I agree - lets put this in percentage terms.rene wrote:dout it would be that powerfull more like 80 odd. But the amount of money they'd have to put into developing it wouldent be worth it (in there minds) when they have 600's that are selling perfectly well
The first ZXR400s have ca 60hp (as do the latest), a 600cc sports bike of that age have ca 100hp. A new 600 has in the region of 120hp - which is an increase of 20%
So if you add the same percentage increase to a 60hp ZXR400 engine, you get 72hp.
I dont understand why they would bother developing a new 400, the weight savings are not significant over a 600cc bike (just look at the difference between a modern 600 and 1000cc bike.
/Caz