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Old May 15th, 2011, 07:18 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by clintalmighty View Post
1400+cc it accelerates pretty well. Much better than the Ninja. More tourque (81 ft-lb) than HP (67), so technically the horsepower-to-weight ratio is pretty close to the Ninja. But torque is like 5 times more, lol. If I would be doing any type of distance riding, or any riding with a passenger, a cruiser wins by far.
The part you are leaving out is the weight of the thing. Heavier bikes need more torque and HP just to break even. Ninjettes can go 0-60 in 6 seconds. Can the 1400 cc gas HOG do that?
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