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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
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<blockquote data-quote="Howard" data-source="post: 12279" data-attributes="member: 271"><p>I've got lots of queries just lately - Egli very very nearly back on the road again, and my brain is getting back into being a Vincent owner (ok half Vincent).</p><p> </p><p>Question - How did the Vincent works measure the power of the bikes? Did they have their own dyno? Did they measure at the wheel or crank? etc </p><p> </p><p>55 bhp is not a lot of power to push a heavy, unfaired bike to nearly 130 mph (probably wearing a Barbour jacket) when my 125 bhp lighter, faired Fireblade is only good for 165 mph. I know all (some of) the theory about diminishing returns, and the faster you go the more power you need to go a bit faster, but even so, there seems a big dicrepancy.</p><p> </p><p>H</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Howard, post: 12279, member: 271"] I've got lots of queries just lately - Egli very very nearly back on the road again, and my brain is getting back into being a Vincent owner (ok half Vincent). Question - How did the Vincent works measure the power of the bikes? Did they have their own dyno? Did they measure at the wheel or crank? etc 55 bhp is not a lot of power to push a heavy, unfaired bike to nearly 130 mph (probably wearing a Barbour jacket) when my 125 bhp lighter, faired Fireblade is only good for 165 mph. I know all (some of) the theory about diminishing returns, and the faster you go the more power you need to go a bit faster, but even so, there seems a big dicrepancy. H [/QUOTE]
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