05 gixxer 1000 road test?
1 - 20 of 25 Posts
They look mean as everything. for the money I would by a busa instead though. Wait I did! HEHE One of my boys JRBCOBRA will have one in a few weeks. Waiting to find out if his katana 600 was totaled. Before you guys start. He didn't drop it, his brother-n-law did. I know you guys will still have have something to say about the big step to a 1000 from a 600. Got to give the bike props on style though.
Joined
·
346 Posts
12 sounds a little more credible. Still a huge jump in power in only one model year. When you consider how hard these guys work just to find a couple HP, 12 still sounds like a lot. 20 is just unrealistic, especially since the previous Gixxer was already a monster.twisty said:
The Saint said:
Here you go.
So BHP is the english way of measuring horsepower, so If we convert it to SAE that will give us 157.01896 horsepower. Seems low.
But going here would make it correct...
http://www.twowheelforum.com/showthread.php?t=3863
So some basic math now kiddies
157
-148
=009
Crazy!!! HUH
BHP is just the hp at the crank.twisty said:
The horsepower number doesn't really matter, that's just telling you how hard the engine is working. The torque number is what shows how much power is getting to the ground. I'd be curious to know the torque numbers.
brake horsepower (bhp)
Brake horsepower was a term commonly used before the 1970s in the United States, and is still common in the United Kingdom. It indicates the brake, the device for measuring the true power of the engine. Stating power in 'bhp' gives some indication this is a true reading, rather than a calculated or predicted one. However, several manufacturers started to strip their engines of essential ancillaries for the purposes of getting a high horsepower figure to use in marketing the car.
Both of my numbers are BHP
Brake horsepower was a term commonly used before the 1970s in the United States, and is still common in the United Kingdom. It indicates the brake, the device for measuring the true power of the engine. Stating power in 'bhp' gives some indication this is a true reading, rather than a calculated or predicted one. However, several manufacturers started to strip their engines of essential ancillaries for the purposes of getting a high horsepower figure to use in marketing the car.
Both of my numbers are BHP
Not sure if this is what you are looking for or not.
I have a cycle magazine at home with a 1st ride test on the 05 GSXR 1000.
I’ll check the name of the magazine when I get home and see if they have an on-line version of the article.
BTW - I just purchased one last week for the S/O. He’s put 400 miles in one week. And he does not even drive it to work :here:
Humm. looks like the 600 will never get lowered : (
I have a cycle magazine at home with a 1st ride test on the 05 GSXR 1000.
I’ll check the name of the magazine when I get home and see if they have an on-line version of the article.
BTW - I just purchased one last week for the S/O. He’s put 400 miles in one week. And he does not even drive it to work :here:
Humm. looks like the 600 will never get lowered : (
Joined
·
20,176 Posts
As long as your happy with that. :dthumb:Tweety said:
His solution is...just jump on the back of the 1000 :drool: if you want to ride :drool:. That works for me.
He will get my bike lowered, so I can learn to ride :angelhap:
1 - 20 of 25 Posts
