How Much Power Does The 2021 BMW R 18 Make?
How powerful is the BMW R 18? We put the Bavarian cruiser on the Cycle World dyno to find out.
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Often times the measurements by the OEM is at the flywheel and the Dyno is of course measured at the rear wheel which would account for the lossI'm surprised that their measured max power and torque are much lower than the ones announced by BMW for the R18
Anyway they are big enough for me !!
Yep. As R2K says, ALL of the manufacturers measure torque and HP at the engine's output shaft which is always greater than the numbers resulting from a rear-wheel dynamometer.I'm surprised that their measured max power and torque are much lower than the ones announced by BMW for the R18
Anyway they are big enough for me !!