You ever thought about this?

[BranNwebster]

That when you're at 12k rpm's in the time it takes you to say "one thousand and one" you had 400 little controlled explosions between your legs.


Spiffy!

 

[Mexi-can't]

Interesting!

 

[Jblk9695]

Yes I have and I keep hoping they'll stay in their little container cause if they ever get out it's gonna hurt

Jerry

 

[fz6joker]

For some guys its 401 little explosions.

 

[Botch]

for some guys its 401 little explosions.

:d


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[McLovin]

yes that is interesting to think...and LOL at ^^^

 

[rsw81]

402 for me... I'm usually farting a lot as I ride

 

[cv_rider]

Shouldn't it be 800?

12,000 rpm * 4 cylinders = 48,000 explosions per minute

48k/min * 1min/60sec = 800

Or perhaps I completley misunderstand how an internal combustion engine works, which is entirely possible.

 

[sempul]

thats what she said! :Flash:

 

[rsw81]

Shouldn't it be 800?

12,000 rpm * 4 cylinders = 48,000 explosions per minute

48k/min * 1min/60sec = 800

Or perhaps I completley misunderstand how an internal combustion engine works, which is entirely possible.

Each cylinder only explodes (ignites) every other rotation of the crank shaft. The in-between motion is the exhaust phase of the cycle.

 

[macem29]

interesting thought....good to see I'm not the only guy that just had to the
math after reading it...

and rsw81 is correct, on a 4 cycle engine, not every down stroke is a power
stroke, every other one is, with the one in between being an intake stroke

 

[ender]

Control is an illusion.

 

[andrewm]

The original post was right:

12,000 rpm * 4 cylinders = 48,000 explosions per minute

48k/min * 1min/60sec = 800 then / 2 = 400

You need to divide this by 2, it is a 4 stroke, only 1 fire every 2 rpm. 800 would be right if it was a 2 stroke...

Andrew

 

[bigdog9191999]

well if i did my math right i only get 250 at redline!!! silly triple..

but even tho it is working less it still makes more..

 

[BranNwebster]

Machines amaze me. I used to walk right by a 600 Megawatt generator every morning on my way to the shop at the power plant I worked at. The generator rotor weighed 55 tons and that thing rotated 60 times every second. The rotor was coupled to a steam turbine that had multiple blade sections the largest being about 12 feet across. I can't even guess how much it weighed. It was being pushed by 1500 psi steam though. Yep I love my work.

 

[cv_rider]

Each cylinder only explodes (ignites) every other rotation of the crank shaft. The in-between motion is the exhaust phase of the cycle.

I knew I had no idea about what I was talking about...

 

[rsw81]

I knew I had no idea about what I was talking about...

No worries, that's what I love about this site --> educate everyone about how their bikes work! I've learned a lot from the guys on this site.