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Old 09-11-2007, 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by OMEGA View Post
Mini superbikes, things are getting insane.
The better they get, the bigger track you need to go faster on the thousand.
So true...as it now stands, 600's are way more practicable on places like Jennings, Kershaw, VIR north and south, Talladega and other tracks...no where to "unwind" a liter bike like Road Atlanta. I don't have the stats but don't 600's now make more power than liter bikes in the not so distant past?

What is funny is that I can remember my '75 Honda 550 Supersport that had what I thought was a ton of power....prolly had like 55 bhp. My bone stock '06 R6 prolly had 110....double.

There are limits and I think that for the 600's that top of the mountain is fairly close for streetbikes. You are never going to see 175 bhp in a 300 lb. bike that sells for $9k.
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