Originally Posted By: Robenstein
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As for the heads up between the CB1100, the Scout, and the Sporty 1200...I would like to see just how close to a VRSC in performance this new Indian is more than see it up up against the much smaller and weaker Triumph 865cc engine which has about 60 hp at the crank. I love my Triumph, but it won't set the world on fire and it is outgunned by a 1200 sportster in stock form.
I think the VRSC is about 123 or so HP and is also quite a bit more expensive...
As for the CB1100, Triumph and Sportster it think that the out come of that match up will depend much more on how one weights the factors than the bikes themselves.
It will be interesting to see how the wheel HP shakes out on the Indian, in other words how efficient the power transmission after the crank is.
Sportster fans have been asking for a sporty Sportster for a while, the sportiest chassis is no longer available in the US and is an 883 in other markets. (883R) There was in the past a 1200S (and 12000X) model. The parts exist to make a very sporty Sportster. Perhaps the Scout sells and this pushes the MoCo to produce a 1200R or 1200S model or even something with a revolution to compete, perhaps the Scout doesn't sell great and we find out it isn't what people are looking for. I personally think water cooled was a mistake and no ABS was a mistake and no wire wheels was a mistake... I know if I'm looking for a 100 HP water cooled V Twin, my first stop is Ducati... (the same 11,000.00 will buy me a Monster 821) If I'm looking for a nostalgic cruiser, my first stop is the MoCo... and I'm not thinking 100 HP...