12-28-2019, 07:25 AM
If those that think this motorcycle does't have enough power would stop and think for a moment, I am pretty confident they would realise that what they really want is better power (and torque) to vehicle plus the rider mass ratio. All the the power modifications discussed above will not increase that substantially for this 255 (+/-) kg m byotorcycle.
looking at the round numbes:
Unmodified CB1100 is rated at 65 kW and its wet mass is 255 kilograms.
My body mass is 85 kilogams, gear and long-distance travel cargo is 35 kilograms.
With the above, the power/mass ratio is 173 Wats/kilogram.
I could do some or all modifications sugested above and get (perhaps) 70 kW. with the same travel mass this would result in 186 W/kg.
Or, I could loose 10 kilograms and do with only 25 kilograms of gear and cargo, and have 183 W/kg.
Neither case is enough of an improvement to choose that instead of finding a more powerfull and lighter bike. But in that case I will probably loose some of the characteristics that make this particular bike attractive to me: all-day riding comfort and reliability. Would it be worth it? Depends on what the numbers would be for that other bike, and what is that power/mass coeficient that I believe I need for enjoyable long-distance travel.
But in any case, I would look at other bikes before I would look at modifications that would increase the power of CB1100.
(And shedding ten kilos and trevelling light must not be completely ignored as a solution
looking at the round numbes:
Unmodified CB1100 is rated at 65 kW and its wet mass is 255 kilograms.
My body mass is 85 kilogams, gear and long-distance travel cargo is 35 kilograms.
With the above, the power/mass ratio is 173 Wats/kilogram.
I could do some or all modifications sugested above and get (perhaps) 70 kW. with the same travel mass this would result in 186 W/kg.
Or, I could loose 10 kilograms and do with only 25 kilograms of gear and cargo, and have 183 W/kg.
Neither case is enough of an improvement to choose that instead of finding a more powerfull and lighter bike. But in that case I will probably loose some of the characteristics that make this particular bike attractive to me: all-day riding comfort and reliability. Would it be worth it? Depends on what the numbers would be for that other bike, and what is that power/mass coeficient that I believe I need for enjoyable long-distance travel.
But in any case, I would look at other bikes before I would look at modifications that would increase the power of CB1100.
(And shedding ten kilos and trevelling light must not be completely ignored as a solution