Pointys faster than Curvys??

<-- My trackbike is a curvy SV. This one bike in particular (blue one I try and overtake in the vid below) was a missile in a straight line when we were at Lydden earlier this year…

Basically I was following this pointy and decided to ‘bug out’ down the straight, thought I hooked up about the same sort of time, you can hear my engine on full song … pulled over to do the overtake, started to get the run, but then I got totally wasted!!

Didn't matter, but how can it be?? I thought they were essentially the same motor, one just carbs, the other FI??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFHEikGHBxM

My bike has a few mods too*!!! So are Pointys quicker than even modified curvys?

*K&N, Race can, tank raisers, TRE, 14t front sprocket, R6 throttle tube.

U tube is saying that the video is unavailable at the moment. I will try again shortly.

bike or ride magazine dynoed both of them at once. they found the pointy to have about 6 extra hp. maybe they had different sprockets on?!

Maximum power? Not much in it if anything. However, with a power commander I can fill in all of the gaps in the midrange by adjusting the fuelling *very* accurately. You just can't do that with a carburettor. Where there used to be a dip between 7-9k, a bit of leaning out has filled in 4 extra horses. While you are waiting to get 'on the cam', your competitor is getting away.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

Didn't matter,

Of course it matters... You got wasted

gettin2dizzy – That would certainly tie up with what I experienced, my bike was notably out HP’d.

sdusk – I was revving the nuts off mine, so it was only the top end, not midrange … also with the mods (sprocket and K&N) I’d expect mine to be faster than a bog stock bike on acceleration/when revving hard, bit it was plain slower?!?!

Stu – Ok, its never nice to get wasted , but I was thinking of dipping my toe into a bit of minitwins before that, but if I am struggling on power against a bog stock pointy, what chance to I have against the race ones which will be moded to the full extent of the regulations!?!? The whole point of trying a bit of minitwins for me was that it would be as level a playing field as you can get … sort of the cheapest form of superstock.

Bearing in mind everyone will be f-quick, power WILL make a difference and I don’t want to penalise myself by having a low powered bike!!! I also don’t want to spend a fortune getting my bike up to power … at that point I’d be better off buying a 2nd had pointy outfit!!!

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

bike or ride magazine dynoed both of them at once. they found the pointy to have about 6 extra hp. maybe they had different sprockets on?!

Now we just need to settle the colour dispute (sorry, didn't help did I? )

Rider weight??

[TSM]

I have not found a stock pointy to be much faster than mine if any except for the top end, but sure a pointy with mods would be.

maybe differant gearing and smoother in and out of the corners