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You said: "two cylinders firing 90 degrees apart and then 270 degrees apart".No, I meant exactly what I said.
It is: two cylinders firing 270 degrees apart and then 450 degrees apart.
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You said: "two cylinders firing 90 degrees apart and then 270 degrees apart".No, I meant exactly what I said.
I meant what I said and what I said was incorrect. Thanks for the correction.You said: "two cylinders firing 90 degrees apart and then 270 degrees apart".
It is: two cylinders firing 270 degrees apart and then 450 degrees apart.
My hardcore Ducati friend would flame you and say it's an L-twin! HahahaI like the sound of the 270 parallel twin firing order. It exactly duplicates the firing cadence of a 90 degree V-Twin (Ducati).
I'm surprised to see Kawasaki behind Yamaha, and especially Suzuki. But most all of the big 4 Jap brands are good across the board.They can keep their Ducatis:
Reliability ranking 2021:
Yes, there is a rear balance shaft in the NC750. The video shows no detail at all behind the crankshaft.
- Yamaha
- Honda
- Suzuki
- Kawasaki
- Harley Davidson
- Triumph
- Ducati
- BMW
If you would like to feel an absolutely bad-ass P-twin, try the 1200 Super Tenere. Same engine configuration and firing as an NC, just YUGE. Vibration here and there, sure. However a terriffic bike that gets little love because it's "just not exciting" (sound familiar?). Sad, an excellent bike. Like an NC on LOTS and LOTS of steroids.Amazing technology, I like it. I wish my old Sportster had that degree of balancing.
The Faithful would probably shun the Sportster if it didn’t shake.Amazing technology, I like it. I wish my old Sportster had that degree of balancing.
Looks great a half speed. I wonder if the counterbalances are a Honda invention.Here's a nice video showing the firing order and you can see the counter rotating balance shaft that keeps the engine vibration to a minimum.
First known use of a counterbalanced internal combustion engine was 1907.Looks great a half speed. I wonder if the counterbalances are a Honda invention.
According to wikipedia, “The balance shaft was invented and patented by British engineer Frederick W. Lanchester in 1907.”Looks great a half speed. I wonder if the counterbalances are a Honda invention.