Honda VTR1200 2008.... SV1200 Maybe?

[imdying]

Though I do like the idea of a new big twin, as long as they keep them raw and not pansyish like the sv

What do you mean by pansyish?

[Morcs]

What do you mean by pansyish?

Ill show you what I mean at the drags If you like?

And No I dont read threads fully. Not when I can post uninformed crap instead.

[imdying]

Ill show you what I mean at the drags If you like?

And No I dont read threads fully. Not when I can post uninformed crap instead.

Given that my bike is a little lighter than a TLS, has a better power to weight ratio than even a TLR, and considerably more low and midrange torque than the TLS, you might be surprised. Given that it's a TLS though, it doesn't surprise me that you'd be keen on drag rather than circuit racing

I suspect that if you're hoping a new 1200cc Suzuki twin will have dubious handling and a torque curve that's the resultant of insufficient EFI development, which causes a surge in power which further ties the handling up in knots, you'll be disappointed. Probably won't have a choke lever either

[Fatjim]

Mate, our bikes are twins.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

That's about right.
If you look at the history of the VTR, it was developed largely in the US, to replace the popular 'Hawk' 650 v-twin, and to hook into the v-twin popularity that Ducati's resurgence started. But VTR sales have never been huge, and I personally have doubts about Honda doing anything other than discontinuing it once sales drop right off. Unlike the Hornet, the engine's not derived from anything else, so it's not worth sinking lots of development money into it.

the vtr in the states is called the Super Hawk

[vifferman]

the vtr in the states is called the Super Hawk

No kidding?









Yeah, I already knew that - I was a member of the SuperHawk forum when I had a VTR....