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jcp123 · 03-13-2018, 11:17 PM

I think talking strictly displacement is a bit misleading.

I had a 1200 Sportster. It had a specific output about where a Chevy LS/1 was, less horsepower than a 600cc sport bike, but with a flat powerband. At 545lb wet with a low center of gravity, it felt good.

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