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Old November 13th, 2012, 04:48 PM   #175
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Originally Posted by Jiggles View Post
Depends on what you are doing, 50lbs would feel significant to me in the twisties whereas an extra 130lbs on my 1000 feels negligible on the freeway
I'm sure there are more experienced riders on here that could better and more accurately comment on this, but I think Jiggles has it right. 50 lbs is 13.3% more weight. In the twisties, at least, that must feel significantly different. Certainly noticeable.

If you look at it another way, 13.3% more horsepower on a stock Baby Ninja 300 would take the power from 34 to 38.5 hp. I think that would be noticeable, at the least.
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