This came up on my FB feed this morning. For sale in the US. Such a stunning motorcycle. 150kg, 130bhp, titanium and carbon all over.
Not a problem by the looks of things for the owner,as Brian looks like a recourceful man in that track picture shot.
If you throw enough money at it what kind of bhp could you expect from a 1000ds engine? you are allowed big bore kits . Oh and it would need to be reliable and usable.
The rules here are very simple if you like it then don't worry what other people are thinking with their negative connotations,i don't give a rats arse what you think about my bikes.
Assuming an 1100 bore, ST2 cams, larger valves, flowed head and large bore exhaust my guess would be the most you will get out of it is c110 to 115 rwhp say 120 to 125 at the crank. The ultimate limitation on these engines is the 2 valve head and (on the carbie models) the length of the inlet tract. For a carbed version you would want Hall effect ignition triggers and Ignitech ignition unit with TPS and some high output coils - a twin plug head would help For it to stay together I think you would want titanium rods, balanced crank and lightened flywheel together with a bigger oil cooler c 1.5 x the cooling capacity as you are making nearly 1.5 times the power of standard engine. About £4 to £5000
I was thinking 130hp is ambitious.... I know a few who have had a 1100 heavily modded and most 115hp. Lots of torque tho and at that weight I bet it’s mega fun to ride!
