2006-08-08 21:36:56 · 7 answers · asked by Learner 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Brake Horse Power is measured by running an engine on a test stand and using a braking system to see how much force is needed to stop it. The actual HP that gets to the wheels is less because of the drag of attached components such as transmissions and drive trains, generators, water pumps etc.
The German standard DIN horsepower is measured in a similar way, but with all the normal components attached. This is a more realistic method of determining how much power is getting to the wheels.
2006-08-08 21:50:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Base Horse Power
2006-08-08 21:43:06 · answer #2 · answered by race21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brake Horse Power refers to the power output by an engine not taking into account any power losses attributed to attached devices (gear box, water pump, etc.). Most people mistakenly refer to this as base HP, but it is the same general principle.
2006-08-08 21:44:59 · answer #3 · answered by druid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Base Horsepower
2006-08-08 21:41:42 · answer #4 · answered by Kottonmouth King 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The engine may make 20hp but only 14 gets to the wheels. So that means a 13bhp bike with 20hp can beat a 25hp bike with only 12bhp.
2006-08-08 21:41:30 · answer #5 · answered by Petey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're getting some conflicting answers so let me refer you to the following reference web page that talks about BHP, what it means, and other information about it.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-42,GGLD:en&defl=en&q=define:BHP&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title
2006-08-08 21:47:11 · answer #6 · answered by nothing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
brake horse power
2006-08-08 21:40:03 · answer #7 · answered by glock509 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