[rescue] Re: geek vehicles

James Lockwood rescue at sunhelp.org
Sat Aug 25 22:47:27 CDT 2001


On Sat, 25 Aug 2001, Kurt Huhn wrote:

> At, what, 750 pounds dry weight that  puts this vehicle at the top of the
> heap in power to weight ratios.

Not quite.  A stock GSXR1300 will pump out 170HP at about 500lb dry, and
with another 40lb of turbo and plumbing you can nearly double the power.
It will also have at least a semblance of decent handling without drastic
suspension reworking, unlike the Harley.

-James [though I am partial to the "little" 883 Sportster]

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James Lockwood
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