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Originally Posted by Trip
bhp numbers are hardly worthless, they are a better judge of the engine than rwhp because bhp is taken in pretty much the same factory conditions. It's not going to tell you what hp numbers the bike will actually put to the ground, but it will give a good comparison of engine on engine. It's more of an engineering thing than a OMG my bike has 20192349202 hp thing.
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Not sure on all of this, but manufacturers all inflate or deflate their numbers according to their desires.
They want to make the bike seem powerful to the masses but also want to fall under the right emissions regulations.
There are also various types of HP to report (SAE, etc.).
I wouldn't think that comparing a bhp claim of one manufacturer on their 600SS to another manufacturer's holds very much accuracy.