Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > How much power can you get from a 620?

[domski]

dammit

Prepare yourself for the rush

[Tonio600]

Message original : domski
Don't forget that 10bhp may not sound much, but it's 20% between 52bhp and 62bhp.
Not sure how equal riders would go on 120bhp and 144bhp for example?
Probably go the same speed eh - not!

I think you're wrong mate. The way you present things just doesn't care about the weight.

There is no point calculating a power ratio if you don't deal with the weight of racer + bike. Take 2 bikes of 3.1 and 2.6bhp. The ratio is still the same (20% power less for the second one... oh my god) but with a weight of 175kg each, I think those bikes will make the same laptimes (which should be very close to mine ).

What I mean is that smaller the engines are, less significant the difference in their laptimes will be. And at our level (novice racing), I think rider skills are worth 95% against bike preparation... I definitely think Geoff would have won the championship on any bike, but that's just my opinion

[domski]

I don't think he would have won it on a 583.

Maybe he would like to ride one at Cadwell??

[phoenix n max]

He can take Max in the SOT if he wants

[AK]

you let him ride max in the DD Lin - and I'll let you borrow the Tango Queen instead!!

[Tonio600]

Message original : domski
I don't think he would have won it on a 583.

ok, maybe not. He would have been second just behind you

[dickieducati]

Originally posted by domski
on't forget that 10bhp may not sound much, but it's 20% between 52bhp and 62bhp.

Not sure how equal riders would go on 120bhp and 144bhp for example?

Probably go the same speed eh - not!

for what its worth im not so sure horsepower counts anywhere near as much as some people are making out.

last time i was on my 146 bhp 999 at brands indy best i did was 58.65

on my 60? bhp monster a week back best i did was a 58.06

now, ok its a year apart and hopefully i have improved a bit but even so? going from what some people are saying i should be WAY slower on the monster.

[ali]

I hope to be able to give the definitive answer on the "how much better will you do with 10bhp more" debate at Cadwell.

[Rattler]

Originally posted by ali
I hope to be able to give the definitive answer on the "how much better will you do with 10bhp more" debate at Cadwell.

pray tell !

[Tonio600]

Message original : ali
I hope to be able to give the definitive answer on the "how much better will you do with 10bhp more" debate at Cadwell.

I hope you won't be too much disappointed
(3rd was your best position of the season wasn't it?)