Member Contributer vfr800_red Posted May 21, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted May 21, 2022 Hi All, I’ve seen torque and horsepower curves for the 5th gen which show peak torque as 79 Nm and peak horsepower as 105. Can someone confirm this? Is this at the crank or the rear wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted May 21, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted May 21, 2022 Rear wheel. add ~12% for crank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Wald Posted May 21, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted May 21, 2022 Thank you Dutchy. Great chart (I assume it is from Motorrad Zeitung in Germany?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted May 21, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted May 21, 2022 Here are the published numbers from Motorcyclists' MOTY review of those bikes when new. Boy do I miss the MC mags . . . 97hp at 10,500 and 54.9 ft-lbs at 8,500. Maybe more important to me than peak numbers is the flat torque curve - what makes these bikes such a delight to ride. The article is in the downloads section and can be accessed from the link below. Motorcyclist MOTY review https://www.vfrdiscussion.com/index.php?/files/file/138-motor-cyclist-5th-gen-review-moty-sept-98/&do=download&csrfKey=917625ef3f805764d39220cfe0fdb5f9 Cycle World review from 1998 https://www.vfrdiscussion.com/index.php?/files/file/120-cycle-world-5th-gen-review-may-1998/&do=download&csrfKey=917625ef3f805764d39220cfe0fdb5f9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer vfr800_red Posted May 21, 2022 Author Member Contributer Share Posted May 21, 2022 Thank you all! Very helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted May 21, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted May 21, 2022 Looking at those curves, it visually mirrors how I instinctively ride it - 4,000 to about 9,000 is my operating range. Beyond 9,000 there is very little additional power to be had and torque is beginning to fall off, so time for the next gear up! I don't recall ever hitting the rev limiter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Mohawk Posted June 4, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted June 4, 2022 Theres much more past 9k if you open up its breathing. Intake and exhaust are both restrictive beyond 9K/rpm. A good exhaust & K&N+ deflap & PowerCommander is good for circa 112hp, thats plus 15hp 👍 Will make power all the way to 10,500rpm then. Needs more work to push the peak to max RPM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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