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Re: [ST] Pissed off Tonight.
- Subject: Re: [ST] Pissed off Tonight.
- From: Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 17:28:07 -0800
You don't need a great power/weight ratio for top speed. You need a
great power to air drag cof. People were going 150+ on bikes many
decades ago with far less horsepower than we have now. Streamlining and
lots of straight road is what you need to go fast.
Power/weight really only factors in for acceleration.
On Nov 3, 2004, at 12:35 PM, Nathan Maher wrote:
> Me thinks it was not a stock Volvo... I order to have the equivalent
> power
> to weight ratio a 3000# car would need some 600hp, assuming that ST
> only has
> 100hp and weighs 500 lbs.
>
Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA -
http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/motorcycles
'99 Sprint ST - for going fast and far (2CZUSA)
'01 KLR650 - for exploring the North Coast backroads
'97 KLX300 & '01 Lakota - for playing in the dirt
'79 KZ400 - just because it was the first vehicle I ever owned
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