As Joe said. Manufacturers usually give the power figures at the crank. There is a big power loss between the crank and the rear wheel and in the real world the figures at the rear wheel are the important ones.
I'm quite happy with the results. Now the KLE is only 3HP shy of a tuned f650gs dakar (in total bhp, but still 10 less lbs torque).
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Joe. If you want the bike to make more power at the high end you will need to replace cams for a gpz500 and I asume the ER5 has them too. The problem is you will sacrifice a bit of low and med range performance to achieve this and considering the KLE is a dual purpose and not really a highway cruiser I don't see the real gain in doing this.
In Australia the maximum speed limit is 110 on hwy and the KLE easily does it in 6th gear at about 5 1/2k - 6 1/2k rpm and still delivers an ok economy.
I read in the link that is somewhere in this same thread that one of the problems with the exhaust is its design because one of the extractors is longer than the other one and has a bend. A custom system will sort this out but not sure what could happen with the bash plate and centre stand if you have one.
Riding the bike now is so much different, smother throughout the entire range and quicker to top speed.
Loving it.
Will
Last edited by munecito; 23 Feb 2008 at 00:50.
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