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adouglas · March 29th, 2012, 05:11 AM

Here are dyno charts for a 600, the SV650, and the GSXR750.

It's been said that a bike like the SV650 is a great all-around commuter/street bike for the reasons outlined above.

Don't pay attention to peak numbers or the year of the bike… this is just to illustrate the qualitative differences between a 600 and other bikes. Pay attention to what's happening where you spend most of your time… in the midrange. See how the 600 has to get up to 8K rpm before it breaks 40 ft-lbs of torque? The SV gets into that neighborhood way down around 4.5 to 5k. The 750 even sooner.

The chart scaling is different for these graphs, but if you look closely you'll see that the SV650 and the GSXR are in the same ballpark both torque and horsepower-wise in the rev ranges that are common in traffic. The 600 trails markedly. At 7000 rpm, the "commuter bike" SV650 makes more horsepower and more torque than the CBR. Once above 8K, of course, all bets are off. But we're talking about commuting, not the track.

March 29th, 2012, 05:11 AM	#12
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	Here are dyno charts for a 600, the SV650, and the GSXR750. It's been said that a bike like the SV650 is a great all-around commuter/street bike for the reasons outlined above. Don't pay attention to peak numbers or the year of the bike… this is just to illustrate the qualitative differences between a 600 and other bikes. Pay attention to what's happening where you spend most of your time… in the midrange. See how the 600 has to get up to 8K rpm before it breaks 40 ft-lbs of torque? The SV gets into that neighborhood way down around 4.5 to 5k. The 750 even sooner. The chart scaling is different for these graphs, but if you look closely you'll see that the SV650 and the GSXR are in the same ballpark both torque and horsepower-wise in the rev ranges that are common in traffic. The 600 trails markedly. At 7000 rpm, the "commuter bike" SV650 makes more horsepower and more torque than the CBR. Once above 8K, of course, all bets are off. But we're talking about commuting, not the track.