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Well that stirred things up a bit!
I weigh too much to test it at the moment, but the top numbers were always achieved with a greased weasle of a rider , 8 stone ringing wet and the bike would need help afterwards!
There are 920/ 1000 coversions around, and With the new 961 pushing out 80bhp? i wonder what they put out.
The weight thing does seem odd, but if the crank, tank (interstate) seat, rear disc/front disk, starter must all add up to something more. Bikes and cars tend to put on weight as companies 'improve them' with successive models (bit like us)!
I have a mk3 850 roadster, but have interstate tank etc on it. I'll check the sprocket tomorrow as all our bikes are 30+ years old and would have been through numerous owners and sprocket/gear/ and all sorts of changes.
i once had an A65L, American re-import, and the mechanic I knew at the time was convinced it was the quickest he had ridden, (it wasn't an A70 or whatever the 750 version was called). Having never had another, I wouldn't know.
thanks for the replies- interesting.
I weigh too much to test it at the moment, but the top numbers were always achieved with a greased weasle of a rider , 8 stone ringing wet and the bike would need help afterwards!
There are 920/ 1000 coversions around, and With the new 961 pushing out 80bhp? i wonder what they put out.
The weight thing does seem odd, but if the crank, tank (interstate) seat, rear disc/front disk, starter must all add up to something more. Bikes and cars tend to put on weight as companies 'improve them' with successive models (bit like us)!
I have a mk3 850 roadster, but have interstate tank etc on it. I'll check the sprocket tomorrow as all our bikes are 30+ years old and would have been through numerous owners and sprocket/gear/ and all sorts of changes.
i once had an A65L, American re-import, and the mechanic I knew at the time was convinced it was the quickest he had ridden, (it wasn't an A70 or whatever the 750 version was called). Having never had another, I wouldn't know.
thanks for the replies- interesting.