100 HP on the street...why?

[billruiz]

I'm with Dolph. Seriously, no one NEEDS a motorcycle to get through life...we WANT motorcycles. Living in Florida doesn't give me the most opportunities to hone my riding skills, but if I get the chance to momentarily twist the loud handle to 11, I'll do it and enjoy it. If Ducati put an 1198 motor in a Streetfighter, I would tend to buy that model unless it were 10K over the 1098.

[77south]

for the record, i think 100hp is the perfect amount of power for a bike. I wish the DS1000 pumped out 100RWHP. it would be the PERFECT bike.
If you give NCR enough money that engine can crank out 116hp.
http://www.ncrfactory.com/eng/html/11.00.shtml
or 130hp.  
http://www.ncrfactory.com/eng/html/21.00.shtml

[Desert Dust]

Some people say speed kills.   

Others say speed wins. 

[nicrosato]

Others say speed wins.

Wins what, exactly?

[zarn02]

Wins what, exactly?

The top speed race.

[Johnny5]

Personally, I think right around 80 HP and between 50-60 ft lbs of torque is exactly the perfect amount for the street.  YMMV.  My only problem with 100+ HP land speed missiles is that too many squids by them and drive like idiots making my insurance go up... lol

[zarn02]

I think 100hp is a pretty arbitrary place to draw the line, and says more about how our brains are centered around base-10 finger counting than anything about bikes.

[Raux]

it think it's more a power to weight ratio

100hp on a sub 400 lb bike is pretty significant
100hp on a 800 lb cruiser... meager

[Johnny5]

it think it's more a power to weight ratio

100hp on a sub 400 lb bike is pretty significant
100hp on a 800 lb cruiser... meager

That's true, 80 HP and 50-60 ft lbs at 400 lbs weight is perfect for me... and not to go off topic... but that subframe on your bike looks fantastic.  That bike is absolutely gorgeous.

[Raux]

That's true, 80 HP and 50-60 ft lbs at 400 lbs weight is perfect for me... and not to go off topic... but that subframe on your bike looks fantastic.  That bike is absolutely gorgeous.

thanks. I think Ducati should do all the subframes like that... smooth and painted to match the main frame

[Buckethead]

I think 100hp is a pretty arbitrary place to draw the line, and says more about how our brains are centered around base-10 finger counting than anything about bikes.

Aaaaahahahahaha. Too true. But "One hundred horsepower" rolls off the tongue better than "Seventy four point five seven kilowatts."

Hmm... now there's a target to shoot for: 100 kW. 

[Raux]

Aaaaahahahahaha. Too true. But "One hundred horsepower" rolls off the tongue better than "Seventy four point five seven kilowatts."

Hmm... now there's a target to shoot for: 100 kW. 

1.21 gigawatts 

[Buckethead]

1.21 gigawatts 

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There's NO reason for that much power on the street. I mean, really. Even if your tires could take it, you'd never go faster than 88 mph. Hell, you can do that on a 40 hp M620. 

[Johnny5]

Run for it Marty!!!

[Desert Dust]

100 ponies is just fine. It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.