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A 13b long block weighs about 250 lbs. and LS is in the low-mid 400s. The difference increases a bit more if you include manifolds.

You can make a smaller and lighter weight engine with greater displacement.

No, you can’t. Even a K series is going to be larger (mainly in height) and marginally heavier. You’re not getting much more compact than a 13b until you start getting into motorcycle engines.

There are dozens of fair criticisms of rotaries. Reliability, parts availability, efficiency, non-existent low end torque, etc. But their power relative to their size and weight isn’t even remotely one of them.

Who cares about specific output or displacement, though, besides regulatory bodies?

People who want a lot of power out of a small and lightweight package. A 13b is significantly smaller, and almost 200 lbs lighter than an LS1.

what matters is power, weight, and size

Yes, and out of all the valid criticisms of rotaries, those are the 3 things rotaries excel in. See previous comment.

They are not more powerful though. No 4-stroke piston engine is matching the specific output of a rotary of the same displacement without some seriously high compression. Squeezing a lot of power out of little displacement is the rotary’s whole MO.

low price

Have you SEEN RX7 prices? There are so many cheaper RWD cars to work from that are far more abundant.

If you want a cheap rotary car you’ll have to settle for an RX8.

Yes, the illustrious “Grandma’s-Buick silver”

Seething over millions of people you don’t know is not going to help your blood pressure. You could do with a massage and a cup of hot tea.

I directly addressed your question. You just don’t like the answer. Them’s the brakes.

you are being intentionally difficult to not co front how wrong you are about this

You don’t seem to understand the difference between a leading question and a statement.

A small dent or scratch compared to caving in a panel. Why is this so difficult for you to grasp?

There’s nothing to grasp. I’m not asking for my own information. I’m asking to what degree YOU care about damage to your vehicle.

I never said they were the same.

But both result in cosmetic damage. I am asking YOU why you would care about the distinction, since you such a laissez-faire attitude towards vehicle damage.

Maybe take your blood pressure meds and think it through.

You are trying to tell me that a small ding from someone opening a door into your car is the same as someone purposefully kicking in your fender.

They are both cosmetic damage to something you don’t seem to care about damage to. Why should it matter? It’s just an appliance to get you to work right?

Im not moving anything, I’m pointing out that you DO care about damage to your stuff, at least to some degree. If you didn’t, you really wouldn’t care about a cosmetic dent.

You don’t even have to be passionate about something to take care of it. I’m not keen on scratching up the face of my dishwasher any more than I want scratches on my bumper.

If they really are just pieces of metal and plastic, then why would you care about a new dent on the fender? It’s clearly going to get dented anyways by your own admission. It almost sounds like you don’t fancy the idea of people disrespecting your stuff…

Thats doesn’t mean you have to beat the shit out of it. Dents and scratches aren’t basic wear, they’re negligence.

But I suppose you won’t mind if I kick a dent in your fender right?

It depreciates a lot less if you take basic care of it…

You can carry stuff without beating the shit out of it

God forbid somebody wants to take care of their stuff.

TRS, wheel chock, and straps is definitely the “belt and suspenders” approach. But I appreciate that over the people who trust their bike with just two ratchet straps.

Ps: If you haven’t already, pack those wheel bearings with some fresh grease, and pump some extra into the hubs. They come barely packed from the factory. You’ll greatly extend the life of those bearings.

It’s not homologated anywhere yet… and it’s pretty unlikely that KTM will enter WSSP.

It clearly needs the potato peeler rear wing from the RC16 /s

No, they will not. As far as the insurance company is concerned, you have a street bike with a VIN. A track bike converted from a street bike is still a street bike to them. The fact that the title was lost along the way does not make it an off road bike.

I have been through this when my race bike was stolen. They will not cut a check for a total loss until the title is signed over to them. And they will not pay out a claim to anyone other than the registered owner.

If you have an insurance policy on a track bike that you don’t have in your name, you should seriously check your policy, lest you get burned if you ever need to make a claim.

They absolutely care if they are paying out for a claim. They will only cut a check to the registered owner. They will allow you to open a policy, they will not pay you if you have to make a claim.

If you really want it in your name, you can put insurance on it for a day and cancel it afterwards. But you’ll have to pay for a plate and registration no matter what. I dealt with the same issue in Minnesota.

In my mind, the only reason to transfer a title on a track bike is if you want to have insurance on it.

I use a razor blade to cut the rough shape, and then use a belt sander to clean it up and form the final shape

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It’s the perfect place for your EDC kick-knacks