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Originally Posted by BagofBones Thanks for the info, i am alittle hesitent to check out the Buell forums but i am considering a Buell to be my next bike.
One of my main questions about the bike are the differeing engines on the Lightning and the Firebolt. How do they compare powerwise to a Zuki motor? Is the 9 like a 600 and the 12 like a 1000?
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IMO, these engines are a whole other breed. You can't really compare them to inline fours. The V-twins have more torque and a broader powerband. So, the power is there almost anywhere in the RPM range. I can lift the front tire anywhere between 2800 RPMs all the way through 6000 RPMs. Redline on the 12 is 7000 and the 9 is closer to 8000.
If you were to actually compare it to an inline 4 race replica, a 1200 would be closer to the horse power of a 600, but the torque of a 1000 or 1200.
As for the bolt and Lightning, they use the same engines, either the 9 or the 12. They have the same horsepower and torque too. Its just a choice between street fighter or sport bike seating position.
You just have to test ride one to know what it's like. It's like Eric Buell says, you can't ride a spec sheet. It's very true, these bikes are just a whole different machine.