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| Originally Posted by slowrider Had a chat with Geoff at Baines who said he'd be very wary of big bores. Something about running hot & leaking. He said the best way to go for a fast road engine would be lighter flywheels & clutch, flat slides & pipes and a blueprint. Just come back from Scotland on me Thruxton this weekend and I had to cane the goolies off it to keep up with the litre sports bikes in our pack. I just want something that at least be in with a shout. Okay, a gixer thou would murder me on the straights but it's amazing how many of those boys can't go round the twisties.
Ugly duckling - thanks but I'd like to see if I can track down a nice low mileage SL first.
I also want to go with a fork job and Ohlins rear and eventually Marchis. Do they ever appear in the 'sales' section here? |
Oh yes...the litre bikes. I know exactly what you mean. There are not many that come past my 80-ish bhp ST2 on the twisties and even fewer come past the T8 (one I think in the last 1000 miles). The thing is that if anybody is really capable of using much more than 100 - 120 bhp on the road then they should be in BSB. A good Duke two-valver has got the grunt and the power to make a fantastic real world road engine and the handling will see off all but the most determined litre bike....I put it down to being able to bang the throttle open really early and get a whole wave of torque firing you towards the next corner while the IL4 rider is gingerly opening the throttle trying not to highside himself