11-15-2017, 03:51 AM
(11-15-2017, 01:24 AM)Flynrider_imp Wrote: The latest CB400SF has a VTEC engine rated at 55 hp with a wet weight of around 440 lbs. That's about 20 more horses than the old CB350F.
I think that power to weight ratio would make it an ideal bike for zipping around town and twisty back roads.
Flyn/Bheezy, ..I don't think it's a power to weight ratio thing for me, I think it's a torque/rpm thing for me. I like riding around at 2500-3500 rpms without strain and enjoy the "pull" when I twist the throttle at those rpms on a liter bike. The CB and ST excel at my type of riding. All of the bikes I listed/test rode will go fast enough to break the speed limit in Utah, but I don't like having to run 6,7,8000 or more rpms to do so. Some guys love banging them off red line. I got over doing that by the late 70's. I like an "easy" ride for lack of a better term. It's a personal idiosyncrasy I have.