badgerbusa
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I read a Cycle World article on the 2009 V-Max. The dyno figures were 174 hp and 114 lb-ft. For a 1679 cc, clean sheet design, new Japanese V-4, is this impressive?? Given the engine specs, I would have expected more. Did Yamaha artificially limit the bike to avoid government pressure/scrutiny? From an engineering perspective, how efficient is this engine?
Yamaha stated that dynoing a bike this powerful was difficult because of the uncontrolled wheel spin that would occur. There are several bikes available that easily exceed the torque of the V-Max, and the ZX-14/Busa nearly match the V-Max on both measures. This claim sounds like hype to me.
Yamaha stated that dynoing a bike this powerful was difficult because of the uncontrolled wheel spin that would occur. There are several bikes available that easily exceed the torque of the V-Max, and the ZX-14/Busa nearly match the V-Max on both measures. This claim sounds like hype to me.