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BtheD19 Added a reply to Does the 2013 ktm 450 really have 60 hp?

8/21/2012 5:02pm
Manufacturers rate horsepower based on an engine dyno - the engine is hooked directly into the dyno. Magazines and everyone else pretty much uses what's called a "chassis dyno" - the engine is left in the chassis and the driven wheels turn a dyno drum. This method means driveline loss (the power used to rotate the transmission, chain, gears, and...

BtheD19 Added a reply to DC! 2012 Southeast National news

11/7/2011 10:12am
Since I'm new here, let me preface by saying, I grew up in Birmingham, AL, and have ridden or visited most of the tracks in Alabama. I grew up riding Mill Creek in Pell City. I've also been to one National, Kenworthy's, because at the time it was the closest one to the South East (so glad that's about to...