Yamaha did not release the HP numbers, but being a low rpm air cooled twin, it probably has around 75 ponies. Divide that by its hefty 950 curb weight (I don't think that is wet weight, either) and you get a power to weight ratio of about 13.0 hp/lb....pretty similar to my wife's V6 Kia Sorento.
F6B is about 7.5-8.0 hp/lb, depending upon whether power at the wheel or the engine's output itself.
Former Ride:
2013 F6B Standard, black; sold 7/2019
Latest Addition:
2016 Gold Wing Level 3, red; SCT transmission stuck in manual mode
2019 Miles:
7,900 as of 10/6
According to Rider magazine article it has 76.9 hp on the dyno at 4500 RPMs.
The majority of riders that buy this type of bike really do not give a "rats ass" about fast it can go in the quarter mile , etc., They want pulling power, torque at lower speeds, and decent passing power riding two-up...So most of this conversation is a "moot point"....JMHO
you're entitled to your opinion, but I am going to have respectfully disagree. I am sure there are some who don't care, but obviously there are a lot that do as evidenced by this thread, by the magazines that do dyno and 1/4 mile runs in their tests ,and by the conversation about such things I see on Facebook and other Forums.
"Go sell crazy somewhere else, we're all stocked up"