Re: Interesting 400 Four

On or around 18 Aug 2007 12:44:21 GMT, "sweller"
<sweller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> enlightened us thusly:

Eiron wrote:

37bhp, 170kg dry, top speed of 104mph attainable only by a skinny rider,
naked and covered in dubbin, 15 second quarter mile. A real superbike!
What was the competition like in 1975?

1976 Moto Guzzi V50 490cc 45hp 152Kg 105mph
1976 Moto Guzzi V35 346cc 34hp 152Kg 93mph

I don't have the quarter miles

Just to compare: Norton Commando 746cc 60hp 195Kg 105mph

and besides, you need to be comparing it with a 500 or 350: the thing about
the 400-four was that it *wasn't* a 750. They did them too :-)

compare the 400-four with something a 500 dominator, I should think.
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