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They'd sell ten times more of these if it had a modern liquid-cooled engine instead of that old air-cooled lump.

 

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(All figures manufacturer-claimed, because I couldn't find 2006/2007 S2R dyno runs)



Buell XB9SX:



Displacement: 984cc

Power: 92 HP

Torque: 95 Nm



Ducati Monster S2R:



Displacement: 992cc

Power: 95 HP

Torque: 94 Nm



So, Ducati does a "really good job", and Buells are underpowered?

 

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"You're being funny right?"



Yes. It's an endangered form of humor known as "irony."

 

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Re: To quote Gabe..

I'm not sure what the significance of revving to 9,000 rpm is. Could the experts (Sean, Seru, etc) tell me why that's a good thing?

 

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Re: Ducati 1000 vs. Buell 1000

Definitely! If you're going to hit something, LAY 'ER DOWN!!!

 

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Re: To quote Gabe..

Sorry, k, but real-world riding impressions from average MOridians are inadmissable as evidence.

 

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Re: Ducati 1000 vs. Buell 1000

Sean, thanks for taking the time and effort to explain that.

Now, the existential question is - if Buell somehow managed to tweak his current engine to replicate those Ducati characteristics, would the "antique tractor motor" crowd pipe down?

 

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Oh, God, no.



That sucks.

 

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Re: Engine Differences

Peyton Manning just killed himself.

 

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Re: Thanks for that information.

Gen X is 1963-1978. Did you just squeak in under the wire?

 

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Re: Thanks for that information.

Correction. "Generation X" is the pop-culture equivalent of Howe and Strauss's "13th Gen". They're the authorities, and they put it at 1961-1981.

You must be at the line - you've got a lot of Boomer in you.

 

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On the not-so-bright side, sock puppetry will flourish now that it's free. Sportbikebandit returns!



78% of all posts will be "You nailed it, ksquid."

 

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Yep, kpaul was sportbikebandit (another of his "kfibs"). I figure he'll invent himself a bunch of new sockpuppets to agree with him.

 

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IRONY: n. The use of words to express something other than and esp. the opposite of the literal meaning.