Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Fri, 1 Nov 2024 02:15:53 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On 1 Nov 2024 01:35:10 GMT, rbowman wrote:
 

First off, in the US a 350cc bike is considered marginal to ride down
to the Stop'n'Rob for a sixpack.

 
That’s the USA for you: they love to build huge, gutless engines. They
should take lessons from the Italians: 100bhp/litre is typical for their
engines.

Says someone from a little island somewhere off the coast of Australia
where the entire motorcycle industry consists of 10 bikes build about 30
years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britten_V1000


https://soundrider.com/archive/bikes/2003_buell_lightning_xb9s.aspx

92 bhp out of 948 cc is close, considering it was based on the pushrod v-
twin in my Sportster whose design goes back to the '50s. It doesn't even
have the desmodromic valve train that requires keeping a Ducati mechanic
on speed dial.