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Big-engined high performance sportsbikes really demonstrate this well. Rolling on the throttle in a high gear at a lowish speed results in a ride up the torque
by hazeii 7y ago
Big-engined high performance sportsbikes really demonstrate this well. Rolling on the throttle in a high gear at a lowish speed results in a ride up the torque curve; the effect is the faster you get the harder the acceleration becomes. It's an exciting demonstration of positive-feedback.
- perl4ever 7y agoEven not so large bikes, like say 600cc. I did some calculations once to relate sportbike performance to cars. People usually think about performance in terms of peak power on paper, which is not where you are most of the time on the street. I estimated that if you are riding a 600cc bike at roughly car-like rpms, then the power to weight ratio is comparable to a car with a 3.5L V-6. But if you are using the upper range, then it's more comparable to a Ferrari. With a literbike, if you are at car-like rpms, the power to weight is like a street car with a fairly large V-8, but if you are using it at high speeds, then it's comparable to a F1 car.