my slightly :lol: tuned bike engine only makes 86bhp @ 2000rpm

thankfully it revs to 11000 rpm and 480bhp :twisted:

So you can hit the wall going quite fast then - but how far would you take it with you?

 

The vast range of gear ratios and final drive ratios mean that there is nearly an infinite variety of possible solutions depending on what is required from the vehicle.
I think I am lucky with mine on the 2300 engine the drive ratio of 2700 revs at 60 mph is fine for my outfit pulling a trailer.
Obviously the choice of these is ol=nly of use if you build yourself and specify from the flo-line what gears you want and the final drive .
Got wrong as obviously reading comments some have you are stuck with it so applying weight to a vehicle on a test drive with full tanks and if possible some added interior weight you will never see what performance is really like or the braking and steering.
Lorry tests are always done like this and I carried out many tests to find out road characteristics.

 

A modern 1200 cc multivalve petrol engine will produce this.
Mind you the 5.6 litre Bedford TK (330Cu inch) engine only produced 90 HP.

86 HP = 64.156 killowatts if that helps?

C.

 

I seem to remember, years ago HP was based on engine size then more clever people decided to use a more acurate system, where BHP was a calculation on lifting X weight X far in a given time,
I have forgot the figures,
But as has been said the toque at usable revs is the most important
measurement.

 

So you can hit the wall going quite fast then - but how far would you take it with you?

I think the wall would be going nowhere.

Where the rider finished would be down to his trajectory and flight characteristics. :lol:

 

Hi Norman,

Don't know bugger all about the technical side of things, but 'PS' is German for 'Pferde Stärke' which literally means 'Horse Strength' ergo 'HP' or 'Horse Power'

But

PS is Metric Horse Power whereas HP is Imperial Horse Power.

PS is a marginally larger figure than HP, 86ps would be (roughly) around 85hp.

A horse is a horse in my book but obviously the Germans think theirs are stronger than ours.

Full of useless info, me.

8)

Hope you find a nice Hymer, which is pronounced 'Hoomer' by the Germans, but that's another story.

Pete

I'll get me saddle

 

People, thank you all for your help, the engine in question turned out to be a 2:5 according to mobile.de.
I am now about to view, tomorrow, the b584 advertised by topsy 07 on the sites classifieds ads.
Funnily enough I have never liked this layout before, needs must :?