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Originally Posted by taxonomy  I can't imagine a ceiling of 150 HP. I can't imagine needing more HP, more crispness, more anything than is delivered on any stock sportbike over 600cc made after 2000. |
You can't truely have fun on a motorcycle unless you have at least 160 at the rear wheel.
But in all seriousness, what the 150+ HP bikes do very well is make substantial horsepower without having to wind the engine up to ungodly RPMs. The SV makes 65-70HP at around 9K RPM and a 600 I-4 makes 110HP at 13K+ RPM while a 12R (1200 I-4) makes 70HP at a hair under 5K, 110HP at about 7.5K and peaks at 165HP around 10K.
Torque and HP at low RPMs is nice to have on the street.