superbike horsepower

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Originally Posted by SDkawi6

200hp is about right actually. The weight is also dropped down by about 50lbs. That's the big difference. Minimum AMA superbike weight is 375lbs and stock they are about 430-455. AMA Supersport is 355lbs and crank hp is 140hp. Well the factory teams are. Privateer racers usually are down on power and up on weight. But those bikes are pretty well tuned also..

Originally Posted by RugbyCanada

what the....???? This is the third thread from 2004 that I've seen today.


Whos the retard bumping this stuff?

RC

That guy. Another forum I'm on actually gives you a warring that you're about to bump an old thread.

But back on topic. My old '90 Ninja 1000b made 140hp at the rear.

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Originally Posted by SDkawi6

200hp is about right actually. The weight is also dropped down by about 50lbs. That's the big difference. Minimum AMA superbike weight is 375lbs and stock they are about 430-455. AMA Supersport is 355lbs and crank hp is 140hp. Well the factory teams are. Privateer racers usually are down on power and up on weight. But those bikes are pretty well tuned also..

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[Davidka]

Originally Posted by SDkawi6

200hp is about right actually. The weight is also dropped down by about 50lbs. That's the big difference. Minimum AMA superbike weight is 375lbs and stock they are about 430-455. AMA Supersport is 355lbs and crank hp is 140hp. Well the factory teams are. Privateer racers usually are down on power and up on weight. But those bikes are pretty well tuned also..

That and about 8.5 years. The post prior to this was from 2004.

[steingar]

Given the inverse square laws I can't believe these engine modifications give that much more speed. The take exponentially more power to go geometrically faster. An edge in racing perhaps, but only so.