Wow

Nicked off the MCN website:



Cutaway of a S1000RR head, showing exposed valves and cams.

Astounding at full RPM.

--
Gavin.

GSXR600K1
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
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That's pretty cool.

Brings home just what 14000 rpm really means.

 

the rationalisation escalates

 

Odd isn't it how you know that's what must happen, then actually seeing
it work .. Wow indeed ..

 

I recognise that sound. For the first 30 seconds or so, it sounds just like
my 2.5DI Transit on a fast idle.

 

It's a lot to ask from a little metal spring.

Don't F1 cars use some alternative (pneumatic) system now.

 

Yup.

I'm just surprised nobody's said "Desmo", yet.

 

I bit my tongue until it bled.

 

What, like MotoGP bikes you mean?

--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I'm not impressed by those tiny bits of metal going up and down.

Now looking at the pistons on the end of the conrods, that's
impressive.

They're changing direction twice each crank rotation, so at At 10K rpm
that's 20,000 times a minute, which'll be 20000/60 = 333 times per
second.

They're relatively big chunks of metal too.

Oh, and the reciprocating mass and acceleration G force is pretty
impressive too, but the equations are a bit mind bending for this time
of night ..

Paul.

 

Find and post the video then!
--
Gavin.

GSXR600K1
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

 

Shan't. They're in me engine, innit.

I don't need to see them to know they're 'doing their stuff'

Paul.