M696 Performance Information

[polivo]

Everything that ive read on the net seems to indicate that the termis and ecu will net +1 horsepower or LESS! I had the rare opportunity to ride a 2009 with termi ecu, back to back against mine 2009 stock ecu. ak slipons. By but dyno tells me there was 0 performance increase.  However, I will admit to this.. hands down, the race ecu with termis.. was MUCH smoother. no blip, blatt, burp pow zing.. etc. Just much smoother , in accel and decel.  just my 2 cents for fwiw.

[polivo]

not to thread jack, but this thread reminds me of a friend who went from a 696 to gsxr 750 and wrecked the bike within 2  weeks.

I tried to explain, that gsxr 750 was TWICE the bike the 696 ever was. The person was flabbergasted.. INSULTED even!  How dare I make that statment!  Its only 50cc's more, surely i dont know what im talking about!

Even more outrageous was when, i explained that the gsxr 750 .. made more horspepower than my .. egads!  1100.

You would have thought I insulted her mother. lol

These are not race bikes folks.. the 696 has about 60 horses.. the 1100 has high 80's thats it!  There gorgous funt to ride bikes.. but "where not setting any land speed records"!

[Kev M]

Thing is I've ridden the supersport high HP bikes.

I spent a week on a bud's 180 hp ride. Had trouble not breaking 100 mph in second gear.

But when we got to a gorgeous, tight, twisty mountain road all I could think of was that I wished I was on a Guzzi or Triumph Bonnie or something like our 696.

I don't want or need more.

[Johnny5]

Probably my favorite bike I have ever had (besides my new Italian mistress of course) was my 1989 Honda Hawk.  Basically the Monster's smaller (and older) Japanese brother.  Thing had maybe 45 HP and 35 ft lbs of torque.  Never felt underpowered to me, and it was FUN making that bike go fast.

That said, my Monster 1100 EVO is far and away my most favorite bike I have ever owned.  It's not crazy powerful, but the power it has sure is fun.