Probably rated at 3.5hp under the old system which measured bore and assigned a notional power rating to the engine for tax purposes. This led to manufacturers making long stroke engines, some of which were just nasty.
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Probably rated at 3.5hp under the old system which measured bore and assigned a notional power rating to the engine for tax purposes. This led to manufacturers making long stroke engines, some of which were just nasty.
Admiral Beez
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My bike before my 1982 GS650G was a 1969 Triumph T100S Tiger 490cc single carb. I bought it for CAD$3,600 in 2006 and over the next eleven years and 20,000 miles it broke down so often I think I spend $15,000 in rebuilds. The final straw when when the engine exploded, cracking the barrel on both sides so you could see sunlight straight through the fins. I assume this was due to over boring, but pistons were the allowed oversize.
Seem to recall that system, for cars at least, still in use here well into the 70s and a rule of thumb was 125cc was one tax horsepower.
