From memory the absolute torque loadings peak at around 1150 lb/ft. Quite scary!
1150?! How can that be?
It can't.
He's never been the same since the sausage sandwich thread
Oi.........I like my sausage sandwiches Mike!
I was a tad out on the torque......a quote from Andrew English article in the Telegraph.
"At the heart of the Three Wheeler is its V-twin engine from S&S of Wisconsin, USA. Known as the X-Wedge and introduced in 2007, this 1,982cc, dry-sump unit has a 56.25-degree angle, a solid, forged 43lb crank for longevity and engine balance at idle and three belt-driven camshafts to allow almost straight pushrods. Retailing at approximately £6,700 in the States, this two-valve, fuel-injected unit punches out 115bhp and 100lb ft of torque with peak revs at 5,200rpm. It’s like a Harley unit but better: S&S has been in the engine business since 1956 and is highly respected.
The trouble is, torque kills transmissions. S&S says it produces torque spikes of 1,800lb ft, which makes the gears clash and sing against each other. Reeves and his team, together with S&S, have adapted a Harley-Davidson mechanical cushion drive, which successfully irons out the firing impulses. The engine sits on a rubber-mounted bed plate and the stainless steel exhausts have flexible couplings and mountings. Start her up and you see a lot of movement, but the cabin and major controls are stock still."
