I\'m all for more horsepower, but it\'s getting crazy. Nobody needs 200+ horsepower in a street bike. Especially if the manufacturers are all limiting top speed to 186MPH, there is no point. When the ZX-12 came out, a box stock version did the flying mile at 176mph and ACCELERATING through the traps. Which means it hadn\'t topped out.
Better to make a slightly smaller engine and lighter bike so the same think. Now it would be nice to see them make a less expensive fast bike. Doesn\'t have to have 200 hp.

Many decades ago, around the time Benelli prodiced their inline 6, Europe place a max of 100 HP on a production motorcycle as that was too much power for a street bike. Now we have 200+ hp bikes being made. Technology and seuign advancements are great, but the speed limit is still 70 mph and trees still don\'t give way to bikers bodies flying through the air.

from a sneaky ninja it turned to be nasty fat slob. whats happening

If you were in the motorcycle business, guess what you\'d be making? Splash a little reality on the previous comments and they disappear. What\'s your marketing angle? \"We give you adequate power.\" \"Why go so fast? Buy the Trundle 100.\" Who buys bikes, little old ladies? No, I don\'t think you do. Back to your knitting.

Remember, this is NOT a motorcycle forum so ALL comments should be discounted as such.
That said, 200+ horsepower is a bit insane for a street bike, but for a sane rider this is not an insanely high output for a motorcycle.
For a 16-year-old n00b rider this is suicide!
Why do sports cars push upward of 500 HP? Because they can and it showcases their line and sells product and in this case excitement.
If you think motorcycles should be limited to 250cc\'s, 70 MPG, then get yourself a scooter and alleviate your guilt.
If you want the best performing motorcycle built for the rider and street use, buy this, . . . otherwise have fun on your Segway !!!
Remember, \"Let the good times roll !!!\"

I reckon what we have to understand is the Hayabusa and the ZX14 are both \"Sports Tourers\" not \"Sports Bikes\". Having said that, you are more likely to use this power on the open road as opposed to carving it up your local mountain. For mile munching, there is no such thing as too much power. As other long distance riders will attest, the more powerful and weighty the bike, the less \"stressfull\" it is to do those miles. The other thing to understand is these bikes have a long RPM range, so usability of this power is more lineal compared to say my bike which is a V-Twin and produces all it\'s power in one big hit like a sucker punch. The ZX and the Busa both punch out around the 200 mark at the crank, which would equate to arond the 170 odd mark at the wheel and you have 10,000 RPM to use this in. My Warrior I\'ve put forced induction on it to achieve 190hp and 211 ft/lbs at the back wheel, but it achieves that in only half the RPM range! Hence if you want to call anyone crazy, would be me. Not your sane Busa or ZX rider. lol. Anyway, I still believe that it\'s your right wrist telling the bike what to do, not the other way around. I agree with BombR76, If it frightens you then buy a segway!

The more bits and the more expense - and the bits to explode - even in a minor crash - thus feeding the outrageous spares market, the more inclined I am to get something decent and basic like a 500cc single Enfield with a set of small crash bars - to protect the engine and pedals etc.
The modern mega-bikes are such modern consumerist cash traps....
Most of the speed limits are around 100Kmh - so what is with the 300Kmh limiter - aside from grovelling to the law makers for the irresponsible idiots who ride them flat out through the city streets - look up "ghost rider" and "Paris Ring Road" on Youtube.
Putting other peoples lives in danger like these idiots do - doesn't go down well with me.

I used to have a Hayabusa and found the massive power is exceptionally useful around town. Not in the very CBD where it is dribble forward-stop riding, but certainly everywhere else. It sounds a lot, to say 180hp or 200+ or whatever, but as was pointed out, the power starts way low and is smooth all the way to the top. I now ride an ST1100 and wish it had more than the 100hp it has because taking off and moving around cars is just that little bit harder. And on the freeway at 100-110km/h you need the power to be able to dodge the \"P\" plate drivers or those who just don\'t see you. It is about comfort more than 0-100 times though. On long rides you just don\'t have to work so hard. I recommend every motorcyclist should try riding a big powerful bike at least once to see how non-insane they are and how useful the power is. Oh, I also took my \'busa to Phillip Island and blasted it around (260km/h + on the straight) and that is really worth the effort too. For one thing, you quickly discover why you don\'t pull that crap on the road.

Oh dear - I see that the \"Ban Dangerous Bikes Brigade\" are at it again. It\'s amazing how the mention of a motorbike with an engine larger than 50cc (ca 3 cu in) causes them to mount their high horses and give vent to reams of righteous indignation.
The is NO SUCH THING as a dangerous motorcycle, provided it is properly maintained. As with guns, motorcycles do not kill people, people kill people.
A bike needs to be sized according to the use the rider intends to put it to. For touring, with a pillion passenger and the luggage necessary for a week or two on the road, it\'s a case of the bigger the better. Mr Stiffy\'s 500cc Enfield would struggle to carry two people and baggage up a mountain pass. It would therefore be more dangerous than a larger bike as a queue of impatient drivers built up behind him and probably atempted to overtake in inappropriate places. A 200ps machine would be able to maintain a sensible speed and therefore be less of a hazard on the road.
Drivers who travel too slowly are frequently as much of a danger as those who travel too quickly.
Maybe it would be better if people took the time to think about whether it is a bad bike or a bad rider that is the true cause of the problems.

Fastests production motorcycle. Nothing was said about the following...http://green.autoblog.com/2011/08/24/video-lightning-motorcycles-raises-land-speed-record-to-215-960/