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Still power is not everything. Style matters. Handling matters more.



I agree with you. I currently ride a Honda Shadow VLX, a 400cc bike 30hp. It has enough power for 95% of the time. Sometimes I wish I had more when riding two up with someone who weighs over 200lbs (I'm 285). That's why I was rather taken aback by the suggestion of the reviewers that a bike with twice as much HP and 1.5x as much torque as what I have isn't powerful enough. That's why I began to wonder if perhaps the specs were off or if there's something inherently wrong with the bike's engine to give an impression of being sluggish.