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Honda CBR 1000F 1995 Found in Honda |
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Make: Honda Model: CBR 1000F Year: 1995 Engine: Liquid cooled, four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valve per cylinder. Capacity: 998 Bore: 77 x 53.6 mm Compression: 10.5:1 Induction: 4x 38mm Keihin carbs. Starter: CDI Power: 132 hp 96.2 kW @ 9500 rpm Torque: 104 Nm @ 8500 rpm Transmission: 6 Speed Front suspension: 41mm Air assisted forks Rear suspension: Pro-link, preload adjustable. Front brake: 2x 296mm discs 2 piston calipers Rear brake: Single 276mm disc 2 piston caliper Front tyre: 120/70 -17 Rear tyre: 170/60 -17 Dry weight: 232 kg Fuel capacity: 21 Litres |
| I couldn't believe the man at the Dyno. He had just told me that our Triumph Trophy had only recorded 108bhp at the back wheel. Surely not the same machine that I had ridden that very morning at over 145mph with the engine still pulling hard: the same bike that given a handful of throttle at 5000 revs will pull so forcefully you struggle to hang on as it gains momentum. We were both scratching our heads when the dynamometer began to cough, splutter and spew out another reading, this time the Trophy's torque - a massive 83ftlb at 3000rpm - gulp, more than a Kawasaki ZZR1100 produces at 8500 revs, suddenly it all started making sense. In my haste to see what power the Triumph was putting out I had forgotten the golden rule that brute horsepower doesn't make a vehicle feel fast - torque does. It's obvious really if you think about it, that's why drag racers all use big vee eights which produce monumental amounts of torque right where you need it most -low down. Track racers always talk a | |
