Leno recieves '09 GSXR1000

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by Rsv1000R

If the SV1000 is legal (which I think it would be) I'm all for Yosh fielding one.

I'm sorry the concept of a open class that accepts different styles of bikes is so hard for everyone to accept. It isn't a 600 class anymore, but it is a class the existing 600's fit into. Yes there are a range of displacements based on engine configuration and factory performance level, and yes they will get handicapped based on how well they do. I think it'll provide better racing, and better bikes from the companies that participate for us.

And yes you could regulate them based on power to weight, and that may be what they're doing as they try to make a fair class. But a bike with 100hp and 100#' of torque isn't the same as one with 100hp 55#' of torque engine. That's probably about where the season started at, and the Buells were cleaning up.

Ok this post makes sense.

The hp/tq #'s is what I had the biggest problem with. It's easy to say two bikes have the same hp but if the tq isn't the same as well...it's still apples and oranges and NOT FAIR and that is my biggest gripe about an 1125 cc Buell competing with a 600 cc give or take inline four. The Buell may have equal hp but it sure has more torque and can get rolling quicker. Trying to figure out "how much weight to add" is pretty tough to make things even.