[Dr. Curve]

So tempting........and yet so wrong for me. Why would I want to go out on a bike that weights less than anything in its class, has the most HP to weight ratio ever offered on a stock motorcycle, will run over 190 stock, stop from 60 to 0 in just over 100 feet, will adjust it's suspension and overall power delivery to ever-changing road surface, traction, lean angle, and power needs. It even does more, but why should I want to have one of these just to ride even one year..........even.

I have become aware of a ratio that is showing itself to be very accurate. When you get over the age of 35, a rider should start using a safety type ratio which might come in handy in caculating whether or not you might get any paticular bike

I call it the "rider age to peak HP ratio" or RA/HP for short. In the old days I had a 50 hp R75 and was 27 years old, thus my ratio was about one year of age for every 2 HP (50 divided by 27 = 1.85 HP per year of age)

Now as I look into this I see that my ratio has de-proved some.........with the 1000RR HP4's peak HP of 195.......my ratio would now be 2.82 HP per year of age. I have observed that anything over the ratio of 2.2 will end up getting you in trouble, if this ratio is applied to those riders 35 or older.

My ratio when I am on the HP2 Sport is a safer and more useful ratio of 1.91 HP per year of age.