Torque - What is it exactly??

[WalkeruK88]

torque = how much it will pull no matter the conditions in offroading anyway e.g. a 4 stroke at the bottom of a vertical hill will climb it , yet a 2 stroke isnt torquey and needs a run up

[m99dws]

[jonboy]

[lilredmachine]

What is currently doing well and has run the most races in F1? The Renault F1 motor, which has more torque than the others.
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[BLOFLY 636]

plus an F1 car weighs very little and has a good power to weight ratio from design and are geared to run at high RPM everywhere I was always told that POWER is TORQUE multiplied by REVS and in relation TORQUE is POWER divided by REVS thats a rough relation to how it works
In practice my uncle has a Ducati Monster 1000S and I can't catch him away from the lights but at say 50-100 meters down the road when the revs have really started producing more power and the torque that the engine produces starts to build with the revs I can pass him but I have to get a good drag start with the clutch slipping for a few meters and the engine screaming where as he can just jump away in a heartbeat and wheelie from 0kmph! thats pretty awesome I think I like seeing a bike take off from dead start and loft the wheel instantly with out the engine screaming
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[Suzuki]

Torque is a measure of "turning force". Usually measured in lb/ft. (or pounds per foot).

For an example, imagine your socket set. If it's a decent one you'll probably have a socket wrench with a long handle and one with a short one. Which is easier to undo a tight nut with? The long one... because it enables you to put more torque (or turning force) on the nut.

So, if you apply 50lbs of pressure to a hypothetical spanner a foot long, it'll be 50lb/ft of torque. Double the spanner to 2 ft, with the same pressure applied, and you have 100lb/ft of torque, making things turn much easier.

Now forget about spanners, and imagine your engine turning your wheel through the chain. The amount of torque produced is dependant on the power of the engine, along with the ratio's in the gearbox, the size of the sprockets, the size of the wheel, etc. The resultant turning force is the torque.

Stick a bigger sprocket on the back, and you have more torque (just like having a longer spanner). More torque = wheelies btw.


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[shellshock]

[ash t]

Its very easy to speak through a keyboard though..you dont have to look etc!

And shellshock, i didnt ask you because i knew you wouldnt know

JK, u probably do know...but never mind
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