Southern Bluster

Time To Read: 5-7 minutes Image Credit: RoadRunner.Travel Back in the day, long rides were not for the faint of heart. The only bikes available then were thrummy 100ccs and the occasional 150. Of course, there were Royal Enfields, but the old girls were notoriously unreliable, and very harsh beyond 65 kilo-meters per hour. Not just that, the clutch became harder on the damned things as the hours went by in continuous riding. It wasn’t really a choice. In theory at least, the great thing about cubic capacity is that the more you have, the more relaxed the engine is. By that logic, bigger bikes can not only reach and maintain higher cruising speeds, they can do it more easily and are therefore better suited to cover large distances. But how much cubic capacity do you need? Your Bike’s Power Band Explained Things get a bit technical here, but for all practical purposes the usable power of a bike or car is in what is called the power band. This is usually from a certain RPM (Rev...