Hi all,
Well I had my dyno yesterday and I'm really happy with my results. In particular though, the torque numbers in my opinion are sh#t hot, and pretty well explains the real nice acceleration I get these days or as this bloke puts it
pushback into your seat when he discusses the relationship between Hp and Torque.
Anyway, fyi the dyno machine was a
Dynojet 250i and whilst it is over 3 years old, it is still the latest dynojet model available. Anyway, the bloke who owns and operates it has done over 400 different bikes with 11,000 runs, so I'm happy with his credentials. Just one final thing, we all try to compare each others dyno's but unfortunatley, as has been mentioned before, only bikes that have been done on the same dyno, by the same operator using the same settings on the same day, will be accurately comparable. Also, I have been told other machines, and not necessarilly dynojet or even previous dynojet models, can give higher HP readings due to the way they are set up, and I imagine the same may be said for torque in reverse with mine for instance.
What I'm saying here is that, dynos are designed to improve the performance of the bike it is dynoing, and whilst it is a brilliant guide for others to use when choosing their settings, (I did) it doesn't mean they will get the same readings. It's just way more complicated than that, with too many variables.
BTW, There were 4 runs done and this one was the best. The first 2 were getting my bike to operating temperature etc and the last 2 were nearly identical. Also, just so I could fit all the info into one image, I superimposed the air/fuel details onto the torque/hp image.
So, at the end of the 4 runs, the bloke who did the dyno reckoned the air fuel was pretty blo#dy good and he wasn't sure we could improve it. Looking at it, I would have to agree but perhaps another shim on the stock needles, but I'm open to any analysts out there with opinions both good and bad.
So, overall my redheaded Sheila hasn't disappointed one bit but what I really liked was, there doesn't appear to be any more for me to do but enjoy the ride.
Gotta be happy with that eh?
Finally, for your viewing pleasure here's the video of one of the runs.
Sheila's Dyno Cheers all, and let me know what you think.
Staffo
