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dubya63 · 10-23-2009, 12:41 PM

Hello Hello,

I'm in a marketing class and need to do a research project so why not do it on what I love? Motorcycles and Engines!

If you could help me answer what is most important for you when selecting a bike; hp, torque, or displacement by answering this 1 MINUTE survey i would really appreciate it!

What matters most to motorcycle owners? Displacement, Horsepower, or Torque

Thanks for helping me out! I promise it's quick and painless

Kenneth_Moore · 10-23-2009, 01:20 PM

Displacement, torque and horsepower are so intertwined that picking one over the other is like deciding which ingredient in chocolate ice cream you like best. It doesn't matter; you like the chocolate ice cream, not the ingredients that it's made of.

pplassm · 10-24-2009, 05:56 AM

Horsepower and torque are two dfferent things. Horsepower is calculated from toques at a praticular RPM.

Displacement is related only as a means to that end, although a case could be made that torque numbers can de derived by using displacement and BMEP.

acecycleins · 10-26-2009, 06:53 AM

Skill matters first. HP, Torque and displacement mean nothing if you can't ride the damn thing in the first place.

longride · 10-26-2009, 07:08 AM

"Skill matters first."

And you can't even bolt that on! At least that is what I heard.

Barbara · 10-26-2009, 08:40 AM

Hi Everyone,

So...I'm wondering: I answered the little survey, including the non-related questions, which prompts me to ask: why would someone who "loves" "motorcycles and engines" even have to ask those questions?

Don't all of you know the relationship between HP, torque and displacement? I bet you do, since I do....Hmmm. Shakespeare applies yet again: "Hot ice and wond'rous strange snow..." !

I'm not trying to start any sort of confrontation, I'm honestly curious.

longride · 10-26-2009, 08:47 AM

"I'm not trying to start any sort of confrontation, I'm honestly curious."

Just start a confrontation next time. It's easier!

Barbara · 10-26-2009, 09:33 AM

Right! Shoulda thought of that......

OK: HP is Bush's fault!!

Torque is part of an Obama conspiracy!!

We're all gonna die-e-e-e-e! Oh, Gawd....!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(How's that?)

longride · 10-26-2009, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barbara

Right! Shoulda thought of that......

OK: HP is Bush's fault!!

Torque is part of an Obama conspiracy!!

We're all gonna die-e-e-e-e! Oh, Gawd....!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(How's that?)

Not bad, but unless you say that every malady that ever hit the world was Bush's fault, nobody will ever believe a word you say!

Jammin'John · 11-24-2009, 07:35 AM

A wide POWERBAND is what I like.
The ability of the motor to PULL no matter the gear I'm in.

JJ

10-23-2009, 12:41 PM	#1
dubya63 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	What is MOST important? HP, Torque, or Displacement?? Hello Hello, I'm in a marketing class and need to do a research project so why not do it on what I love? Motorcycles and Engines! If you could help me answer what is most important for you when selecting a bike; hp, torque, or displacement by answering this 1 MINUTE survey i would really appreciate it! What matters most to motorcycle owners? Displacement, Horsepower, or Torque Thanks for helping me out! I promise it's quick and painless

10-23-2009, 01:20 PM	#2
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	Displacement, torque and horsepower are so intertwined that picking one over the other is like deciding which ingredient in chocolate ice cream you like best. It doesn't matter; you like the chocolate ice cream, not the ingredients that it's made of. __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

10-24-2009, 05:56 AM	#3
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	Horsepower and torque are two dfferent things. Horsepower is calculated from toques at a praticular RPM. Displacement is related only as a means to that end, although a case could be made that torque numbers can de derived by using displacement and BMEP. __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

10-26-2009, 06:53 AM	#4
acecycleins Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Georgia Posts: 4,125	Skill matters first. HP, Torque and displacement mean nothing if you can't ride the damn thing in the first place. __________________ "Slack" - a state of being in which everything flows smoothly.....a frame of mind so at ease that the universe naturally cooperates.

10-26-2009, 07:08 AM	#5
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	"Skill matters first." And you can't even bolt that on! At least that is what I heard. __________________ I'm a knucklehead

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10-26-2009, 08:40 AM	#6
Barbara Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Skagit County, WA Posts: 188	Hi Everyone, So...I'm wondering: I answered the little survey, including the non-related questions, which prompts me to ask: why would someone who "loves" "motorcycles and engines" even have to ask those questions? Don't all of you know the relationship between HP, torque and displacement? I bet you do, since I do....Hmmm. Shakespeare applies yet again: "Hot ice and wond'rous strange snow..." ! I'm not trying to start any sort of confrontation, I'm honestly curious. __________________ Barb Britney the BSA Big John the BSA Baby B. the BSA Gemini the BSA/Triumph Pip the Triumph T140v--(I have "Great Expectations") The unnamed 1979 XS 650 Jaelith the '77 XS650/sidecar

10-26-2009, 08:47 AM	#7
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	"I'm not trying to start any sort of confrontation, I'm honestly curious." Just start a confrontation next time. It's easier! __________________ I'm a knucklehead

10-26-2009, 09:33 AM	#8
Barbara Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Skagit County, WA Posts: 188	Right! Shoulda thought of that...... OK: HP is Bush's fault!! Torque is part of an Obama conspiracy!! We're all gonna die-e-e-e-e! Oh, Gawd....!!!!!!!!!!!!! (How's that?) __________________ Barb Britney the BSA Big John the BSA Baby B. the BSA Gemini the BSA/Triumph Pip the Triumph T140v--(I have "Great Expectations") The unnamed 1979 XS 650 Jaelith the '77 XS650/sidecar

11-24-2009, 07:35 AM	#10
Jammin'John Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tug Hill Plateau Posts: 36	PowerBand A wide POWERBAND is what I like. The ability of the motor to PULL no matter the gear I'm in. JJ