Would you like a bike with 300hp?

Would you like a bike with 300hp?

Poll: Would you like a bike with 300hp?

Total Members Polled: 132

Yes Please! - now I can be as fast as BN: 63%
No thanks! - My 125 is very economical: 37%
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BigHeartedTone

Original Poster:

1,304 posts

216 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Well?

dapearson

4,252 posts

223 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Yes, but only if it's usable power and not all at the top end.

I'm more interested in the torque curve.

Like my favourite t-shirt: power is how fast you hit the wall. torque is how far the wall moves.

RemaL

24,967 posts

233 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Yes! you don't need all that power but you also don't need to use it all in one go. or every often.


RemyMartin

6,759 posts

204 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Of course.

Most people ride bikes for the acceleration thrill. 300bhp is going to be one hell of a thrill.

Fleegle

16,688 posts

175 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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No ta

Rawwr

22,722 posts

233 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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I can't even handle the current 170bhp.

Or 100bhp.

Or 50bhp.

black-k1

11,889 posts

228 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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For me it would be pointless. I so rarely use the 170bhp I already have.

What I would like is a 125ftlb flat torque curve (line?) biggrin

srob

11,566 posts

237 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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No, but then I rarely talk about the power of bikes down the pub so it'd be a waste to me smile

mckeann

2,986 posts

228 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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On the track, sure.

Tim85

1,742 posts

134 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Yup. Can't see why not. The same reason why I lust over s1000rr's. As long as it's usable and not like that awe full turbod r1 video then hell yeah I'd want it. There's the argument that people don't use all the power they've got. Well there's 11 year olds that can lap faster than me on a 125 due to much higher skill levels. 300hp isn't going to make me corner any faster, but that doesn't matter, there's still plenty of rides out I've been on that I've used all of a litre bikes horsepower on fast sweepers and straight lines. It'd be just the same with 300hp except rather than my testes retreating to my stomach they'd go right up into my chest somewhere, I'd still slow down on the corners to match my current skill level.


sjtscott

4,215 posts

230 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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For me not really.
Peak power for road based bikes isn't the important thing agree with others its a nice fat flat torque curve (line ideally) through the rev range.
However peak power for sports bikes sells them. Personally having ridden the latest zx10r it has an almost stupid amount acceleration and top end power for road situations over and above my far from slow blackbird, a sports bike certainly doesn't need circa 100bhp more.
Assuming we're talking about this new supercharged ninja H2, really not sure of the point of it apart from on a racetrack.

Fastdruid

8,623 posts

151 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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No thanks, 100hp is plenty.

spoodler

2,072 posts

154 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Sounds like a reasonable figure as long as there are no kittens about. Sorry I thought you said 30hp...

Hooli

32,278 posts

199 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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black-k1 said:
For me it would be pointless. I so rarely use the 170bhp I already have.

What I would like is a 125ftlb flat torque curve (line?) biggrin
yes

Lots n lots of bottom & midrange torque for me please, it's more use than top end power.

IforB

9,840 posts

228 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Sure, what's the worst that could happen...?

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

254 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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black-k1 said:
What I would like is a 125ftlb flat torque curve (line?) biggrin
Fast, but boring to ride.

black-k1

11,889 posts

228 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Mr2Mike said:
black-k1 said:
What I would like is a 125ftlb flat torque curve (line?) biggrin
Fast, but boring to ride.
nono

Anything but boring. Real world exciting, not track flat out.

gwm

2,390 posts

143 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Can't wait to hear this thing do a lap.

When the S1000RR came out people said it was too much power to be useful. So we'll see about the H2R.

ZesPak

24,423 posts

195 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Coincide with this maybe?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I've voted "no", but I'm having second thoughts.

My reason is the 170bhp I have now gets opened up every now and then, but as said a lot of high end bikes these days will nearly DOUBLE the NSL in sub 10 seconds. It's all the power I'll probably ever want and then some.

My second thoughts being, why not. The 170hp VFR is comfortable to ride at pedestrian speeds, so if it doesn't interfere with rideability, why not?

Prof Prolapse

16,160 posts

189 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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fking right I want 300bhp.

How else am I supposed to compensate for my tiny penis and lack of skill?