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@VanUden
As a died in the wool biker, having held a full bike license for over 20 years and only having passed my driving test (first time) 2 years ago it's amazing to me the lengths car drivers go to for things like power when in real terms it's fairly arbitrary.
Yes, you could slap a turbo in or a super-charger but the gains will be nominal in terms of the cost and possibly unusable on the road. A tweaked bike will always beat a car in power to weight ratio and the only real benefits of a car are weather protection, heating, and maybe a stereo.
Just saying :)