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Old 09-11-17, 09:43 AM   #11
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Triumph sell their T100 Bonneville and street cup 900cc twins with only 54 ponies. They weigh in at around 220KG
My mate sold his Triumph Sprint and part-exed it for first a Yamaha V-Twin cruiser but didn't bond with it so part-exed that for a,"Street-Cup".It gets ridden more than his SV650s now



What a beautiful sound
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Yeh.Definitely a,"Conversion Starter"
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Being air-cooled tends to limit the overall power output.

Having said that I'm currently riding a water-cooled 750cc Honda v-twin that puts out a meagre 39bhp and weighs a ton.
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Being air-cooled tends to limit the overall power output.

Having said that I'm currently riding a water-cooled 750cc Honda v-twin that puts out a meagre 39bhp and weighs a ton.

You got a picture?.I like piccys

I use Imgur for hosting now,

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Also means I can re-size my piccys easy if I need to
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A couple of weekends ago I was out with a couple of cruisers, a Yam XVS1300 and a 1900 midnight star, the 1900 has 104 foot lbs and 80 ponies, but the 104 ft/lb is at just over 2200 revs and the 80 ponies at 4500 revs. With a dry weight of 725 pounds and a four gallon tank its getting on for 800 lbs fueled and oiled. Extreme example but not my kind of bike - we parked on a sloping carpark, both cruiser guys really struggled to move them around. Surprisingly the 1300 does not like low revs, and my SV will pull lower speed in top gear - I think may be a problem with his bike ?
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I was out the other week and there was an Older 1800c Big Honda Goldwing parked net to me.He had no trouble getting out but then he has the honda Heavy duty Starter/Reversing system<BFG>
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Surprisingly the 1300 does not like low revs, and my SV will pull lower speed in top gear - I think may be a problem with his bike ?
If it's one of the more recent carbed bikes, they were set to run very lean for US emissions laws.

My Honda Shadow does not run well until it's fully warmed up. I think the engines were mostly developed for shinyness not function.
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What a beautiful sound
That's down to the 270 crank, essentially its a fake v-twin.

There's a lot of them about, this new Enfield, the Honda NC range, the MT-07 range, the old TDM, the Hinkley Triumph Bonneville Scramblers and customs and all the new Triumph twins.

The fact that Suzuki are able to keep costs down and knock out a real v-twin for less than all of them is testament to the long running success of what is undoubtedly one of the best ever motorcycle engines.
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That's down to the 270 crank, essentially its a fake v-twin.


The fact that Suzuki are able to keep costs down and knock out a real v-twin for less than all of them is testament to the long running success of what is undoubtedly one of the best ever motorcycle engines.
Can't argue with that.I doubt I've enough time left to get this guy's mileage

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That's down to the 270 crank, essentially its a fake v-twin.

There's a lot of them about, this new Enfield, the Honda NC range, the MT-07 range, the old TDM, the Hinkley Triumph Bonneville Scramblers and customs and all the new Triumph twins.

The fact that Suzuki are able to keep costs down and knock out a real v-twin for less than all of them is testament to the long running success of what is undoubtedly one of the best ever motorcycle engines.
+1

Only a proper 90 degree V twin is naturally well balanced enough at all revs to not need the balance shafts and other gizmos that the others need, and then they don't fully negate the vibs throughout the rev range. A Harley D although a V twin is only 45 deg, so will shake your eyeballs out and front wheel moves back and forth at tickover LOL. Ducati knew what they were doing with their 90 deg V twins, but Suzuki lump much better value (and arguably more reliable) IMHO.

The Honda NC engine is half a 1400cc Jazz car engine - only revs to just over 6k - not a proper bike engine at all.
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