Motorcycle Subjects

  • Countersteering

  • Front Forks

  • Tires and Center of Gravity Height

  • Torque vs Horsepower

  • The Size of Sprockets

  • The Crash 
    Horsepower Is Not Proportional To Displacement.
Horsepower Is Not Proportional To The Number of Cylinders.
Horsepower Is Not Proportional To Torque.

HORSEPOWER IS PROPORTIONAL TO PISTON AREA.

Piston Area = (1/2 bore) x (1/2 bore) x Pi x Number of Cylinders.

Changing the stroke of an engine does not change the horsepower of that engine,
only the rpms the engine can rev too.

                        By Rod Heilfron
    

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