01-23-2018, 01:58 PM
Ulvetanna Wrote:Most likely you would end up with a 79.5 HP CB1100 from that dyno
You just go ahead and wash your mouth out with soap, young man!
Actually, to be fair, I've noticed that Rider Magazine's dyno readings usually tend to be on the high side, compared to what most people in California see from their own bikes.
The one thing I haven't seen as much of lately is the so-called Magazine Ringer bike, which we used to see all the time during the halcyon '90s and early 2000s, back when the market for sportbikes was so strong that the development/new model replacement cycle for the 600s was down to two years. Back then, magazines always seemed to receive blueprinted, dyno-friendly special bikes that none of us mere mortals could ever hope to purchase from our local dealers.
Thankfully, magazine test bikes these days more accurately reflect what we see from dealership bikes.
You just go ahead and wash your mouth out with soap, young man!
Actually, to be fair, I've noticed that Rider Magazine's dyno readings usually tend to be on the high side, compared to what most people in California see from their own bikes.
The one thing I haven't seen as much of lately is the so-called Magazine Ringer bike, which we used to see all the time during the halcyon '90s and early 2000s, back when the market for sportbikes was so strong that the development/new model replacement cycle for the 600s was down to two years. Back then, magazines always seemed to receive blueprinted, dyno-friendly special bikes that none of us mere mortals could ever hope to purchase from our local dealers.
Thankfully, magazine test bikes these days more accurately reflect what we see from dealership bikes.