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I think the 30KG's is a little OTT. The claimed dry weight of 168kg on a 954 imo is most likely utter rubbish. Especially when the R6's curb weight is 198kg inc fuel. 17L being about 12KG's, making a dry weight of about 185kg's...
Not that there is much point arguing about weight as on a well set up bike it wont make that much odd's on the road. Quote:
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at the end of the day its academic they are both great looking quick bikes who gives a stuff which is fastest? in the real world most would take the blade as its the better all rounder. and the motors a peach.
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Even though they're both h*ndas I reckon both would be rapid enough. Basically the only thing able to leave you behind if totally committed to stupidity would be an equally committed rider on a GSXR of course...
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If you keep any motor on the boil, you don't get that scary rush of power because you're already in the power and hence only get the power you ask for with the throttle. Have a look at the power curve of the highly tuned V twins of the time, RC51, TLR etc. They're pretty comparable to IL4 power delivery anyway, rather than the huge bottom end of the milder tuned ones like the TLS. It's not like big IL4s are short of torque. I reckon the bl*de would have it.
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The blade has a bigger top end, but depending on where you ride it, it may not matter. If we say ran the test at somewhere like Brands Indy, I doubt outright power would make a huge difference. Here in NZ club racing, they have 750s and 1L competing in the same class! I know that it isn't quite the same because the 750 is lighter, but just to illustarate that the 20 extra hp isn't the end of the discussion. That said, I still think the blade would win, but I think it would be pretty close. |
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See here: http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...ighlight=blade |
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Much as I love twins, this is true. Quite simply a superior engine design if peak power is your goal.
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sp1 for the chassis, but the fireblade engine is the better (as standard)
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I didnt say it wouldn't be noticed, I said it wouldn't make much odd's. Look at Motogp for instance, Pedro vs any othere rider... many KG's in it, but not much of a help quite often. |
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