When 67 bhp is enough!
Discussion
I like to go by the motto, 'too much bhp, is never enough' but maybe it's time for a re-think!
For any 2-wheeler fans out there, my Kwak ZZR1400 has made way for a Husky SMR 630 Supermoto and it's the maddest 67 bhp i've owned.
One honking great piston, pushing silly amounts of compression and creating vibration in equal amounts!
It accelerates, handles and stops like a small GP racer. It's brilliant.
The 115 kgs dry weight helps!
(Six-inch nails might be more comfortable on the motorway though!)
For any 2-wheeler fans out there, my Kwak ZZR1400 has made way for a Husky SMR 630 Supermoto and it's the maddest 67 bhp i've owned.
One honking great piston, pushing silly amounts of compression and creating vibration in equal amounts!
It accelerates, handles and stops like a small GP racer. It's brilliant.
The 115 kgs dry weight helps!
(Six-inch nails might be more comfortable on the motorway though!)
Fort Jefferson said:
Bloody 'ell Ian, you change your cars and bikes more often than I change my underpants.
TBH John, (+ you'll know from the types of bike you've had and ridden yourself), the modern superbike stuff is just SO tempting to ride to the max and the ZZR14 scared me twice the other week, once when it bit back coming off the M1 slip-road and almost placed me-tyres upwards into lane three.I am very happy that the Husky is agony above 110 mph!
(Vibes and wind-bashing).
Balmoral Green said:
This bike sounds great
It is, Warren.The great thing, is there is no need to tune it and waste money that way, as i would normally tend to, as it is already tuned as high as sensibly possible for the road.
67 bhp is very good for a 4-stroke single-cylinder engine, although the high-lift cam it has makes it a little peakier than most big 'one-lungers'.
The general acceleration, helped of course by it's low gearing, is fantastic.
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