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Where is it written that a manufacturer has a responsibility to provide a vehicle with the maximum amount of power it is able to produce?
What a ridiculous premise. This is clearly not the same as offering one thing and providing another. As long as they advertising is correct, you don't like the package? Don't buy one. Or... buy one and bring it to the standard you want.

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I've been thinking about the "restriction" issue a bit. There are no regulations capping power or speed potential in the US. I can only think of two federal (EPA) regs that might come into play here, emissions and noise. Further I'm familiar with the testing necessary to comply with these regs from when I worked on the Muzzy Raptor project and various exhaust noise issues. I had to study all the applicable federal regs pretty carefully to sell those 50 Raptors legally. I doubt it's an emissions issue. Most of those criteria are based on and addressed with the evaporative control systems. The exhaust emissions are pretty easily complied with and the test cycles do not focus on the high output areas, but mostly on the "normal driving" cycles. I'd be very surprised if this wasn't a noise issue, and it's not likely entirely an exhaust noise issue. Noise signatures are based on "total noise". This is exhaust, intake, and mechanical noise and believe it or not, the intake noise is very significant. Four valve engines with short inlet ports, velocity stacks and big ram air intakes make A LOT of noise at high RPM and high power outputs. Even the injectors firing make quite a noise. There is gear whine, chain noise, all sorts of noise coming off that thing. And then of course, there is the exhaust, which with a single muffler that can support 200 hp from 1 liter, has to be pretty free flowing (and, noisy).
If this is true, it doesn’t bother me much, especially if the “fix” is easily identified and available. I think the power available with the bike as shipped in the US is probably enough for 50% of the riders 50% of the time they’re riding. You may not be one of those for a variety of reasons, ranging from using the bike for actual racing, or like me, to just wanting the fastest thing you can get your hands on for no reason other than you want it.
So, buy the fix. Get the ECU and a pipe or whatever is takes. Make no mistake, I do HATE the idea of regulation, but I really don’t mind the idea of having more power available at my option if I choose it.

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Where is it written that a manufacturer has a responsibility to provide a vehicle with the maximum amount of power it is able to produce?
What a ridiculous premise. This is clearly not the same as offering one thing and providing another. As long as they advertising is correct, you don't like the package? Don't buy one. Or... buy one and bring it to the standard you want.

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I don't see the power issue as a big deal, personally. People will find a workaround for that.

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I wonder if BMW 's work around for noise is the intial 600 mile rpm restriction? I could be mistaken but thought i read the S1000r was rpm limited for the first 600 miles> Thsi would be a clever work aroundd if true.

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If the bike has 197 hp @ 13000 rpm, and the revlimiter cuts in @11000 rpm or so for the US models....maybe that 176 hp is what the bike is making @ the US limiter. Maybe that is how they clipped it's wings.....just an early rev limiter. Less noise @ 11000 than 13000 like Doug was saying..........

And maybe that was how BMW got past an EPA noise limit. ( If that is even the reason......but Doug's post sure makes good sense to me..........

176 @ 11000 rpm
197 @ 13000 rpm

500 to 750 rpm of overrev would get you right at what the picture of the tach shows.....redline @ about 13750 rpm..........

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Here's the skinny..................the US bikes will be neutered to 188hp, for EMISSIONS purposes only, to meet the new laws. Kawasaki can't put the kit ECU's on the bike because their hands are tied, but there will be a way for you and I to get our hands on a kit ECU which only takes lifting the tank to replace(5 minutes) and .......BAM, you've just unleashed the beast!!!

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Reports are..........with a kit ECU and a slip on pipe, this bad boy made.............................207hp with ram air to the crank!!!!!!

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