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Tdibs wrote: | Mostly 2stoke antique boomers raging over them too. Not our fault 2 strokes are a poor solution. |
Poor solution to what? Methinks you're asking the wrong question
Had an SV. Had 2Ts.
Much preferred 2Ts power delivery-wise. And who would have an SV over an RG500?! Get medication!
I hear 2Ts in non-bike applications are much cleaner than they used to be too.
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Bhud wrote: | ThunderGuts wrote: |
Maybe I'm missing something here, but what's the tyre width got to do with anything? The lean angle is about balancing the forces (i.e. the acceleration away from the straight line) when you go around a corner - I don't see how the tyre width comes into that? |
Watch from 1:54 in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3-AE1yfibs
It's very interesting stuff. Not just this but all the physics surrounding bikes.
In many cases, you need a bigger contact patch for very good reason: i.e. the bike is capable of putting down a lot of power, and you don't want to break traction in the rain, or on the autobahn, or on the track, or in all sorts of situations where most of us don't ride. However, in most cases, it's my conjecture that if we take track riding at any level completely out of the equation, as well as things like riding on greasy roads or in the snow, then, on the roads we find in the south of England at least, on the days when we ride for leisure as people who are most likely average riders, we're probably only using a maximum of 40-60hp on the road, the vast majority of the time when riding (i.e. 95%+). I think this raises interesting implications about the relevance of the handling characteristics of a bike vs the engine. |
Genuinely interesting stuff. I get the need for larger contact patches etc.. but I'd not thought about how the tyre width offsets the bike when leaning over.
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I'll have you know we are Gen X and not boomers. ____________________ trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
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Both have their advantages and disadvantages, but the loss of 2T motorcycles is a sad thing. No 4T is ever going to replicate that it seems. The Street Triple was the nearest I ever came to that kind of fun in a 4T, but that was more about how light and flickable they are than the power delivery. I am sure there are many of us who wonder just how good 2Ts would be now given continual development, and the same kind of advances in chassis etc that we've had with the 4s.
The only other 4Ts that can deliver as much sheer exhilaration are turbo bikes imo, but you quickly get to the point of just having too much with those, plus the added weight to bikes that are already at a disadvantage against 2s. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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No, I never understood why the major manufacturers dropped turbos, especially Kawasaki, who got it so right first time around. It had no drawbacks that I encountered compared to contemporary normally aspirated bikes, and unlike what I've read of its competitors of the time, it had enough of the turbo rush to make it fun.
Of course, turbochargers will always be added weight, but not every bike needs to be the most agile thing ever built, and they certainly could be improved a lot over those early ones as far as weight and agility goes. Good fuel consumption when used 'sensibly' too. I recorded something like 50mpg on a nearly all motorway trip cruising at speeds mostly around the 80-90 mark. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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I don't fully understand why with modern turbo technology we haven't seen small turbos on modern bikes. They have minimal lag these days and can provide a good spread of power. Surely they'd be a logical application? The bikes could be lighter and more agile for the same power, without the traditional disadvantages of turbos. Although one could argue the "drawbacks" are what made older turbos interesting. |
Small turbocharged car engines are more for efficiency and emissions than power, although the marketing tends to focus on power and performance. Bike don't have to meet the same emissions standards, so there is no requirement for turbos.
They're tricky in all kinds of ways for bikes. Adds cost and complexity, packaging is difficult and safety is worse - they get hot and stay hot, people will end up touching them. Also fairly pointless for the performance benefit, when it's a lot easier to just fit a bigger engine. The difference in dimensions between a 600cc engine and a 1000cc engine is less than the size of a turbo. That's without considering turbo manifold, intake piping, intercooler, additional oil and water lines.
I doubt we're going to see a big renaiisance of turbos on bikes. By the time the emissions standards get round to making them an option, electric is going to be a thing. |
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Robby wrote: | ThunderGuts wrote: |
I don't fully understand why with modern turbo technology we haven't seen small turbos on modern bikes. They have minimal lag these days and can provide a good spread of power. Surely they'd be a logical application? The bikes could be lighter and more agile for the same power, without the traditional disadvantages of turbos. Although one could argue the "drawbacks" are what made older turbos interesting. |
Small turbocharged car engines are more for efficiency and emissions than power, although the marketing tends to focus on power and performance. Bike don't have to meet the same emissions standards, so there is no requirement for turbos.
They're tricky in all kinds of ways for bikes. Adds cost and complexity, packaging is difficult and safety is worse - they get hot and stay hot, people will end up touching them. Also fairly pointless for the performance benefit, when it's a lot easier to just fit a bigger engine. The difference in dimensions between a 600cc engine and a 1000cc engine is less than the size of a turbo. That's without considering turbo manifold, intake piping, intercooler, additional oil and water lines.
I doubt we're going to see a big renaiisance of turbos on bikes. By the time the emissions standards get round to making them an option, electric is going to be a thing. |
Not to mention how many people will highside around corners when coming on boost. ____________________ DILLIGAF |
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Robby wrote: |
Small turbocharged car engines are more for efficiency and emissions than power, although the marketing tends to focus on power and performance. Bike don't have to meet the same emissions standards, so there is no requirement for turbos.
They're tricky in all kinds of ways for bikes. Adds cost and complexity, packaging is difficult and safety is worse - they get hot and stay hot, people will end up touching them. Also fairly pointless for the performance benefit, when it's a lot easier to just fit a bigger engine. The difference in dimensions between a 600cc engine and a 1000cc engine is less than the size of a turbo. That's without considering turbo manifold, intake piping, intercooler, additional oil and water lines.
I doubt we're going to see a big renaiisance of turbos on bikes. By the time the emissions standards get round to making them an option, electric is going to be a thing. |
With bikes though, it would be more about the fun factor turbos can deliver. Get them right, and you can have a dose of that without them being too intimidating. And jeez, as if a nearly 200bhp sports bike isn't intimidating enough for some! But what I liked about the Kawasaki was you got the best of the rush in the midrange area, say 6 -8k rpm, rather than a step at around 7k when you're already doing silly speeds.
The high temperatures turbo units reach was never a problem as it was so tucked away. I remember rainy days when you could see the reflection of its red glow on the wet road surface though! But I never heard of anyone getting badly burned by one, or any other turbo vehicle for that matter. I guess there'll always be some idiots around, but considering you can get a nasty burn from a hot exhaust, which on bikes is very much exposed...
Again, with performance, its more about the characteristic of how they deliver the power rather than outright performance. I much preferred my turbo to my mate's GPz1100, despite similar performance figures.
Complexity and expense is probably one reason why manufacturers don't bother anymore, but again, I don't think the Kawasaki was any much more expensive in the showrooms than the 1100. Maybe they took a bit of a hit on profit margins to achieve that, don't know. I think it was built in smaller numbers too. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Not quite sure why he lost it there. Sounded like he was off the power on a pretty straight section, certainly not going at all fast. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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He says the engine compression-locked. But the first time I saw it, when he crashed I could have sworn the bike had kicked him off when the turbo came on. |
I replayed it a few times. It's plain to hear the revs falling away just before the bike goes over. Sounded to me like he rolled the throttle off, definitely not due to boost coming in. I'm sure you could find a better video than that if you want to show one of these monster turbo homebuilds catching someone out ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Not to mention how many people will highside around corners when coming on boost. |
Cornering is not really what turbo bikes are about. They're not really practical for everyday use if you have them dialled up to high boost, sure, but they don't have to be completely uncontrollable animals either, don't have to be on/off switches where the power is concerned.
The best thing about them is they can make straight roads interesting! ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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