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Old 07-22-2012, 01:15 AM   #14 (permalink)
alvaro84
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Teresa - '04 BMW F650CS
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90 day: 80.53 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by renault_megane_dci View Post
You're basically summing up what a Harley Davidson engine is ...
Or a Honda NC700 engine (I2, 73mm bore / 80mm stroke, 670cc, compr. 10:1). I'd like to try and compare it to the BMW F650 (single, 100mm bore, 83mm stroke, compr. 11.5:1), which can give me pretty nice FE. The new Honda has a very tall 6th gear (like 3000rpm at 100km/h), and works well at low rpms, as I heard. The engines are quite different, the bikes have many similarities. It would be a nice match.

Or a Yamaha Virago 250 (V2, 49mm bore, 66mm stroke, 249cc, compr 10:1)! That, being smaller, with a properly programmed EFI, would be a very good start for FE, I guess.
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