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The early R1's, with the long-stroke engine, had no problem with low and mid-range torque. Not until the Gixxer 1000 came out in 2001 did anyone beat it. Even in 2002, it beat the Honda, Kawi, and Suzuki liter bikes up to 5K, where the GSXR1000 surged ahead. I would buy a 1998 R1 (if I could find one in good condition) and mod the suspension and handlebar, before I'd buy a new R1. Plus, the 98 looks way nicer. |
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09-14-2008, 01:52 AM | #23 | |
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09-14-2008, 10:40 PM | #24 |
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a better explanation is that the big bang motor pairs firing pulses so the rear tire gets a teeny tiny break while a standard screamer hammers it constantly.
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09-15-2008, 07:13 PM | #25 |
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I wonder why Yamaha didn't put that in their release then? "Basically, it gives the rear tire a teeny, tiny break."
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09-15-2008, 07:49 PM | #26 | |
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point is, a tire can only give 100% of traction at a time. be it in accel, side, or braking. a reduction in the affect of acceleration on traction would make for a slight advantage and explaining it like that would be admiting its not gonna do much for us everyday joes except cut some potential top end kinda smart move on their part saying it like this. im rather curious how they got past the requirement for heavy balancing inherent in the crossplane design and also if it will rev at a similar speed to its screamer rivals Last edited by Dave; 09-15-2008 at 07:58 PM.. |
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