VOL. 52 ISSUE 39 SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 P67
DYNO DOESN'T LIE.
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he Cycle News dyno got a solid working out in this test, and to no
one's surprise, showed the belting midrange of the KTM (top orange
line) over everything else on test. From 5000 rpm to 9000 rpm the
Austrian bike simply stomps everything in the torque department, but
does run out a bit early as the BMW (light blue) and the Aprilia (red) take
over. The Kawasaki (green) falls off too early to challenge for outright
torque honors, but is equal to the top two up to 7200 rpm.
The BMW and Aprilia are almost neck and neck for the entire run,
producing nearly identical power and torque numbers and curves. This
goes to show how nice and smooth that Italian V-four is on the road
compared to the much vibier inline BMW.
The Suzuki is the quiet achiever, cruising just under the Aprilia, BMW
and KTM in both power and torque, but it does have a weapon up its
sleeve in how flat the curves are.
Check out our video here to see and hear these machines for yourself!
