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1998 Suzuki RGV500 | Grand Prix 500cc Two-Stroke

Phil Aynsley by Phil Aynsley
January 4, 2019
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1998 Suzuki RGV500

Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Grand Prix motorcycle

With Phil Aynsley


This is the 500cc Suzuki RGV/XR88 that Nobuatsu (Nobby) Aoki raced in the final three races of the 1998 season. His best finish was a fourth in the Madrid GP, with an overall ninth position in the 1998 Grand Prix Motorcycle Road Race Championship.

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

Suzuki tried several different chassis during the year, this being the final version. Compared to the previous year’s bike, the main motor change was the use of Keihin carburettors rather than Mikunis.

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

The V4 used twin crankshafts at an 80º angle with both reed and exhaust valves. Output was 180 hp with a wet weight of 135 kg, while top speed was 320 km/h.

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer – A staggering 180hp was on tap with a wet weight of just 135kg

This bike was also ridden by Yukio Kagayama in the 1999 All Japan Series.

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

Suzuki’s RGV500 saw success in the hands of a number of riders, including Kevin Schwantz who claimed the 1993 World Championship, and raced an RGV500 from 1987 through to 1995, with other notable placings including three fourths, a third and a second in the championship during this period.

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

Daryl Beattie also campaigned an RGV500 to second in the championship in 1995. Beattie was on course to win the 500cc Grand Prix World Championship in 1995, but a crash at Assen proved costly with Mick Doohan going on to claim the crown for Honda.

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

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Nobuatsu Aoki’s 1998 RGV500 XR88 Racer

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