What does "CC" mean on motorcycles?

Understand this value that will help you to know the capacity of your motorcycle's engine.

CC stands for cubic centimeters, and it does not refer to the size of the bike, but the size of the engine. The “big” and “small” motorcycle refers to the displacement of the motorcycle, that is, how many “cc” or cubic centimeters of displacement we are going to have under the seat of it.

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Returning to the topic, in real terms it is the amount of the air fuel mixture displaced each time the piston completes one full swing. This is the figure that is stamped on the motorcycle chassis, body and advertising material to give people an idea of how big and powerful an engine is.

What does "CC" mean on motorcycles?

That the higher the number, the faster it will go. If an engine displaces 50 cubic centimeters of air-fuel each time the pistons oscillate, it will be slower than a 1,000 cubic centimeter displacement engine during one rotation. This is because more fuel is burned, producing high revs that are transferred to the road through the tires. The higher the cc number, the more powerful the bike will be, resulting in faster acceleration and higher top speed.

Engine

The personality of our motorcycle depends largely on the engine, due to its power. But also for the behavior of the motorcycle and even for aesthetics, since most of our motorcycles, unlike cars, show their engine. A motorcycle is like a person practically in underwear, while a car is a fully dressed person.

Power

This is the concept that you "think you know" and actually, you don't. We could say that it is the ability to offer torque, but in the shortest possible time. Let's go back to the example from before and suppose that there is a bike with a huge crank, one meter, with an extremely thin rider weighing only 20 kg. It will get a torque of 20 kgm and it would do about 60 complete revolutions in a minute, that is, 60 rpm (revolutions per minute). The power would be 1.67 hp at 60 rpm.

Let's compare with a 125cc engine. This engine offers a torque of "only" 11 kgm, but at 8,750 rpm. The power in this case reaches 13.8 CV.

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