Posted by Billericay Dickie on August 21, 2010, 1:30 pm
I know this is a racing forum, but rec.motorcycles seems to be mostly
swearing ---.
Looking at the specs for the Honda Fury chopper, I'm puzzled to see a
modern motor, with 3-valves per cylinder, fuel injected, overhead cam,
of a massive 1,300cc capacity --- produce just 59bhp.
You'd think a Boy Scout troop working in a garden shed, if they
cobbled together a motor with those specs, would see more power. Did
Honda engineers have to work hard to REDUCE the power --- an odd task
for a m'cycle engineer?
Does the motor run on just a dribble of fuel to get "good" mileage?
Polite explanations welcomed. Cheers.
Posted by Dr Ivan D. Reid on August 21, 2010, 1:40 pm
On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:30:35 -0700 (PDT), Billericay Dickie
> I know this is a racing forum, but rec.motorcycles seems to be mostly
> swearing ---.
> Looking at the specs for the Honda Fury chopper, I'm puzzled to see a
> modern motor, with 3-valves per cylinder, fuel injected, overhead cam,
> of a massive 1,300cc capacity --- produce just 59bhp.
> You'd think a Boy Scout troop working in a garden shed, if they
> cobbled together a motor with those specs, would see more power. Did
> Honda engineers have to work hard to REDUCE the power --- an odd task
> for a m'cycle engineer?
> Does the motor run on just a dribble of fuel to get "good" mileage?
> Polite explanations welcomed. Cheers.
Don't you think 59 bhp is more than enough for anything as evil-
handling as a chopper? Plus it's unfaired, which limits how fast you
want to travel, and the tyres limit how fast you want to accelerate...
I did a quick gwgl but couldn't find; what revs give max power
and what torque/revs for max torque -- that will tell a lot.
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Posted by Julian Bond on August 21, 2010, 3:20 pm
>I know this is a racing forum, but rec.motorcycles seems to be mostly
>swearing ---.
>Looking at the specs for the Honda Fury chopper, I'm puzzled to see a
>modern motor, with 3-valves per cylinder, fuel injected, overhead cam,
>of a massive 1,300cc capacity --- produce just 59bhp.
>You'd think a Boy Scout troop working in a garden shed, if they
>cobbled together a motor with those specs, would see more power. Did
>Honda engineers have to work hard to REDUCE the power --- an odd task
>for a m'cycle engineer?
>Does the motor run on just a dribble of fuel to get "good" mileage?
>Polite explanations welcomed. Cheers.
They're just emulating Harley.
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Posted by Champ on August 23, 2010, 12:25 pm
On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:30:35 -0700 (PDT), Billericay Dickie
>I know this is a racing forum, but rec.motorcycles seems to be mostly
>swearing ---.
>Looking at the specs for the Honda Fury chopper, I'm puzzled to see a
>modern motor, with 3-valves per cylinder, fuel injected, overhead cam,
>of a massive 1,300cc capacity --- produce just 59bhp.
Modern? 3-valves per cylinder? Just the one overhead cam?
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> swearing ---.
> Looking at the specs for the Honda Fury chopper, I'm puzzled to see a
> modern motor, with 3-valves per cylinder, fuel injected, overhead cam,
> of a massive 1,300cc capacity --- produce just 59bhp.
> You'd think a Boy Scout troop working in a garden shed, if they
> cobbled together a motor with those specs, would see more power. Did
> Honda engineers have to work hard to REDUCE the power --- an odd task
> for a m'cycle engineer?
> Does the motor run on just a dribble of fuel to get "good" mileage?
> Polite explanations welcomed. Cheers.