Performance Index '05/'06 Edition, part 3

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JANUARY 2006

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MOTORCYCLE CONSUMER NEWS

122.3 117.8 131.2 126.3 123.8 137.4 124.2 114.1 117.6 115.4 120.8 120.3 119.04 117.1 118.9 122.9 112.7 111.4 114.4 121.4 107.6 109.4 115.8 118.4 114.2 112.2 112.6 121.1 118.3 129.6 115.9 118.8 115.0 118.1 110.8 116.65 106.7 114.8 116.8 133.8 115.8 109.7 n/a 125.5 116.6 129.1 n/a 117.1 111.1 108.2 119.4 112.3 116.5 120.2 111.3 115.3 117.3 130.7 135.3 124.6 127.7 117.8 119.4 114.5 119.8 122.3

1:4.12 1:10.50 1:9.44 1:9.62 1:19.4 1:9.54 1:11.6 1:7.36 1:4.20 1:7.37 1:16.23 1:6.24 1:6.28 1:15.90 1:10.38 1:7.60 1:4.65 1:6.17 1:4.16 1:3.13 1:12.20 1:4.32 1:4.47 1:5.88 1:5.32 1:3.64 1:13.25 1:14.72 1:14.50 1:7.70 1:7.01 1:6.41 1:9.28 1:6.63 15.84 1:4.83 1:4.83 1:5.08 1:4.55 1:8.91 1:7.55 1:5.68 1:5.12 1:10.91 1:3.98 1:6.27 n/a 1:17.66 1:4.10 1:5.68 1:5.98 1:4.60 1:5.36 1:16.02 1:4.15 1:3.45 1:3.14 1:13.49 1:11.75 1:11.31 1:11.85 1:5.28 1:14.20 1:9.10 1:8.98 1:5.56

::::: Overall Rating

131.85 94.90 105.64 101.64 66.87 88.32 88.30 108.93 128.29 108.40 84.90 111.36 114.41 81.11 89.87 101.00 130.81 116.26 131.22 142.52 94.04 127.70 129.54 114.10 125.59 142.76 92.10 89.41 88.88 102.84 108.40 109.20 96.97 112.90 110.8 124.35 119.04 122.6 125.93 100.00 104.30 119.10 122.82 90.1 129.52 118.33 n/a 70.66 129.70 122.00 115.17 128.10 118.01 82.41 132.72 136.56 144.98 83.59 93.17 92.32 95.25 126.28 91.15 105.52 107.28 121.49

EXCELLENT VERY GOOD GOOD FAIR POOR

Rating Category

10.85 13.35 12.56 12.79 17.96 13.66 14.67 12.16 10.60 12.25 15.19 11.89 11.63 15.30 14.03 12.52 10.59 11.52 10.57 9.99 13.87 10.85 10.79 11.56 10.75 9.84 14.15 14.44 13.99 12.66 12.06 11.52 13.52 12.17 11.85 11.04 11.05 11.09 10.75 13.42 12.19 11.29 11.15 14.47 10.60 11.44 n/a 17.24 10.55 11.17 12.01 10.59 11.32 15.82 10.38 10.17 9.90 14.91 14.15 13.65 13.58 10.68 14.20 12.25 12.32 11.09

Power to Weight Ratio

0–1⁄4 mile, mph

6.85 n/a 11.93 n/a n/a n/a n/a 10.72 6.53 10.81 n/a 9.75 9.07 n/a n/a n/a 6.56 8.67 6.60 5.58 n/a 6.94 6.93 8.96 6.97 5.30 n/a n/a n/a n/a 10.60 10.12 17.00 10.03 9.29 7.49 7.59 7.57 6.85 13.42 10.77 8.03 7.73 n/a 6.60 8.29 n/a n/a 6.48 7.70 9.43 6.58 8.05 n/a 6.18 5.79 5.42 n/a n/a n/a n/a 6.84 n/a n/a 11.60 7.74

Braking 60–0 mph, ft.

0–1⁄4 mile, sec.

