what is the real horsepower of the cannibal????????
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To CornDog and others ref C'Dale 61 hp.
I heard the same rumour myself from my local C'Dale dealer and 61 hp. was the number he used. He referred to a drag bike, and I assumed like you that he was referring to a stock bike with a factory developed fuel mapping. However when I read about the Glamis shootout, and the 454 (I think) Cannondale, maybe this was the bike being referred to. The fact that this same rumour is being perpetrated by more than one dealer would make one suspect that Cannondale itself is the source.
I heard the same rumour myself from my local C'Dale dealer and 61 hp. was the number he used. He referred to a drag bike, and I assumed like you that he was referring to a stock bike with a factory developed fuel mapping. However when I read about the Glamis shootout, and the 454 (I think) Cannondale, maybe this was the bike being referred to. The fact that this same rumour is being perpetrated by more than one dealer would make one suspect that Cannondale itself is the source.
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<< "takes out the trash as well", hell mine even has a trash compactor!!
That trash it's compacting is beaten down, crunched up, Raptor's!!!!! >>
Haven't had my dale long enough to find the trash compactor yet, But my car has a coffee dispenser in the dash and it changes over to beer at noon. >>
WOW, I want YOUR car!
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Current horsepower figures for a Honda Superbike RC 51 in race trim is 175 hp, from a 999 cc engine. This translates into 2.87 hp. per cubic inch.
By nature single cylinder four strokes cannot be as efficient as two cylinder four strokes due to inertial losses between firing strokes (multi cylinder engines fire on every revolution, but singles only fire once per two revolutions.)The target best # for single cylinder naturally aspirated engines is 2.2 hp/cu. inch. Doing the math for Cannondales drag bike reported as a 454 cc modified engine, the hp. figure would be 60.95 hp. based on 2.2 hp. / cu. inch. Technology lives!
By nature single cylinder four strokes cannot be as efficient as two cylinder four strokes due to inertial losses between firing strokes (multi cylinder engines fire on every revolution, but singles only fire once per two revolutions.)The target best # for single cylinder naturally aspirated engines is 2.2 hp/cu. inch. Doing the math for Cannondales drag bike reported as a 454 cc modified engine, the hp. figure would be 60.95 hp. based on 2.2 hp. / cu. inch. Technology lives!