07-03-2010, 06:09am
(06-03-2010, 09:08am)fasterfaster Wrote: Torque ? Well you can't get Hp without it !
Yeah..but...well yeah but people go 'oh it's got a million horsepower' and I just feel like saying yeah but it's mostly the torque that gives you the thrill...and you don't even know how much it has.
Bikes are about fun, THRILL and danger, and the danger factor is usually too high when horsepower is to an extreme on anything over 750cc...who f*&^ing burns around at 12Krpm all day...who's frequently WOT in top gear? Fear of losing your bike, shattering limbs, going quadriplegic or just getting done by a pig or even a judge stops the vast majority of people from enjoying the spot where all the power is...so why do we all ride big bikes? TORQUE.
Yet no-one knows off-hand how much torque their bike is making when I ask them, it's all about HP. The worlds mad, you know??