| rsalco |
10-17-2011 07:23 AM |
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Originally Posted by Kevin_Duke
(Post 268058)
Back in '06, OEMs were still using their bogus "dry weights," which was basically invented numbers that had no basis in reality. The last few years have seen the emergence of curb weights, which are pretty much factual. Re the 14R, it'll accelerate quicker, I'm sure.
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Yes, that's true, for years the published or advertised weights were calculated from the bill of materials for the particular bike, not a physical weight. Still, 100+ lbs.??? I just don't think that's likely. And, since my first post, info has been posted up in Europe that the new bike is 197 hp at the crank, 207 at speed with the ram-air. Seems t'me if it's faster tho' heavier that can only come about with an increase in mid-range torque which would make sense with the added displacement. And some tuning to focus on that. After all, in 1/4 mi. acceleration - what Kawi is touting - the first 60' are critical, and that's mid-range torque.
Anyway, it'll be interesting to see the road tests.
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