V-Twin vs I4

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sugarcraver

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At the factory effort everything changes which is what i've been argueing. At club level anything (under 5k into mods on the bike) the il4's walked any twin and its not just ducati but honda, aprilia, benelli, bimota, suzuki you name it by the il4, even agusta. You just can't argue with the 1000cc il4 off the showroom floor. If your gonna put 100K into a race bike you can't compare anything
 
Then why do you stand up for your vtwin when the il4 is way cheaper and better off the showroom?

Also just thinking how many turbo v twins do you see? Like ones that put 230 to the wheel on like 8lbs bone stock internals and like 350 with rods pistons and headstuds? The il4s take FI pretty well
 
better is a personal opinion and not based on fact. A Vtwin doesn't to be inherently more expensive than the i4. The sheer amount of bikes the japs build drive their costs down.

I might like a peanut butter sandwich better than a steak.
 
Any litre bike il4, even the new r1 is more reliable which is the biggest advantage, delievers power way smoother, doesn't jerk under 4k. Revs (which are often high in racing) don't kill an il4 which is the number one way to destroy a 848/1098/1198 motor. Oh and to make the same power/slightly more stock its way cheaper which is also a design characteristic of a well designed, well, anything. If something is better and cheaper, its usually the one to go with.

Just reiterating, from my history with il4s, I chose to go with the ducati dispite being grossly over priced and under reliable because I don't need absoute performance and I'd rather sacrafice some of the other things for the awsome street motor it has that absoutely rips stumps out of the ground, the unbelieveable sex appeal the bike has over the japs and just how unique the design is.


Edit: your idea about pure production numbers bringing cost down is deffinately true. I just don't know how much of a role that plays with ducati's case being that the RC51 was much cheaper than the ducati which was similar performance back in the SP1/SP2 era of jdm twins
 
Brooks, how does the rsv4r's size play? Is it really as small as your 600? I probally should have hopped on one of those before the ducati but i'm a pretty big guy at 6ft 1 185lbs.
 
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