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david.hicks
20-Aug-2006, 16:31
... at the V&J Bridgwater open day

http://www.ducatisti.co.uk/album_pic.php?pic_id=1084

The blue and green curves are in 5th gear, the red curve is top gear. Shame it doesn't show RPM though.

Max 115bhp at the wheel = approx 130 at the crank.
Max speed in top gear = 168 mph.
doogalman
20-Aug-2006, 16:56
Not authorised!!!!!!
What spec is your bike?
andyb
20-Aug-2006, 17:04
Does this count as one of Harvs poetic hp figures?
david.hicks
20-Aug-2006, 19:57
What spec is your bike?

It is just a standard '99 996SPS with the termis on and a pipercross air filter. I'm sure the max figures are probably a tad optimistic - I think max bhp is meant to be 123 or 124 bhp according to Ducati?
GsxrAge
20-Aug-2006, 21:25
Hehe and you didn't need to wipe of the oil afterwards David !

Nah was good to see ya and Itex, thats twice in a week that I have seen you ! people will talk :lol:
david.hicks
20-Aug-2006, 21:40
Good to see you too Age and thanks for giving me a tour of the Phase One (http://www.phaseone.co.uk/bike.html)bikes - they really are something.
ducv2
20-Aug-2006, 22:45
It is just a standard '99 996SPS with the termis on and a pipercross air filter. I'm sure the max figures are probably a tad optimistic - I think max bhp is meant to be 123 or 124 bhp according to Ducati?

When these bikes were current, Ducati used to quote rwhp, which was 123bhp. Mine put this out on a couple of dynos, as standard, so I always assumed it was a good example. As a matter of interest, this went up to 130 rwhp with the cam timing adjusted and a power commander
david.hicks
20-Aug-2006, 22:50
Ohhh - looks like mine might be DOWN on power then :(
ducv2
20-Aug-2006, 23:07
Ohhh - looks like mine might be DOWN on power then :(

Possible, or it might be down to different dyno's, and conditions. If you get bored you might check the cam timing as mine was a mile out. For interest, torque was 80 ft/lb at 8000 rpm
andyb
20-Aug-2006, 23:07
Oiy, its only suppose to be the 999 lot that make up hp figures........
ducv2
20-Aug-2006, 23:12
Oiy, its only suppose to be the 999 lot that make up hp figures........

Now now, its only taken 6 years to catch up using that new fangled engine
BDG
20-Aug-2006, 23:25
OK i know it hard to compare different dyno's but my old 2000 SPS managed 120 bhp

David don't be disheartened, using different scales (SAE, DIN ,EC etc) on the same dyno can make about 2% difference depending on which measurement is used.
david.hicks
20-Aug-2006, 23:32
Not disheartened - it still feels bl**dy fast to me !!
david.hicks
15-Sep-2006, 09:46
Just seen a Haynes book 'Ducati 916' by Ian Falloon's which lists the specs for all models and says that both the 1999 and 2000 996SPS models made 123bhp at the crank???
Harv748
15-Sep-2006, 11:04
Does this count as one of Harvs poetic hp figures?

LOL...tart
beancounter
15-Sep-2006, 12:18
Just seen a Haynes book 'Ducati 916' by Ian Falloon's which lists the specs for all models and says that both the 1999 and 2000 996SPS models made 123bhp at the crank???

No, don't think so - 120 - ish was the power at the wheel (according to my italian Motociclisomo Ducati book.

Never had my SPS dyno'd but (like you David) it feels powerful enough to me.

BC
david.hicks
23-Sep-2006, 20:14
That's odd - the Ducati Owner's Manual says 123bhp at the crank as well