tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post7407011217801813758..comments2024-02-23T11:23:45.971-05:00Comments on Lost Motorcyclist: How Much Horsepower Does a Motorcycle Need?Lost Motorcyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-16325299643562676492018-07-11T10:55:02.346-04:002018-07-11T10:55:02.346-04:00Today 250cc is getting even more power. The new ni...Today 250cc is getting even more power. The new ninja 250 packs a modest 39 hp. Guess i should get one.bebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426023574948926853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-58129011384418821092018-05-19T18:17:04.578-04:002018-05-19T18:17:04.578-04:00My interest in low-powered bikes is because with d...My interest in low-powered bikes is because with diesel engines, they get crazy heavy, crazy bulky, and crazy expensive the higher you go. Right now I'm looking at a Kubota D722 to stuff in something like a mid-sized frame. the engine is about 390 lbs and puts out about 16hp naturally aspirated.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02130716653415238283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-47568931843525111972010-12-14T11:16:09.128-05:002010-12-14T11:16:09.128-05:00Having grown up in the Sixties when the hot bikes ...Having grown up in the Sixties when the <i>hot</i> bikes were 500 and 650 cc twins pumping out anywhere between 40 and 55 HP, much more than 50 HP seemed like an awful lot. <br /><br />In fact, back in those simpler times, the most common machines were standards like Honda's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CB350" rel="nofollow">CB350</a>, which made a modest 35 HP, but which most of us were more than happy to take on long tours.<br /><br />In fact, we used to sneer at the Harley riders, whose big Panhead 'Seven-Fours' may (nominally) have produced 55 HP, but which wasted most of it shoving around a 700 pound monster (almost twice the weight of those CB350s!) <br /><br />The TU250 is apparently rated at just under 20 HP which, on a 320 pound bike, may seem limiting. However, the power-to-weight ratio is practically identical to those classic <i>one-lunger</i> 'Brit bikes' of the Sixties, such as the <a href="http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/roadtests/royal_enfield_bullet/index.html" rel="nofollow">Royal Enfield Bullet</a> (at 22 HP for 370 pounds).<br /><br />How much horsepower does a motorcycle need? How long is a piece of string? <b>;-)</b>Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.com