07-05-2013, 11:46 AM
Comparing it to the classis of yore. Or having fun with numbers
68 Honda CB 750. 67 hp @9000 rpms. Weight 491 wet
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72 Kawasaki Z-1 900.... 82 hp @8500 rpms. Weight 511 dry
80 Suzuki GS 1100 ..... 87 hp @ 8000 rpms Weight 563 wet
78 Yamaha XS 1100 ...95 hp @ 8500 rpms. Weight 630 wet
2013 Honda CB1100 ....87 hp @ 7500 rpms. Weight 540 wet.
Now I also had a 2001 Yamaha FZ 1 with 125 hp that weighed 510 pounds. Its an amazing machine. Trouble is most of those horses come stampeding in between 8,000 and 12000 rpms. Personally, I never rode in that rev range, 100 % of my riding was below 6000 rpms and the FZ made plenty of power for me below 6000 rpms. According to the dyno at 6000 rpms the FZ1 is making 65 hp. The CB will possibly be making more hp than the FZ in the rev range I rode in.
My ST 1300 makes about 92 horses @ 6000 rpms (and peak at 112 hp @8000 rpms).... Thats pretty good, and a little more powerful than the CB 1100 for real world riding, but it weighs 716 wet.
68 Honda CB 750. 67 hp @9000 rpms. Weight 491 wet
,
72 Kawasaki Z-1 900.... 82 hp @8500 rpms. Weight 511 dry
80 Suzuki GS 1100 ..... 87 hp @ 8000 rpms Weight 563 wet
78 Yamaha XS 1100 ...95 hp @ 8500 rpms. Weight 630 wet
2013 Honda CB1100 ....87 hp @ 7500 rpms. Weight 540 wet.
Now I also had a 2001 Yamaha FZ 1 with 125 hp that weighed 510 pounds. Its an amazing machine. Trouble is most of those horses come stampeding in between 8,000 and 12000 rpms. Personally, I never rode in that rev range, 100 % of my riding was below 6000 rpms and the FZ made plenty of power for me below 6000 rpms. According to the dyno at 6000 rpms the FZ1 is making 65 hp. The CB will possibly be making more hp than the FZ in the rev range I rode in.
My ST 1300 makes about 92 horses @ 6000 rpms (and peak at 112 hp @8000 rpms).... Thats pretty good, and a little more powerful than the CB 1100 for real world riding, but it weighs 716 wet.