France limits motorcycles to 100hp

[Rider]

Originally Posted by Trip

It will be interesting to see where 600 tech goes with this if they make this pass. I can forsee much lighter 600s right at the 100hp limit.

Or go back to super light 250 2 strokes?

[smileyman]

Whats the old rule of thumb? 7 lbs is worth 1 hp? So a 400 lb middleweight with 110 hp would have to drop 70 hp to feel as peppy? Not that the braking and handling wouldnt make a diff. but wouldn't it be better to have 110 hp and 330 lbs?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Rider

Or go back to super light 250 2 strokes?

smokes will never come back as long as we have emissions laws

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Dave

smokes will never come back as long as we have emissions laws

Unfortunately I think you are right. At the time I really hoped Bimota's V-Due was going to do well. Instead it killed the company. If Honda had decided to do the same thing at the time I think they could have pulled it off. Even with stricter emissions today I don't think it would be impossible, just too expensive to bother.

[derf]

Thank you europe for pussifying us some more, whats next man purses?

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Dave

smokes will never come back as long as we have emissions laws

they have been doing a lot of good things with snowmobiles on that front... today's 2-strokes actually do better than a lot of 4-strokes out there.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by Dave

smokes will never come back as long as we have emissions laws

The 2 stroke sleds of today are pretty good emissions wise. Plus they get just as good of gas mileage according to my snow snowmobiling friends.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Rider

The 2 stroke sleds of today are pretty good emissions wise. Plus they get just as good of gas mileage according to my snow snowmobiling friends.

arent those considered off road only?