Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On 01/11/2024 17:41, Scott Alfter wrote:

In article <vg1dko$2unm0$1@dont-email.me>,
Lawrence D'Oliveiro  <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On 1 Nov 2024 01:35:10 GMT, rbowman wrote:
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First off, in the US a 350cc bike is considered marginal to ride down to
the Stop'n'Rob for a sixpack.

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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.

 ...which is why they break all the time.  Fix It Again, Tony! :-P
 

I have spent some time out of sheer curiosity understanding the US vehicle market.
It is dominated by :
- long distances
- wide roads
- no corners
- cheap fuel.
- automatic gearboxes
- climate extremes
And that is why big lazy slow torquey high capacity engines that will last several hundred thousand miles are in use. Along with massive aircon and tractor like suspension.
Its a perfectly adequate solution to their particular conditions.
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"When one man dies it's a tragedy. When thousands die it's statistics."
Josef Stalin