I dunno. I expect my brand new bike to be lighter than something built 35 years ago regardless. Most manufacturers have been able to either increase power or decrease weight in other areas to compensate. It hasn't been proven that we'll be able to "unlock" the full power of one of these Canadian models, so 56 HP is all we can count on. It doesn't even have an all-aluminum chassis. The "RR" moniker (or even "R") deserves no less, but we all know how Kawasaki waters down their branding and hands out "R's" to everything now. Whereas before the "R" got you a completely different motor, frame, subframe, and suspension, now all it gets you is adjustable fork preload and shock damping.