171 3.50 105 4.83 119 4.31 127 4.31 78 12.64 94 5.45 99 6.05 127 3.97 156 3.02 134 4.12 101 7.00 126 3.74 128 3.61 85 6.98 98 5.55 114 3.98 145 3.08 143 3.52 165 3.08 173 2.95 101 5.51 156 3.40 166 3.22 124 3.61 151 3.07 188 2.76 109 5.99 110 6.22 107 5.39 120 4.34 130 3.87 132 3.30 114 5.20 136 4.17 141 3.88 153 3.26 143 3.17 149 3.39 156 2.92 124 5.33 109 3.88 138 3.40 160 3.38 103 6.22 161 3.07 145 3.59 n/a n/a 75 9.98 153 3.01 149 3.42 147 4.12 156 3.02 136 3.44 91 7.82 164 2.96 172 2.99 179 3.04 94 6.53 114 5.39 110 5.27 109 5.20 153 2.97 106 5.99 125 3.93 125 4.12 145 3.33

0–100 mph, sec.

33.4 41.0 33.0 42.8 49.7 44.4 48.0 32.3 38.7 40.0 46.4 35.5 47.8 50.0 42.5 47.7 43.2 44.1 36.4 38.6 45.2 36.9 39.1 43.7 37.0 38.5 36.0 34.9 48.0 46.3 44.9 45.8 41.1 33.5 34.6 44.0 34.1 39.9 42.5 41.7 41.8 40.7 37.3 37.1 47.5 31.3 31.3 66.9 41.8 42.8 43.3 42.5 39.4 41.2 36.6 41.5 41.6 34.2 34.8 35.2 35.2 39.9 31.4 40.7 37.6 34.2

0–60 mph, sec.

481 711 661 703 334 318 443 505 423 507 607 428 433 390 358 471 479 518 459 435 485 470 509 523 542 550 701 588 574 547 543 566 500 603 480 484 483 452 441 489 538 453 548 580 483 796 746 325 512 486 490 426 460 535 512 439 445 658 851 873 890 637 740 653 761 631

Top Speed

6 116.7 53.3 5 67.1 86.2 5 70.0 87.5 6 73.1 90.8 5 17.2 24.9 5 33.4 25.6 6 38.1 25.6 6 68.6 36.5 6 100.6 45.5 6 68.8 37.4 5 37.4 58.6 6 68.6 45.2 6 69.0 45.1 5 24.6 30.5 5 34.5 33.2 6 62.0 42.2 6 103.1 66.1 6 84.6 46.6 6 112.0 54.0 6 139.0 75.4 5 39.7 41.8 6 108.9 70.8 6 112.0 67.9 6 89.2 65.6 5 101.7 73.8 6 151.1 93.4 5 52.9 73.5 5 39.9 42.5 5 41.9 42.1 6 71.0 48.9 6 80.3 57.3 6 85.2 60.6 5 53.9 40.8 6 90.9 54.4 6 82.2 52.3 6 103.1 63.7 6 100.0 62.9 6 88.9 39.2 6 96.9 44.0 5 54.9 43.8 6 71.3 53.7 6 79.6 38.8 6 106.9 68.9 5 53.1 40.3 6 121.4 64.4 5 127.1 144.6 4+R n/a n/a 5 18.4 14.3 6 124.9 73.9 6 85.6 44.3 6 82.0 41.8 6 97.5 44.4 6 85.8 41.5 5 33.4 35.4 5 123.4 71.3 6 127.2 70.4 6 144.5 68.9 5 48.7 57.2 5 72.4 74.0 5 77.2 77.3 5 75.1 75.5 5 120.7 87.6 5 52.1 83.1 5 71.8 92.4 5 84.8 107.8 5 113.5 83.1

Average Fuel Mileage

Rear-Wheel Torque (lb. ft.)

Rear-Wheel Horsepower

I-4 V-2 V-2 V-2 1 1 I-2 I-4 I-4 I-4 I-2 V-2 V-2 1 1 V-2 V-2 I-4 I-4 I-4 V-2 V-2 V-2 V-2 I-4 I-4 V-2 V-2 V-2 I-3 I-3 I-3 I-2 I-3 I-3 I-3 I-3 I-4 I-4 I-2 I-3 I-4 I-3 I-2 I-3 I-3 O-2 V-2 I-4 I-4 I-4 I-4 I-4 V-2 I-4 I-4 I-4 V-2 V-4 V-4 V-4 I-4 V-2 V-2 V-2 V-4

