Great post. If most of my riding was in the UK, with our shitty roads, I’d probably give the V4S more thought, but it isn’t. Riding in the UK leaves me fairly cold nowadays, if I’m being honest, so for the smooth European roads i love riding, the Pikes Peak is perfect for me.
Do agree , but I ride most weekends in the Marches and beyond, so the V4s is great as I do maybe 2 trips per year in Europe. Wish could do more but not able to due to work . The maths for me are opposite to you but agree the PP is a great bike . But not for me You watch , I will go for a test ride and swallows words
About the math and don't shoot the messenger (it's just FYI): BTW, torque not shown but we all know the outcome. So the question becomes: where do you ride (RPM)? Choose the bike accordingly.
Looks like my PP is perfect for me then, I like a bit of a top end rush. I just wish they'd give it another 1000 revs. It always seems like it stops revving too soon. Interesting to see the RS has no advantage until the PP has hit its rev limit.
Still hooked on my z1000 gen4 after almost 10 years of ownership....cant see myself selling it anytime soon...
Get it mapped - more often than not a dyno operator will extend the rev range once the performance has been uncorked... 1000rpm on my z1000 and 500rpm on the hyper1100 when they got mapped
I watched a video on YouTube comparing the Pikes Peak to the RS both before and after remapping, posted by that tuning company in the Midlands. In the commentary, they seemed to think that the RS wheels were lighter than the Pikes Peak ? I didn’t think they were Andy
Small “spoke” configuration difference. Andy Edit : just spoken to the workshop and the 2024 Pikes Peak wheels are the same wheel as the 2024 RS with the exception of the red detailing. Every day is a school day.
But it would be interesting to see the torque comparisons. Torque makes such a difference to road riding.
The V4 is still a better engine around town than the big V2 though. More tractable and far less lumpy.
