on every motorcycle, the sprocket connecting to the crankshaft of the engine is small and the rear cog is large. whereas on a normal bike, if you use that same combo, then you go 4mph.
why is this? does it have something to do with the transmission? would you go faster on a motorcycle if you reversed the sprocket size and set it up like pedal bike?
serious answers please, im baffled and this is going to bother me until i get an answer.
2007-01-19 08:53:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
lol
2007-01-19 12:52:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gear ratios are completely different between a bike and a motorcycle. However, on a motorcycle there is no room for a big sprocket on the front, but there is room on the wheel. And vice versa for a bike.
2007-01-19 19:05:16 · answer #2 · answered by christopher H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It has nothing to do with the transmission. the reason why is engine speed. on a bicycle you (the engine) cannot move your legs as fast as a internal combustion engine can. that is why bicycles have for the most part overdrive transmissions
2007-01-19 17:03:08 · answer #3 · answered by puffdaddy_1969 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bicycle: legs that go 150 RPM, tops, driving a vehicle that spins out at about 40mph.
Motorcycle: engine that spins at 15,000 RPM at redline driving a vehicle that goes 150mph+.
2007-01-19 21:33:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
these guys are all right if the sproket were the same as a bike by the time you hit 5 or 6 at redline you would be going around 300mph
2007-01-19 19:31:06 · answer #5 · answered by chris k 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
on a bicycle you are the motor, and you don't have the power to get it going, so the gear racial is backwards.
2007-01-19 17:06:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
bicycles are backwards; motorcycles are right!
2007-01-20 18:13:45 · answer #7 · answered by mycle1000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