Paging Oldbloke

have you been forgetting to take your medication again?

 

No. The torque=power/revs relationship is there by definition, so
cannot change with engine type or configuration.

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Hang on, what you talking about? 'The ratio of rpm at max torque... '
to what, exactly?

 

darsy wrote

Cheap shot. You are just showing off that you know how to use a
dictionary.

 

Hint : take the memory pills first.

 

There's so many, I can't remember them all.

 

You imagine correctly. Well, partially so, except you added another
typo just to be true to form

Dunno why, but after a week on the bike, my hands, and possibly my
brain, just don't seem to be able to get the hang of this 'keyboard'
thang.

 

Mine's still available.

 

That's just old age: ask Champ, he's been suffering a bit recently.

 

Yeah, and that doesn't make my life any easier because:

I fancied the S (after seeing serf's one)
I wanted something a little nearer
I really wanted one with a little digital clock thingy
I may have to deliver the Bandit to Princes Risborough
I would see your Zephyr and want that instead

Why do all bikes look great in the photos, but on closer inspection (100
yards) they look terrible?

Think I got spoilt with the Bandit... it was pristine and still is.

D

 

The S seems a lot rarer than the unfaired version.

Heh, I had to collect the TS50 from Humberside

This need not be an insurmountable problem

I could meet you at Risborough (if you are really interested)

Unfortunately I doubt it, as I have found out today that I can't tax it till
the log book comes through, and that may take up to 6 weeks.

Same with my CB, it was in very good nick when I bought it, and apart from
the engine paint blistering a bit, it still is.

 

S'true. Pity I work in the IT industry, really.

 

Ace

Well it seems to be accepted wisdom that V-twins rev lower then
triple, which in turn rev lower than inline fours. So they reach
max. torque at respective lower rpm. Let's say the V-twin has 100 bhp
(74.57 kW) and provides max. torque at 4000 rpm and the inline four
has 120 bhp (89.484 kW) with max. torque at 6000 rpm. That would mean
that the max torque of the V-twin is higher by a factor of 1.25.

 

Give you a ring if that ends up happening and he would run me over to yours
anyway.

D

 

No it wouldn't. Max torque is not generally reached at the same revs
as max power, so no such conclusion can be drawn. One would have to
study the curves (fnaar) in any individual comparison.

 

No worries mate.

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My NEW bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
My old Bike 2000 Honda CB500 (for sale)
M'boy's Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified)

BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26

 

I'm not complaining - Si said he thought it sounded odd, I said I
thought it sounded OK. Funny idle, though.

yeah, whatever - I'm not in any way displeased with the bike.

I like it - it sounds like an engine.

 

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Big drunk fat bloke is hardly an engine type, is it?

 

you might be able to help with a slight problem though.

I left the keys in the ignition, turned on, from Sunday lunchtime
until Monday morning, when the battery was understandably flat. So, I
stuck it on the Optimate.

However, although the battery appears to be taking a charge OK, I
can't seem to get the alarm/immobiliser to respond i.e. the bike is
permanently in immobilised mode.

Is there any special trick to get it to play ball after a battery
disconnect/discharge?

 

With mine (Meta) I have to switch on the ignition while activating the
immobiliser button,