MCN RATING SYSTEM

Wet Weight

$24,995 $15,499 $14,999 $16,999 $2899 $6099 $4999 $5799 $7999 $6199 $7699 $5899 $6299 $4399 $5199 $6599 $8599 $7199 $9299 $10,399 $5999 $8999 $9499 $8899 $7399 $10,499 $9899 $6599 $6749 $10,395 $10,899 $10,499 $6999 $11,595 $9995 $8890 $10,199 $8299 $7999 $7999 $8699 $7499 $10,599 $8699 $10,999 $15,990 $9695 $3899 $8499 $7399 $7099 $7999 $6499 $5899 $9799 $10,299 $10,599 $8099 $13,999 $15,999 $16,899 $11,499 $10,499 $11,999 $14,980 $10,499

Transmission speeds

MV Augusta F4 Senna 10/02 Polaris Victory V92C Deluxe 1/02 Victory Vegas 8/03 Victory Hammer 8/05 Suzuki GZ250 9/99 DRZ400SM 7/05 GS500F 7/04 Bandit GS600S 3/00 GSX-R600 3/01 GSX-600F Katana 7/98 Burgman 650 5/04 SV650 10/03 SV650S 7/03 LS650 9/96 DR650SE 7/96 DL650 V-Strom 5/04 SV1000S 6/03 GSX-750F Katana 7/98 GSX-R750 2/98 GSX-R1000 4/02 Marauder 800 6/97 TL1000S 7/97 TL1000R 8/98 DL1000 V-Strom 9/02 Bandit 1200S 11/00 6/99 GSX-1300R Hayabusa VL1500 Intruder LC 4/98 VL800 Volusia 12/01 Boulevard M50 6/05 Triumph Tiger 900 7/99 Tiger 955i 9/02 Tiger 7/05 Bonneville 4/01 Trophy 900 12/96 T509 Speed Triple 11/97 Speed Triple ’03 9/03 Speed Triple ’99 2/99 TT600 3/01 11/05 Daytona 650 Thruxton 2/05 Thunderbird Sport 8/00 Speed 4 5/03 Sprint ST 10/05 Speedmaster 4/03 Daytona 955i 12/01 12/04 Rocket III Ural Patrol Sidecar Combo 3/05 Yamaha Virago 250 5/96 FZ1 6/04 YZF600R ’97 5/97 YZF600R ’06 12/05 YZF-R6 3/01 FZ6 3/04 5/98 V-Star 6/97 YZF1000R YZF-R1 8/02 6/04 YZF-R1S V-Star 1100 Classic 2/00 Royal Star Tour Deluxe 11/04 Royal Star Venture 4/99 Royal Star M’night Venture 2/04 FJR1300 7/02 Road Star 7/99 Road Star Warrior 4/02 Roadliner S 1/06 V-Max 4/97

Engine Type

MSRP (base model)

Issue Tested

Make & Model

Performance Index

Open Sportbike Heavyweight Cruiser Heavyweight Cruiser Open Cruiser Lightweight Sportbike Super-Moto Middleweight Sportbike Middleweight Sportbike Middleweight Sportbike MIddleweight Sportbike Open Scooter Middleweight Standard Middleweight Sportbike Middleweight Cruiser Open Dual-Sport Middleweight Dual-Sport Open Sportbike 750cc Sportbike 750cc Sportbike Open Sportbike Middleweight Cruiser Open Sportbike Open Sportbike Open Dual-Sport Open Sportbike Open Sportbike Heavyweight Cruiser Middleweight Cruiser Middleweight Cruiser Open Dual-Sport Open Dual-Sport Open Dual-Sport Middleweight Standard Open Sport-Touring Open Standard Open Standard Open Standard Middleweight Sportbike Middleweight Sportbike Middleweight Sportbike Open Standard Middleweight Standard Open Sportbike Middleweight Cruiser Open Sportbike Heavyweight Cruiser Motorcycle/Sidecar Combo Lightweight Cruiser Open Standard Middleweight Sportbike Middleweight Sportbike Middleweight Sportbike Middleweight Standard Middleweight Cruiser Open Sportbike Open Sportbike Open Sportbike Heavyweight Cruiser Heavyweight Cruiser Luxury Touring Luxury Touring Open Sport-Touring Heavyweight Cruiser Heavyweight Cruiser Heavyweight Cruiser Heavyweight Cruiser

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