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Max torque on most bikes is at the higher rpm's so don't read too much into the figures, torque on the FTR comes in early, and power kicks in arm wrenching style bang on 4krpm, the combination makes it a superb urban bike with a mix of town and country lane twisties. keep the bike in 4th for as long as you want and let the torque do the work, or snick up and down through the gearbox to keep on the power. I rate the bike very high, nimble, sure footed, enough power for fun which isn't going to get you into trouble (listed as 120hp but tested at 115hp), and the ergonomics makes it a comfortable ride on motorways for an hour or two. It is far removed from being an ultimate cafe racer, not sure on which planet you read that description lol. A toy? Possibly, but in the same vein that my 961 is also a toy

<blockquote data-quote="MxMartin" data-source="post: 473007" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>Max torque on most bikes is at the higher rpm&#039;s so don&#039;t read too much into the figures, torque on the FTR comes in early, and power kicks in arm wrenching style bang on 4krpm, the combination makes it a superb urban bike with a mix of town and country lane twisties.&nbsp; keep the bike in 4th for as long as you want and let the torque do the work, or snick up and down through the gearbox to keep on the power.&nbsp; I rate the bike very high, nimble, sure footed, enough power for fun which isn&#039;t going to get you into trouble (listed as 120hp but tested at 115hp), and the ergonomics makes it a comfortable ride on motorways for an hour or two.&nbsp; It is far removed from being an ultimate cafe racer, not sure on which planet you read that description lol.&nbsp; A toy?&nbsp; Possibly, but in the same vein that my 961 is also a toy <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="MxMartin, post: 473007, member: 9240"] Max torque on most bikes is at the higher rpm's so don't read too much into the figures, torque on the FTR comes in early, and power kicks in arm wrenching style bang on 4krpm, the combination makes it a superb urban bike with a mix of town and country lane twisties. keep the bike in 4th for as long as you want and let the torque do the work, or snick up and down through the gearbox to keep on the power. I rate the bike very high, nimble, sure footed, enough power for fun which isn't going to get you into trouble (listed as 120hp but tested at 115hp), and the ergonomics makes it a comfortable ride on motorways for an hour or two. It is far removed from being an ultimate cafe racer, not sure on which planet you read that description lol. A toy? Possibly, but in the same vein that my 961 is also a toy :) [/QUOTE]

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