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Future BMW WSP Racer
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Shawnee, Kansas
Posts: 608
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Originally Posted by throttlemeister
Well, it may be an engineers wet dream, but it still only makes 133hp. That's just as much as your average 600cc 4-banger, which has to comply to the same EPA crap. And if you don't want to compare against 4-bangers, it is still 30hp down on the 1098. And let's be real, that is the bike it will be and should be compared against. BMW should have no problem creating 160 horsies in that engine.
Special engineering solutions are great but only if they are backed by results. They have wasted a lot of resources for a result that can be achieved with the current R12 motor. So as usual, it seems BMW did the engineering for the engineering again. And who gets to pay for it? We (the customer) do. This is how BMW prices itself straight out of the market.
But it still gives me a woodie.
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You can't get 160HP out of this engine, not air cooled. It would have to be liquid cooled. Which would make the cylinder heads stick out more. I would say at least 4 inches (101mm).
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Last edited by YellowRacer; 09-29-2007 at 07:09 AM..
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