Section 11 TECHNICAL DATA
Subsection 02 (ENGINES)
ENGINES
GSX Sport
GSX 500 SS Sport, GSX 600 HO Sport and GSX 600 HO SDI Sport
500 SS 600 HO 600 HO SDI
Country CAN/U.S. CAN/U.S. CAN/U.S.
Engine Type 593 593 HO 593 SDI
ENGINE
Number of cylinder 2
Bore Standard mm (in) 76 (2.992) 72 (2.835)
Stroke mm (in) 65.80 (2.591) 73 (2.874)
Displacement cm
3
(in
3
) 597.00 (36.431) 594.40 (36.273)
Compression ratio 12.0 ± 0.5 12.25 ± 0.5
Maximum power engine speed
(1)
8000 ± 100 RPM
1
st
Semi-trapezoidal
Piston ring type
2
nd
—
New mm (in) 0.40 to 0.55 (.016 to .022)
Ring end gap
Wear limit mm (in) 1.0 (.039)
New mm (in)
0.04 to 0.09
(.0016 to .0035)
0.05 to 0.1 (.0020 to .0039)
Ring/piston groove clearance
Wear limit mm (in) 0.2 (.0079)
New mm (in)
0.120 ± 0.016
(.0047 ± .0006)
0.105 ± 0.013 (.0041 ± .0005)
Piston/cylinder wall clearance
Wear limit mm (in) 0.2 (.0079) 0.18 (.0071)
Maximum crankshaft end play
(2)
New mm (in) 0.3 (.012)
Maximum crankshaft deflection at PTO Wear limit mm (in) 0.06 (.0024)
New mm (in)
0.390 to 0.737
(.0154 to .0290)
0.310 to 0.677 (.0122 to .0267)
Connecting rod big end axial play
Wear limit mm (in) 1.2 (.0472)
ELECTRICAL
Magneto generator output W 360 480
Ignition type CDI Inductive
Make and type NGK BR9ECS
(8)
Spark plug
Gap mm (in) 0.40 to 0.50 (.016 to .020)
0.75 to 0.85
(.030 to .033)
Ignition timing BTDC
(3)
mm (in) 2.49 (.098) 2.79 (.110) 5.390 (.2122)
(12)
Trigger coil
(4)
190 to 300 190 to 290
Low speed —
Generating coil
(4)
High speed —
Lighting coil
(4)
0.1 to 1.0 0.145 to 0.185
Primary —
High tension coil
(4)
Secondary —
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