+1 and most inline 4s I'd imagine due to their power coming in so late. The FZ-09's torquey triple obviously requires different treatment haha. I see what you mean though and parrrtially retract my statement but still believe straight line flooring of a bike takes little skill in comparison, not counting the first maybe three gears of course.No on the FZ6 straight line WOT is pretty much impossible to have an issue with. On bikes with more power and torque it's different. I tested out a friend's new FZ-09 and had the front wheel come off the ground in 2nd when I pegged the throttle even with leaning forward. I'm not much heavier than you.
Light weight guys like us on a 98 hp bike are equal in straight line speed to guys on 130 hp bikes who weight 180-210.
+1, and I still say that our number is actually quoted from the wheel and their's from the crank. I seem to remember seeing a dyno of a stock R6 vs a stock FZ6 and they were stupidly close.I didn't say that. I said a 98 hp FZ6 could keep up with a 130 hp bike (which is an R6 or GSX-R 600) if the rider of the supersport 600 had 80-100 lbs of body weight on the FZ6 rider. A 1000cc Supersport makes more like 150-170 hp and there is no contest regardless of rider size.
Unless the two are closely similar from the actual power at the wheelIt still wouldn't, a newer 600cc SS would have a better power to weight ratio even with a heavy rider . Only reason I say this is because I did the math since I'm a nerd lmao
If I could only dig up that dyno comparison between the R6 and FZ6 of similar year range, it showed VERY small differences. Definitely to the point where any small change in weight or skill would make one or the other a winner. (in a straight line, I won't argue suspension differences and different setups)I'm not looking to get I a fight, I'm just trying to present relevant information.
Parasitic loss due to the drive train is pretty much a constant percentage, not a constant value. So when you quote horsepower numbers from the crank, it's not as realistic as you think. With drive train loss around 13% or so on average, that is taking a bigger amount from a 120hp motor than a 98hp motor. So sure, they make more power at the crank (and also at the wheel), but it's not as big of a difference as you mentioned. I know you've got all these numbers worked out and I believe you, but gear ratios and rider ability are real world variables that horsepower and weight don't take into account.
Let me make my stance as clear as possible: Will a 600 SS have a higher top speed? Absolutely. Will it race faster at a track? Absolutely, given equal riders. But is it possible that a bad rider (slow shifts, heavy weight) could be beaten to, say 100mph, by am FZ6? It's certainly possible. That's all I'm trying to say.
And really shouldn't be all that hard to do, but again versing power vs power is silly lol.