what effect does 100 lbs of added weight have on the performance of a quad in acceleration times?

for example: if 2 quads are same exact speeds, thow an extra 100 lbs on 1 of them and race....


what will the difference in times be? (3 secs)

difference in distance covered? ie. (3 quad length difference)

what about 20 lbs?

 

100 lbs. is a lot, I should know, lol........

 

I weigh 250 and hit 73 on My Rap,My freind who weighs 140 could probably get quite a bit more MPH than me. Think about it if 100lbs is 1/10th of a second in the 1/4 for a Car. Imagine what that is for a 4 Wheeler.

 

100 lbs. extra on an ATV will slow it down a bunch, you will just have to open you're wallet a little further to keep up, that's all.

 

ive heard 7-10lbs = 1hp.

 

Yes they say 10 lbs=1hp in a drag.

BUT... how heavy you are has no bearing on what the top speed of your quad is. If a 300lb rider and 150lb rider are on the exact same quad and are able to pull to the rev limiter, they will be going the EXACT same speed. Now the 150lb rider will GET there much faster, but in the end both would be going the same speed as long as the RPM's are the same by the time they are done.

Just to clarify.

 

yeah he is right above me^^^^^.....i dont think weight affects top speed i think it has more affect on acceleration.....me bein 185lbs i would kno

 

Basically though, a 300 or 400 ft. drag, I've seen a 75lb. over me, on my bike rider be 3 or 4 lengths slower on the drags in sand, so it counts in there somewhere, it just comes down to building your bike for your weight, whatever it takes.

 

Oh yes it definitely plays a factor in acceleration, no doubt. I stick my 100lb neighbor on my quad and watch him FLY!

 

I weigh like 130, and hit this one jump my dad can do in 2nd, he is like 175 and needs to hit it in 3rd.


That might be useful in some way.