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oh dear,that is good.
torque is more fun to play with when delivered down low.
Say 66ft lbs @ 6500rpm, delivering 95hp @ 8,000rpm and in std show room condition an eta of 11.73, in 1979.
Bloody Yamaha's keep setting the goal posts ahead of the opposition.
Dambed if I can name another bike that came close to that till 1981.....
Having taken an MT-01 for a test ride, I found it the be just plain fun..
I would own one if I could afford one.
“Motorcycles appeal to all the human senses, and one of those is sound. Of the three bikes in 1979— XS1100, CBX and KZ1300 — the XS1100 definitely has the best low-end growl. It’s not quite as good as an MV Agusta America or a Laverda Jota, but it’s darn close.”
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it's interesting how people keep saying higher state of tune equals more torque? As you point out the XS1100, and its spawn the FJ11/1200 were both very high in torque factor for their time. reading the road tests and reviews bikes like the GSX1100 produced more horsepower and revved higher, there is also a road test done between the late GPZ1100 (de tuned ZZR motor) and an FJ1200 (in the FJ1200 group, I posted in KB a couple of years ago).. in both cases the FJ out torques the bikes that rev higher and produce more power (BHP) yes a highly tuned bike will always have a higher top end, but in just about every case the sport tourer version has a higher torque factor, but agreed it produces it lower down and doesn't have the high end power of the pure sprot bike...... therin lies the difference top speed against tractablility. it's only been in very recent times with variable valve technology and computerised fuel injection you can have the best of both worlds... hence the R1 having various settings for power delivery.
I think there's a good adage in operation
Horsepower is how fast you can hit the wall
torque is how far you take the wall with you
If the road to hell is paved with good intentions; and a man is judged by his deeds and his actions, why say it's the thought that counts? -GrayWolf
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I bet the 750 version was even better. But any vtwin that can pull 5 figure RPM is a close 2nd
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