12-06-2015, 06:47 AM
From the early to late 1990s, I built a few engines with let's just say, "more than the designed safe horsepower" (within structural limits of course) Lol...
One of them was a project Kawasaki ZX11 D1 which dyno'd almost 175 normally aspirated rwhp. This came at a substantial cost, but it was tremendous fun to ride, if not a bit challenging. Luckily, the bike's large overall dimensions and generous wheelbase made it manageable to some degree.
Looking at the stock, off the showroom floor output of some of the newest supersport bikes, this doesn't seem like particularly earth shattering performance. I'm just left wondering what I can do about the calm demeanor of the aircoooled CB motor.
One of them was a project Kawasaki ZX11 D1 which dyno'd almost 175 normally aspirated rwhp. This came at a substantial cost, but it was tremendous fun to ride, if not a bit challenging. Luckily, the bike's large overall dimensions and generous wheelbase made it manageable to some degree.
Looking at the stock, off the showroom floor output of some of the newest supersport bikes, this doesn't seem like particularly earth shattering performance. I'm just left wondering what I can do about the calm demeanor of the aircoooled CB motor.