ULSB weapon?

[Kurlon]

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/06april09_supermono.htm

Did some more digging, and they're talking 70hp at the rear wheel...

There are a couple european outfits building MODERN super monos pushing 90hp at the rear wheel using 1098R motors... I WANT!

[a13x]

That's sick!

I feel lucky to have ridden on the track at the same time with 2 of the original Supermono's. Once at Loudon with Jerry Wood and once at PIR in Portland with Michael Cyzsz of MotoCyzsz. They are awesome to watch fly around the corners!!

[Honclfibr]

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/06april09_supermono.htm

Did some more digging, and they're talking 70hp at the rear wheel...

There are a couple european outfits building MODERN super monos pushing 90hp at the rear wheel using 1098R motors... I WANT!

If it's got a 1098R motor what makes it a super mono? Do they cut the motor in half?

[Paul_E_D]

Yes and no. They remove one piston and put a counterweight in it's place.

I've raced against Jerry on the supermono many times. Very cool bike. I don't think it was putting down 70HP though. Maybe at the crank?

[Paul_E_D]

Oh yeah, and it was very controversial that he raced it in ULSB The rules require a street going chasis, which that was not.

[Kurlon]

If it's got a 1098R motor what makes it a super mono? Do they cut the motor in half?

Just like the original Supermono, it's built on standard cases, just no vertical cylinder. Unlike the Supermono, they're saying they don't use a slave rod and balance linkage.

[Kurlon]

The original Supermono was supposed to push 80 to the crank, and used 996 heads, the Supermono Strada is based on Testrastretta cases, bigger injectors/throttle bodies, much bigger airbox volume, which is what they attribute the claim of 88hp at the crank from. Oh, and it's got a touch more displacement than the classic Mono. : )

[brewmaster]

I drooled over Jerry's while taking these pictures a few years ago.

[nt650hawk]

Yes and no. They remove one piston and put a counterweight in it's place.

I've raced against Jerry on the supermono many times. Very cool bike. I don't think it was putting down 70HP though. Maybe at the crank?

He definately had mare than 70 in Daytona. He swallowed me up in the long sections.

[slideruleracer]

Yeah, should've never been allowed in that class. :-P

-Chris