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- From: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (Robert H. Yang)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: Need info on EX500
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.183450.2982@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 18:34:49 -0500
- References: <RTARAZ.93Jan21122856@bigwpi.WPI.EDU>
- Reply-To: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
- Organization: CMU Alumni External Account
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- In article <RTARAZ.93Jan21122856@bigwpi.WPI.EDU>, rtaraz@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Ramin Taraz) writes:
- > Does anybody know how many HPs do you get out of a EX500?
-
- According to the "Cycle World" dyno, an EX puts out about 48, and an
- FZR puts out about 80. But remember that the EX is a twin and the FZR is
- a 4-banger. Consider what the ratio of "HP per cylinder" is on your EX
- vs. the FZR. :-)
-
- > I am asking this because I am totaly depressed. Over the x-mass I got
- > a chance to ride my freinds FZR600. I thought the 100ccs wouldn't
- > make that much of a difference since they are both hi-preformance
- > engines. Anyway, this FZR was so much faster that my EX that brought
- > tear to my eyes.
-
- Your EX is lighter, though. I'm told that an EX is very competitive
- on the track in its class, as opposed to an FZR600 in its class.
-
- Do you think you actually need that extra 32 HP, cramped riding
- position, and more severe insurance premiums ?
-
- Nahhh.. you have an excellent bike. Kawasaki's best seller.
-
- Rob
- --
- Rob Yang (Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A) RYANG@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU
- Systems Engineer - AEG Automation Systems Corp.
- '92 CBR600F2 (Hon) AMA 642916 DoD 0593 FSSNOC 1721 '87 KDX200 (Moose)
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