torque/pulling power.

[grog]

reading today, new ducati scrambler 1100. going on about how much torque it has. WTF. 65 ft/ pounds at 4750 revs. 1400 has 93 at same revs. rocket 3 has 147 at 2500. i know its lighter than 14 but who are they kidding. the buyers i guess.

[Speedy1959]

My previous bike..
Yamaha MT-01 had just over 110 ft lbs of torque..
But truthfully I prefer Sophie (GSX) by a mile...

[Tony Nitrous]

"Torque sells trucks,
Horsepower wins races"

[Timothy Spencer]

Without torque, even with 1000bhp a bike would not even move. Its a balancing act.

[T 24]

My 14:  109 ft lbs/3000 rpm => 139 ft lbs/7000 rpm => 212 hp/9000 rpm (this was @ 0.7 bar, at the moment max 0.9 bar).
Enough for commuting bike.

[KiwiCol]

reading today, new ducati scrambler 1100. going on about how much torque it has. WTF. 65 ft/ pounds at 4750 revs. 1400 has 93 at same revs. rocket 3 has 147 at 2500. i know its lighter than 14 but who are they kidding. the buyers i guess.

Be lucky if that Duc could pull the skin off a rice pudding Grog!

[T 24]

@ Timothy Spencer
To understand that relation between power and torque, there cant be horse power without torque,
because P=F x V  (KW = NM x R/S  / 159.155),  and KW x 1.36 = HP.

[Irish in Oz]

Oh yeah, 1 ft lbs is 1.36 NM.

[Tony Nitrous]

Torque is measured, horsepower is calculated.

HP = (RPM* TRQ)/5252

[Tony Nitrous]

Torque is measured, horsepower is calculated.

HP = (RPM* TRQ)/5252

EDIT: I'm old, I use ftlb and hp, not Nm and Killerwasps or whatever you kids use.

[T 24]

HP or KW, no matter, both are pulling hard if you have enough of them 

[Irish in Oz]

KW or HP, ft lbs or NM. 1.36 conversion is common to both.

[VladTepes]

Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall
Torque is how far you take the wall with you....   

[Speedy1959]

Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall
Torque is how far you take the wall with you....   

Well said Vlad !!

[Tony Nitrous]

I've ridden bikes with more horsepower but less torque than the 14.

I've ridden bikes with less horsepower but more torque than the 14.


The high horsepower bikes were a lot more fun !!