11/26/2017 8:48 AM
Edited Date/Time: 11/26/2017 8:53 AM
Honda is ultra conservative. I would imagine that this motor was built to be a race engine, with the mechanicals and geometry needed to make it scream for the top teams.
Once you take that tech and lower compression and take down the timing, you probably loose or retard what the motor is capable of..... (which is what they do for Johnny Public’s bike)
Tuners always talk about “I can make bike X scream..... Bike Y is very receptive to mods and there is easy power to be found..... etc.” I would bet money that dollar for dollar, this Honda engine will yield more HP than other bikes when you throw in a high-compression piston, cams, ignition, and exhaust
Washed up moto and enduro weekend warrior.