woody said:
The point is that the 675 is superior in the engine design
You're not British are you? :mrgreen:
I don't ride my R1 around in top gear all the time and actually like its soft "dialable" power. I can promise you, when doing the things sportbikes are designed to do, I'm ok with my inferior design R1, it runs ok. 8)
I do believe the 5 valve thing has lost its charm and does not seem to offer any power advantage, if it ever did. Other than the new FZ-1, I think the only 5 valve heads Yam will make next year will be for the dirt, where their 5 valve motors seem to work very well.
Will Triumph be bringing its superior engine design skills to the dirt any time soon? :wink: