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Old 01-22-2012, 09:34 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sendler View Post
The concept of adding mass to a competition vehicle is hard wrap your head around as a car driver but motorcycles have such a high power to weight ratio (even my 250) that to get even close to 80% throttle where peak ICE efficiency lies, the bike will be trying to rocket right out from under you up to a speed that is much higher than any average that you really want. Adding ballast would tame the violent swings of speed. This is why I would rather have a CBR125R for hypermiling to work on and for competition. It's peak efficiency power of 6-8 hp is closer to the demand that is needed for 50-65mph cruising. Less pulse and glide needed. The CBR250R is good at hypermiling but is also powerful enough to have passing power for out of town/ cross country trips.
Okay, gotcha. That makes sense.
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