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Originally Posted by etiainen

Aren't those mostly smaller displacement bikes? Doesn't the current competition require faster speeds?

http://www.craigvetter.com/pages/201...o-results.html

Seems a tad different now. The lower displacements are gone.

Charly's bike from the 80's was a 185, not significantly smaller than the ninjette. Max's bike from last year was a NX250 that makes power similar to the CBR250. It was not significantly streamlined, a modified dustbin fairing with no teardrop tail.

Thats the bike he did 157mpg:


Imagine what they could do if they streamlined it a bit more.

Really, I just wanted to show that no matter how good you are, there's always someone that's chasing you or better than you. So making statements like "I can CRUSH your fuel economy numbers" is ridiculous! FWIW, I too got beat by Max many a times, both in the dirt and on the road. LOL!

I love reading these threads, as I find people pushing the limits whether it be speed, HP, MPG or laptimes to be fascinating.