diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Hit.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Hit.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad8d07d901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Hit.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
+using osu.Game.Database;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects
+{
+    public class Hit : TaikoHitObject
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The hit window that results in a "GREAT" hit.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double HitWindowGreat = 35;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The hit window that results in a "GOOD" hit.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double HitWindowGood = 80;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The hit window that results in a "MISS".
+        /// </summary>
+        public double HitWindowMiss = 95;
+
+        public override void ApplyDefaults(TimingInfo timing, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
+        {
+            base.ApplyDefaults(timing, difficulty);
+
+            HitWindowGreat = BeatmapDifficulty.DifficultyRange(difficulty.OverallDifficulty, 50, 35, 20);
+            HitWindowGood = BeatmapDifficulty.DifficultyRange(difficulty.OverallDifficulty, 120, 80, 50);
+            HitWindowMiss = BeatmapDifficulty.DifficultyRange(difficulty.OverallDifficulty, 135, 95, 70);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObject.cs
index 61d8ed5f01..4505065489 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObject.cs
@@ -7,28 +7,13 @@ using osu.Game.Modes.Objects;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects
 {
-    public class TaikoHitObject : HitObject
+    public abstract class TaikoHitObject : HitObject
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// HitCircle radius.
         /// </summary>
         public const float CIRCLE_RADIUS = 64;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The hit window that results in a "GREAT" hit.
-        /// </summary>
-        public double HitWindowGreat = 35;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The hit window that results in a "GOOD" hit.
-        /// </summary>
-        public double HitWindowGood = 80;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The hit window that results in a "MISS".
-        /// </summary>
-        public double HitWindowMiss = 95;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// The time to scroll in the HitObject.
         /// </summary>
@@ -37,7 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether this HitObject is in Kiai time.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool Kiai;
+        public bool Kiai { get; protected set; }
 
         public override void ApplyDefaults(TimingInfo timing, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
@@ -50,10 +35,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects
 
             if (overridePoint != null)
                 Kiai |= overridePoint.KiaiMode;
-
-            HitWindowGreat = BeatmapDifficulty.DifficultyRange(difficulty.OverallDifficulty, 50, 35, 20);
-            HitWindowGood = BeatmapDifficulty.DifficultyRange(difficulty.OverallDifficulty, 120, 80, 50);
-            HitWindowMiss = BeatmapDifficulty.DifficultyRange(difficulty.OverallDifficulty, 135, 95, 70);
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.csproj b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.csproj
index 74ed36fd6a..f7bc6883e1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.csproj
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Objects\Bash.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\DrumRoll.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\DrumRollTick.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Objects\Hit.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TaikoDifficultyCalculator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawable\DrawableTaikoHit.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\TaikoHitObject.cs" />