Originally Posted by
Photon
My gsx-r 600 has power enough that's for sure.
Sure a gsx-r 1000 will outrun it when you near top speed.
But 0-60, maybe 0-100 wont be a very large gap I would say.
this thing tops out at 160mph just about, and it doesn't take that long to get there
What you describe is true to my experience with my friend's SV650. We used to smoke the highways between Atlanta and Athens Georgia (GA 78) doing about 150 mph. I used to wonder how a cop could write us a ticket if he couldn't go that fast. The SV had very nice top speed against a larger 4-banger like my NightHawk 750. But the thing is you don't want to go 100+ mph all that much if you are using the bike for normal transportation. If you are using it for normal, daily transportation then low end torque is more desirable and there is no substitute for large displacement to give you that low end torque. That's all I am really saying.