Re: [ST] Pissed off Tonight.

[Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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