![]() ![]() On top of that there’s a new airbox and a reworked gearbox with a lighter shift drum to make for smoother changes, all the more so when allied to the bike’s optional quickshifter.Īll that is bolted to a frame that’s been completely redesigned. ![]() ![]() Reworked to meet Euro5 emissions rules, the 2021 bike gets thinner-walled engine cases, cutting 1kg from the motor’s mass, along with a completely new exhaust, new coils, revised internal oil passages and a new clutch. But the similarities belie the depth of changes made to the LC8 V-twin. In fact, the old version had 1lbft more on tap and hit its peak power fractionally lower in the rev range, at 8750rpm rather than the 2021 model’s 9000rpm. On paper, the engine’s headline specs – 160hp and 102lbft of torque from 1301cc – are barely changed.
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