Just clocked-up 500miles on my rebuilt Mercury. I have been allowing the revs to build slowly over this period and yesterday let it go to just shy of 5,000 rpm. Wow! Really starts to fly over about 4,000rpm.
This got me thinking where peak torque lies on this 650 single carb engine.
Anyone got any relevant figures, or graphs of torque/BHP for this engine?
Best regards,
Chas
I think you may have to be…
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Torque curve
Thanks for your thoughts chaps.
What I am trying to ascertain is have I reached peak torque at 4000rpm or is the torque continuing to build.?
I have seen (and heard ) bikes running on a dyno. I don't really want to subject a 50year old bike to this torture.
The torque calculating formula is only useful if you have the relevant figures to plug in!
Somebody out there must be able to answer my question!
Best regards,
Chas
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With an efficient engine,…
With an efficient engine, torque curve should be fairly flat over the usable range. So Bhp should go up in nearly a straight line with rpm again over usable range. So if the book says 40bhp at 6000 rpm (or something similar), the formula can give you the torque at that rpm. And assume the rest follows linearly.
Torque and therefore power will fall off at the top end.
I wonder how accurate the dynamometers were in the 1960s anyway. I remember using one in our engineering labs and my results were less than convincing even to me...
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I guess the 'flatish torque…
I guess the 'flatish torque curve' only applies where the engine can breath effectively. Perhaps between 2,000 and 5,000 RPM for our older style engines?
The apparent torque from a Commando at 1,500 - 2,000 RPM seems more to me than a new BMW 1200 at the same revs, and that has twice the peak BHP. That low down Commando grunt is one of the most appealing aspects of the bike.
The ultimate low rev torque comes from a steam engine that will develop its greatest torque at zero RPM!
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I think you may have to be content with the sort of statement that Pa Norton would have made. "Power is sufficient". I would guess about 40 HP. Wait till you get it wound up to 6500 at full throttle in 2nd , WHEEEEE !!.