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Old 11-23-2009, 10:22 PM   #24 (permalink)
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How much does your R1100 weigh? How's the aero on it? about 17 HP is all that's really needed to go 70+ comfortably in most all situations.. ask Craig Vetter.
It's a LOT less than that. My Ninja 250 hit 26hp on the dyno, and managed 104mph. It goes along fine at 7.5-8K at 70, (I don't remember the exact revs) which has about 14hp according to the chart, and accelerates rapidly when WOT is applied at that speed.
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