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[Benesesso]

Originally Posted by UnsureFooting

Bash away all you want on the long stroke twins, it just makes you look like an idiot.

Long stroke engines must be respected, they won World War 1 for us.

[UnsureFooting]

Originally Posted by Benesesso

Long stroke engines must be respected, they won World War 1 for us.

They have a place. Not everybody wants zip around at 6k rpm.

[dbuzz]

I prefer long strokes over short strokes ....

[greasyboy]

Originally Posted by Fe Man

Clearly, you have never been in a long line of Harleys...

I usually pass em!!!



On my Harley

[Bill Harris]

But the important question is, what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

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Apropos, no?

--Bill

[Jim Moore]

Originally Posted by Tripped1

divided by 5250 ...but yes.

Power = torque x rpm

Horsepower = torque x rpm / 5252.

[Tripped1]

Originally Posted by Jim Moore

Power = torque x rpm

Horsepower = torque x rpm / 5252.

Fair enough.

[Tripped1]

Originally Posted by UnsureFooting

They have a place. Not everybody wants zip around at 6k rpm.

If 6000 is the speed limit its not zipping now is it?

Originally Posted by UnsureFooting

There's a difference between low rpm engines (which is what I said) and low rpm for a particular engine. Bash away all you want on the long stroke twins, it just makes you look like an idiot.

......and where did I bash anything. I stated that long strokes tear themselves apart at high rpm regardless of configuration YOU are the one inferring that I have an issue with this.

The reason that I don't like Harleys is the air cooling, I don't like airheads. That 1050 I noted is a pretty long stroke for a sport application.

[UnsureFooting]

Originally Posted by Tripped1

If 6000 is the speed limit its not zipping now is it?

Sure it is. I wasn't talking about the speed as much as the character of the motor.

[Tripped1]

Originally Posted by UnsureFooting

Sure it is. I wasn't talking about the speed as much as the character of the motor.

Less than half of the tach, same as a big twin going 2000.

Zinging is 10 grand, now you are going somewhere.

[DAKEZ]

Originally Posted by UnsureFooting

They have a place. Not everybody wants zip around at 6k rpm.

Yes they have there place... That place is a firmly established vast majority of bikes on the road over 600cc.

[Tripped1]

Originally Posted by DAKEZ

Yes they have there place... That place is a firmly established vast majority of bikes on the road over 600cc.

Or -1 +2 geared Speed Triples.

[DAKEZ]

Speed Triples force maniacal behavior.

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[UnsureFooting]

Originally Posted by Tripped1

Less than half of the tach, same as a big twin going 2000.

Zinging is 10 grand, now you are going somewhere.

That has nothing to do with the character of the engine.