09-23-2022, 06:55 AM
I was looking hard at the Paul Smarts back when they were new, they were around $13k IIRC...now they sell for about $30k
Its pretty interesting when you compare the 1000DS L-twin to the 1140cc I-4 in the CB1100 as they pretty much make identical power - 86 hp at 7800 rpm and 65 ft lbs of tq at 5000 rpm.
The big L-twin Ducati's are pretty tractable down low especially if left stock but light weight flywheel and clutch assemblies are very common mods and this kills the extreme low end but more than makes up for it once above 4000 rpm. The 1100 EVO I had was the final development of that 2v air cooled platform and Ducati claimed 100 hp at 7500 rpm and 76 ft lbs at 6000 rpm by shaving 2 lbs off the crank and 2 lbs off the flywheel of the standard 1100, upping CR to 11.3-1, and increasing cam lift/duration. It made for a pretty rowdy powerplant, 4000 rpm was the minimum for steady cruise, any lower and you were lugging the motor and it would let you know...
Anyway, my point was the powerplants between the Honda and Ducati are pretty evenly matched numbers wise but there is just no getting around the Honda's heft...
Its pretty interesting when you compare the 1000DS L-twin to the 1140cc I-4 in the CB1100 as they pretty much make identical power - 86 hp at 7800 rpm and 65 ft lbs of tq at 5000 rpm.
The big L-twin Ducati's are pretty tractable down low especially if left stock but light weight flywheel and clutch assemblies are very common mods and this kills the extreme low end but more than makes up for it once above 4000 rpm. The 1100 EVO I had was the final development of that 2v air cooled platform and Ducati claimed 100 hp at 7500 rpm and 76 ft lbs at 6000 rpm by shaving 2 lbs off the crank and 2 lbs off the flywheel of the standard 1100, upping CR to 11.3-1, and increasing cam lift/duration. It made for a pretty rowdy powerplant, 4000 rpm was the minimum for steady cruise, any lower and you were lugging the motor and it would let you know...
Anyway, my point was the powerplants between the Honda and Ducati are pretty evenly matched numbers wise but there is just no getting around the Honda's heft...