Talkiest sports / road bike?

**Big Dave** · 27th August 2006, 20:28

Originally Posted by renegade master

Sports or road bikes only, rocket III is a bruzer.

It's actually quite a capable road bike. Lean angle is its only shortcoming - but 'tis a road bike to me. Handles steers brakes and accelerates with the best of them.

**Ghost Lemur** · 27th August 2006, 20:30

Dave's right. My guess for second would be the Yamaha MT-01 @ 150. Definitely still on my "If I could collect motorbikes, I would own" list.

**TonyB** · 27th August 2006, 20:37

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

and queue the IL4 people going on about how there thous are torquier than a big Vtwin, wont they dont mention is how that torque is all delivered right in one spot not from down low through the range like a twin!

Not so I'm afraid. Behold the attached scan of the dyno curves for ALL of the 1000's- CBR, R1, GSX-R, ZX-10R, MV F4S, 999 and RSV-R. With the exception of the 999, all of the bikes were tested on the same dyno. Note the light blue torque curve of the RSV-R popping its head up above the rest until 3000rpm, when it is upstaged by the CBR, the F4 takes over for a bit before the 999 pops up for all of about 100 revs before the GSXR shits all over all of them all the way from 4000 till just under 6000. The fours battle it out till their respective redlines, while the twins never get a look in.

Why? Buggered if I know! Maybe because there is more R&D money being poured into 4's at the moment??

**onearmedbandit** · 27th August 2006, 20:59

Fark me, the R1 has a huge dip doesn't it?

**TonyB** · 27th August 2006, 21:19

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Fark me, the R1 has a huge dip doesn't it?

Sure does! I still can't help thinking that Yamaha have gone in the wrong direction with engine development.

One thing I forgot to mention- fours also get to take advantage of the lower gearing their higher reving engines allow for.

**oldguy** · 27th August 2006, 22:04

Buell XB12R (109.7Nm)

**Waylander** · 28th August 2006, 18:42

Where do the V4s sit? Like the VFR and such.

**onearmedbandit** · 28th August 2006, 18:47

In workshops!

**Waylander** · 28th August 2006, 18:49

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

In workshops!

**Mr. Peanut** · 28th August 2006, 20:15

Originally Posted by TonyB

Not so I'm afraid. Behold the attached scan of the dyno curves for ALL of the 1000's- CBR, R1, GSX-R, ZX-10R, MV F4S, 999 and RSV-R. With the exception of the 99...r 6000. The fours battle it out till their respective redlines, while the twins never get a look in.

Why? Buggered if I know! Maybe because there is more R&D money being poured into 4's at the moment??

Is it just me or is someone getting a little too excited over that chart? Looks like a pube to me...

**Pixie** · 29th August 2006, 12:08

My bandits talky...
sometimes it tells me to climb the clock tower with a high powered rifle

**TLDV8** · 29th August 2006, 12:30

Originally Posted by Pixie

My bandits talky...
sometimes it tells me to climb the clock tower with a high powered rifle

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It is not only about torque...... Crankshaft/Flywheel weight will have a major effect to...stored energy or something.

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