Horsepower. How much is enough?

[Drew]

It aint never enough, there were times I wanted my gixxer thou to have more, and similar when I gave a mates K6 the hell nudge over the Rimutaka hill.

The only time a bike has ever gained speed at a rate I didn't want bettered, was GIXsers bike, and that was only cos I hadn't had enough time on it.

[JohnnyFantastic]

Some people really enjoy extracting as many horses out of a bike just to for kicks, not so much because there riding ability demands it. Its fun.

[terbang]

HP, thrust, SHP or whatever, as long as it pushes me down the road, through the air I don't care what its called. Addicted? Yup.

[sidecar bob]

I have an RS 125 Aprilia that makes 33hp at around 10500rpm & a RSV1000 that makes 145 hp aprox. So why is the 125 more fun in small doses? its not about horsepower, but the satisfaction of wringing the 125s neck & getting rewarded for getting it right (or punished for getting it wrong) while the 1000 just glosses over your laziness or ineptitude with horsepower.