RE: [ST] Honda CBR1000 HP

["David W. Funk" <david.funk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can't get FACTORY crank HP to REAL world rear wheel HP with 
anything like 96% efficiency. Much closer to 85%.
Also remember the crank is not the countershaft sprocket.

David W. Funk
'00 Triumph Sprint ST
Pleasanton, CA

On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 10:12:32 -0500, Masiak, Richard wrote:

>Even if it is at the crank, chain drive is pretty efficient.  Like 96%
>efficient.  So you'll still see like 173 bhp to the rear wheel if the crank
>is 180.
>
>Rich
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bare [mailto:barenekd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 9:58 AM
>To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [ST] Honda CBR1000 HP
>
><SNIP>
>Obviously the 180 hp on the R-1 is crankshaft hp, or factory claims. 
>Anyone who believes factory horsepower or weight claims doesn't have 
>much a a connection to the real world!
>
>Bare
><SNIP>




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