V-Twins Vs, Inline 4's

[Kham]

so anybody who thinks vtwin is better than I4 all have diarrea?

[RandyO]

Originally posted by Kham


so anybody who thinks vtwin is better than I4 all have diarrea?

neither is better

you are full of shit because you don't know what you are talking about

[richw]

Goto VT

MY Gixer and a busa spent time with

"theoretical maximum power"

Also look at the 60 to 80 roll on numbers

[Kham]

Originally posted by RandyO
neither is better

you are full of shit because you don't know what you are talking about

if the engine configuration doesn't matter then why is vtwin tune the way it's tune? why don't they make cylinder the same size and tune like I4 and still have skinner bike?

[RandyO]

Originally posted by Kham
if the engine configuration doesn't matter then why is vtwin tune the way it's tune? why don't they make cylinder the same size and tune like I4 and still have skinner bike?

Kham, are you brain dead, if the cylinders were the same size in a twin as a I4, it would only have half the displacement (cc's)

[Kham]

my bad. thought they ahve 4 cylinders.

[richw]

They call it a V four

[Kham]

yea i know. brain dead like he said.

twin is 2. i couldn't picture 2 cylinders in sportbike.

[ancosta]

Originally posted by RandyO
Kham, are you brain dead, if the cylinders were the same size in a twin as a I4, it would only have half the displacement (cc's)

I was going to make same comment that you'd half your displacement, and that would obviously not be good.

But then I thought - maybe he was asking what if you did big bore and short stroke in a VT motor?

[RandyO]

Originally posted by ancosta
Ibig bore and short stroke in a VT motor?

that's what VT sportbike motors are, the bore is always bigger than the stroke unlike a hardley

[beet]

Ride what ever you want
& you can all go fuck your selfs

[richw]

He just doesn't understand a good argument

No its simple contadiction
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There your doing it again

How come the most exciting thing coming from Duc land is a v four ? There closing in on the answer another 5 or 6 decades and they'll have it.

[RandyO]

Originally posted by richw
How come the most exciting thing coming from Duc land is a v four ? There closing in on the answer another 5 or 6 decades and they'll have it.

a V5 like honda

[ancosta]

Would it be possible to have a Vx motor where some cyl have long stroke small bore then others short stroke big bore, the idea that the power band could be flattened? Would such a motor be capable of running balanced & smoothly?

What if Ducati just said F it and built one incredible ~800 inline motor? Something that could be tuned low & flat for street i.e. strada or wrung out for track? Would it sell? Could they make money? Could it win races if it CC was sized to match race class specs?

[benVFR]

That's what the Honda RC211V is... just a wee bit expensive for the rest of us.

It has 3 cylinders of one size and 2 of another size if I understand correctly.

[spicy]

^ that is the concept i was wondering about... i couldn't understand how you could have a V5 and still have it balanced, but i didn't consider piston size

[TLRMan]

^ that is the concept i was wondering about... i couldn't understand how you could have a V5 and still have it balanced, but i didn't consider piston size

They all have the same bore..it used the middle cylinder offset on the crank to balance the whole assembly. Something like Ducati, or the new 800 BMW engines using "dummy" connecting rods.

[agrabau]

I have now had both liter versions from one single manufacturer and I can attest to the weight and power of the 4 cylinder. With that said I'd prefer the rumble of the V any day. The V bike had more character and proved to be more interesting at normal speeds, almost as if it didn't invite me to speed all the time like this new bike does.

[Tricky Mike]

I have now had both liter versions from one single manufacturer and I can attest to the weight and power of the 4 cylinder. With that said I'd prefer the rumble of the V any day. The V bike had more character and proved to be more interesting at normal speeds, almost as if it didn't invite me to speed all the time like this new bike does.

I just switched camps myself, and while you can't REALLY (fairly) compare an 04 Superhawk to an 07 GSXR1000 I found that The Superhawk was more fun to ride at reasonable speeds. The GSXR is more fun in general, though If it weren't for the Superhawk's suspension I'd probably still own it.

[Crash Dummy Denno]

vtwin is gay

[Kham]

vtwin is gay

haha...

[ContraMnky]

Ok, I'm gonna throw my wrench into the gears with this lil squabble match.

How about parallel twin vs. V-twin?

My Kawi 650R has some damn respectable 60-80mph and 80-100mph roll-on times.


Discuss!

[Wishbone]

Ok, I'm gonna throw my wrench into the gears with this lil squabble match.

How about parallel twin vs. V-twin?

My Kawi 650R has some damn respectable 60-80mph and 80-100mph roll-on times.


Discuss!

that doesn't count. the 650r is not a real bike

[ErionCass]

I had a honda 996 Superhawk V-Twin

and now a Honda 929RR i miss the sound and torque of my v-twin but the smoothness of the I4 is sweet. I kinda torn in both directions

[naked-daytrader]

vtwin is gay

you're gay!!