor Cyclist (j)*Apr '85  (#79) Suzuki RG, RGB, RG-Gamma Story + RG400 test
Riders Club (jap)*Apr '85  (#82) Suzuki RG400 Gamma Impression
Motorrad (german) Feb '85  Vier im quadrat, klassiker von morgen (RG)
MO       (german) Feb '85  Starkes Stu"ck (RG tech)
Cycle Canada      Feb '85  Inside the Gamma
MOTOR     (dutch) Dec '84  Suzuki RG400/500 (RG tech)
AMCN             *Aug '84  Streetfighter (MkIII road RG500)
Riders Club (jap)*May '84  impression of '83 RG500 factory racer
Riders Club (jap)*Apr '83  impression of '82 RG500 factory racer
Autoby (japanese)*Jun '74  introduction of first RG500 factory racer

Rob Koopman ( Rob.Koopman@inter.NL.net ) ^{RG500 Index}