Claviger
Aspiring Student
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2014
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- Location
- Olympia Washington
- Ride
- '21 Z H2, '14 R3R, '02 Daytona 955i
Personally I find the big deal to be the mean piston speed at 9000 RPM. It comes in around 28 meters a second. Not saying there is or isn't a reliability issue with that, but it's a very high piston speed for a bike many want/expect to last for years to come. At 7500 it's right around 25 m/s, still higher than any production bike, including the S1000RR.
Personally, I am not comfortable taking a daily driven bike and raising redline to a point where piston speeds exceed that of many drag cars. Especially when there is so much torque that can be had lower down.
Thing to remember is that drag racing is not the ultimate measure for many people, for myself and many it is only another data point, like a dyno.
Anyways, that is why I was asking about 200hp no later than 7000 rpm, for streetability and accessibility of torque at sane speeds.
Personally, I am not comfortable taking a daily driven bike and raising redline to a point where piston speeds exceed that of many drag cars. Especially when there is so much torque that can be had lower down.
Thing to remember is that drag racing is not the ultimate measure for many people, for myself and many it is only another data point, like a dyno.
Anyways, that is why I was asking about 200hp no later than 7000 rpm, for streetability and accessibility of torque at sane speeds.