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Originally Posted by shreddr
the "S" needs something more than that. the HP2S was more about the bling than a hot rod motor. a new R12 or R13S is gonna need water cooling and 150HP minimum. it doesnt surprise me they put it in the GS, throwing that motor in a new S would have been a surprise and a little too little too late. time to bring on the heat, and I dont mean S1000RR
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How about instead of a flat twin with water cooling, a flat 4-cylinder air-cooled.
1200-1500cc, somewhere in there. Each cylinder size would only be about 300-350cc with smaller, lighter pistons. And the DOHC would be easy with the cam chain or gears running between the cylinders.
Totally different kind of bike but when Honda took the GoldWing from a flat four to a flat six, it extended the life of the machine up to now, about another 20 years.
I'll bet it could be made light enough to still be a sport bike, have great power, and retain most of the flat format characterisitics. The exhaust however would have to exit down instead of front-rear.
Or maybe I didn't get enough sleep last night.
