Originally Posted by qitstrn
It's not that low on power. Maybe compared to a 2004 but when they were new they were fast. I used to ride a 94 ZX-9 and it had 135rwhp which was fast then and still is. Put that against a new one and it's not that much slower just heavier. This is his first bike so it's plenty fast enough for him.
a 2000 ZX7R has 108.6hp while a 2000 gixxer 750 has 123. That's a big difference on a motorcycle. Not to mention the a zx7 weighs 527 wet while the 750 is only 426.