2013 Fz6r satin
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Please riddle me that...CLASSIC!!
AS I said, REAL WORLD is very different to sitting there pasting formula's into Excel chump. If you were 100% correct, why do MotoGP, WSBK, F1, NASCAR and on and on and on, do REAL WORLD testing to PROVE their theories? please riddle me that?
The climate change comment was quite a good one actually, its data modelling based on "science". In essence, its exactly the same as what you have been doing throughout this.
If simply sitting there and punching drag coefficent's into a pre determined forumla was the winning formula why would anyone waste money doing the expensive real world testing?
So why dont you go to the drag strip your eagerly awaiting for, and prove your numbers? Scared they may not stack up the same? Do it...you know you want to.
Are you not, by definition, shooting someone else's opinion down showing that you believe in your own exaggertaed abilities? lol.
Pickles, since you seem to be running the show here I was wondering if you could answer something for me (although anyone with info would be appreciated)...
would dropping a couple teeth off of my front sprocket benefit me on quick takeoff, or is it really not worth my time? If not, then how many teeth on the front/back would need to be adjusted for a real difference to be made?
I'm deciding between sprocket change and a high flow air filter as my "next" upgrade. I've had it dynoed before and it showed to be running quite rich, and while I'm told tweaking with the map would help, a new filter would be a better choice because the stock filter can't keep up with the lack of backpressure from the aftermarket exhaust. Wanted to know if anyone had any thoughts or recommendations?
...Things are different when you ride "normally" at lower RPMs significantly below horsepower.
In these "normal" daily driving situations you will actually get close to that 10% gain in acceleration from a 10% shorter gearing. Example: cruising at 40mph in 4th gear. With 10% shorter gearing, you'd be at 10% higher RPMs and have 10% higher torque multiplication, so cracking the throttle open will be somewhere close to 10% quicker. So for "normal" riding, it will be quicker, but if you were to race someone at high RPMs, you wouldn't be as much quicker as you would expect, and you might not be quicker at all if you did a rolling start in 2nd gear.
remember, E does NOT = MC2.
I for one would like to re-thank Pickles! for all this information. His and Marthys input helped when taking part in this last group buy through Solo for chain and sprocket.
I had the new chain and sprockets put on last friday.Today on my way into work I found that when going 70mph, I used to be at about 6500 RPM. Now I am 6000 RPM at 69MPH. So I have dropped probably 400 RPM at highway speeds. Wondering what this will do to my MPG, which will find out tonight on my way home from work!
Dang! You guys are still going at it??? Getting just as bad as oil and gas thread!
Bring it to the drag strip! Because as technical as it might be... it's all about the stop watch!
17/46 is great if you chew up a lot of concrete tarmac for sure. I went with the 17/47 this time. Make things a bit more exiting in town and back road but miss those few RPM when I hit the freeway. Still a good compromise. MPG should not be night and days...
lmfao at the 2nd gear start thing. I've raced for years too in a variety of cars, and that's just hilarious. The only time starting in 2nd has been beneficial has been when NOT racing (easier to not slip in shitty winter conditions, sometimes). aside from the exceptions already mentioned (first is just unusable), starting in first gear is always faster. it should be pretty obvious ...
as for bikes, well this is my first one so i don't have immense experience to draw on there, but I have started in 2nd a couple of times and so far it doesn't seem like there's any way that could be faster than 1st... 1st is quite nice. :-D
Thanks for taking all the time to put all this together pickles. Been a great read!