Friend goes and buys a Dynamometer

[WyrreJ]

Or, maybe I'll get my Yamaha V-Max tested. I have heard that this bike is rated at @ 140hp (crank) and @ 90hp to the ground.

They both seem to lose @ 50hp along the way to putting the power to the ground. The VX weighs 3995 lbs. for a power to weight ratio of 18.5... the V-Max (at 624 lbs.) has one of "only" 4.5, but seems much faster than the VX somehow.

Those are weight to power ratios, not power to weight. So its no surprise that the v-max feels faster, its got 4x more hp per lb than the VX.

[MrCrowley]

Sorry guys- hold out one more day for the graph. I went to see Robert at lunch. Luckily its only 2 miles from work. Today he was lunching/chatting with a few enthusiasts and a photographer about a dyno day and some strategic planning about being able to make the dyno available to a few local car clubs and the scheduling time available. All we had time for was chatting about that. He does seem interested in doing some VX stuff- I can sense that he is a little worried about investing dough right now after dropping all of the duckets for the dyno. At the very worst, it may just have to wait a couple of months until he can recoup some of his money. At least we can plan until then. I dont know how deep he wants to go into the R & D side of making stuff, but he has me to design and test, and he owns the other stuff needed.

[MrCrowley]

I called Robert today. I am having pc problems at work, He will be posting this afternoon directly to the site.