| Author | Message | ||
     Blake |
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?artic le=37874 Way to voice your views Eric!  I agree! | ||
| Maru |
Blake, I run A 450 HUSKY SMR in track days. They are a blast to ride but they are definitely not "Bulletproof" in a roadrace application. | ||
| Blake |
Not motorcycle engine is going to be bulletproof in a racing scenario. Folks are always going to stretch the limits of power if given the opportunity to build and tune the engine for racing. It must be much less expensive though to maintain a single cylinder engine than a four cylinder one. | ||
| Slaughter |
I'm beginning to sound argumentative but there is NO evidence that having a single represents any savings beyond the initial purchase. Running a 600 at race pace puts a lot less stress on the bottom end and tranny than an engine that was never intended to run the constant high RPM. Couple good perspectives - second half is adapting to roadracing and the problems with it: http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=3 7238 Seems to be a lot of "would be nice if only..." statements but the people that ACTUALLY RACE and regularly podium the singles seem to have them apart every race weekend and break them with great regularity
Read the details of his comparisons - 450cc single, I-4 600 and SV650. Very instructive. Having raced an SV and having watched the little singles struggle the past couple seasons, I can't help but think the singles are the right answer to the wrong question. |
