Martin Slovakia
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Guys, second part of test i have done..
top speed and acceleration of both engine models
top speed and acceleration of both engine models
Makes me glad I did not wait for the Ryker. That seems really slow.
My Silverwing scooter is faster than the 900 Ryker.
I pretty much doubt it. You are basing this on a video from Europe. They may have different engine settings. The 900 I rode was very quick on acceleration. On his previous video he said he was scared to go faster.
You can doubt all you want. In his video, 0-100 KM or 0 to 62 MPH was 8.6 seconds for the 900. The Silverwing will do 0-60 in 8. They can be modified to have faster acceleration if you change out the variator rollers but top speed will go down.
Silverwing engine is rated at about 50hp, but the bike is lighter at about 540 lbs wet and has one less wheel to spin. It has a much narrower front end with good aerodynamics vs the Ryker that has much more cross section and no windscreen to smooth out the airflow. Add to that the Ryker has to spin a shaft in addition to the cvt drive belt. Silverwing top speed rated about 105mph, but for the Ryker, the only number I can find is what this video is quoting, about 97 mph.
It's all about power to weight, thrust vs drag.
http://www.motorscooterguide.net/Honda/Silverwing/Silverwing.html
Wait till they drop the 900 ACE Turbo from the snowmobile into itThat's rated at 150 hp
Look at this video here https://youtu.be/PjbI6cevPK8?t=17 From my calculations, looking at 0.25x speed, the 0-54 time is ~5.5sec. This is inline with a 0-60 of < 6 sec if you account for the fact that the owner takes off a bit slow and eases off the throttle before reaching 54.