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Re: Lightweight yet more powerful bike?
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Originally Posted by Viirin
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Originally Posted by dhgeyer
It makes 25 hp compared to the GZ's 16.
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A bit off topic but has the GZ only got 16hp? thought it was ~20hp.
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My bad. Motorcycle Consumer News measures HP at the rear wheel, and it was 17, not 16 as I had remembered. The 25 HP figure was from Hyosung's website, so that would be measured at the engine. Measured at the rear wheel, it would be somewhat lower, maybe 22 or so. So the difference in HP isn't that much. However, there must be something different about them (gearing?), because the Hyosung is highway competent, whereas the GZ is not.
The Vulcan 500 is still a better bike for the highway, and I don't think anyone should have trouble riding it if they've had a year or so on a GZ.
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