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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
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<blockquote data-quote="Tnecniv Edipar" data-source="post: 12360" data-attributes="member: 418"><p>You are correct , torque is effort , the push down the road , but power which is torque x RPM is work done , is the factor that allows the bike to develop speed. There is another factor though , power band. Any engine can produce an impressive PEAK power at a given RPM but if that is only a spike a few hundred RPM wide the vehicle is unuseable unless it has a 20 speed gearbox ! Vincents have a wide power band , that is , if the torque and power graphs are examined you would see alot of area under the curve instead of a tall mountain as tends to be the case with modern multi's. This means there is a constant thrust at the drive wheel to develop and maintain velocity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tnecniv Edipar, post: 12360, member: 418"] You are correct , torque is effort , the push down the road , but power which is torque x RPM is work done , is the factor that allows the bike to develop speed. There is another factor though , power band. Any engine can produce an impressive PEAK power at a given RPM but if that is only a spike a few hundred RPM wide the vehicle is unuseable unless it has a 20 speed gearbox ! Vincents have a wide power band , that is , if the torque and power graphs are examined you would see alot of area under the curve instead of a tall mountain as tends to be the case with modern multi's. This means there is a constant thrust at the drive wheel to develop and maintain velocity. [/QUOTE]
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