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Cycle World (Dec 1995) 'Vertemati MX': 497cc four-stroke (development engines up to 612cc), 38 mm Dell'Orto, three-speed gearbox, hydraulic clutch, works WP and Brembo, about 240 lb fueled; six built, a run of 15 planned at $20,000 each. The article doesn't use the '495' name; the bike is the Vertemati 500 motocrosser Motorrad later tested as the 495.