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Originally Posted by smileyman
I pondered this alot while mowing last night. I do not think we have seen the end of the curve but I feel its coming. Big HP for the existing liters will have to come either from new tech' like D.I. 2 strokes, valve actuation, or metallurgy. Otherwise durability will suffer. You may have to replace valves rather than have tham adjusted at 25K?
The only other way to get there is adding CCs ala the new V Max. GSXR 1800 anyone?
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Hmmm... I don't know. I still stand behind my original statement that Suzuki could produce a 200hp GSXR1000 if they wanted to. Today. I also believe that it would be reliable. I point to 10 years of Suzuki dominance in Superstock racing around the world. I do believe that we are losing our spot lately.... I also believe that we have had no small success in Endurance racing as well. I honestly don't believe that it's that "hard" to make the bike and have it be reliable. I believe that there are other considerations at work here, i.e. legal, environmental, image, tires, safety, etc. Shit, there are many groups right now who believe that the current bikes have way too much power and want to legislate a maximum performance limit.
