2 cylinder vs. 4 cylinder

**Gremlin** · 23rd April 2005, 20:23

Having been to Mt. Eden Motorcycles, and realising I was an idiot for wanting faired bikes, I sat on the Hyosung Comet and Honda 250 Hornet...

I would like to know whether 2 or 4 cylinders would be better.

2 cylinders have more torque, so would require less revs to get away, making it easier for learners, bit are not as fast for top end passing (wouldn't like to run out of steam when overtaking). They would also tend to chew through more tyres when I learn to get away quicker

4 cylinders would be a little harder to get away, needing more revs, but a lot of people have talked about finding their bikes gutless and wanting to upgrade while in their licenses. Ideally, with a limited budget, I would want to not have to upgrade during the licenses.

I know I am a bit of a speed freak, and I'm pretty sure that once I get some skills, I'll be wanting to go faster, accelerate quicker, and generally have a lot of fun...

**N4CR** · 23rd April 2005, 20:33

I drove the hornet and absolutely loved it (Mt eden too :P).
I drove a repsol cbr rr and liked it too, along with many other bikes.

The vtwins engine did not make much difference for me starting off (I stalled a vtwin more than any other bike I tested and in the same spot

).

Just ride around and see what you like the best... thats all I can reccomend

I ended up with the zxr, but would have preferred the hornet for commuting.

**NordieBoy** · 23rd April 2005, 20:35

Think of a twin as a v8 and a 4 as a rotary.

Then get a big single

**Teflon** · 23rd April 2005, 20:53

With a twin, you can put more power down to the road.

Between each pulse, the tyre has a chance to grip.

**SPORK** · 23rd April 2005, 21:18

Hornet fuck yes!

**dangerous** · 23rd April 2005, 21:18

Originally Posted by Gremlin

2 cylinder vs. 4 cylinder

Mate, you might as well learn this right now............ 4 cyl's belong in cars

**Sensei** · 23rd April 2005, 21:28

[QUOTE=Teflon]With a twin, you can put more power down to the road.

I thought that to when I owned my Ducati, but seen as my GSXR put's out the same Torque as a 999 Ducati 81ftlb that is not so any more . As I proved again today against some Aprilia's

**HDTboy** · 23rd April 2005, 21:49

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**Ixion** · 23rd April 2005, 21:58

One is enough for anyone. Two is greedy, three is ostentatious and four is absurd.

**TwoSeven** · 23rd April 2005, 22:02

Originally Posted by Gremlin

I would like to know whether 2 or 4 cylinders would be better.

Do you mean 2-stroke vs 4-stroke or 2-cylinders vs 4-cylinders.

If the latter then 4 cylinders is better than 2 because its more evenly balanced and there are more power strokes per crank revolution.

For the former, its a matter of taste.

**Crazy Steve** · 23rd April 2005, 22:03

Two is better...

I had a 88 gpz500s....Fcking great bike..Did monos and stoppies..

Fast of the lights-cheap to run-200kph ish top speed??

And cheap to buy...Twin cylinder..

**guzzi_nz** · 23rd April 2005, 22:14

Sry they dont make guzzi in 4 clys so i have to go with the twins

i moved for 4 s to twins never look back

**Teflon** · 23rd April 2005, 22:45

[QUOTE=Sensei 509]

Originally Posted by Teflon

With a twin, you can put more power down to the road.

I thought that to when I owned my Ducati, but seen as my GSXR put's out the same Torque as a 999 Ducati 81ftlb that is not so any more . As I proved again today against some Aprilia's

I know what you mean.

With a four at any given time theres more power pulses compared to a twin, which gives less time for tyre traction.