Yes .... their are a lot of bikes that have their torque(hp) reduced in the lower gears to help prevent accidental wheel stands etc, but all allow full power in the higher gears and if limited for top speed will use the ecu to cut in at certain rpm and gear combination's their bye allowing max acceleration in top gear to the last ounce possible.
Yes that is true....the Busa for instance does this. The builders of that bike have different intentions than do the builders of the Vmax no? wheel stands are a serious issue for the busa. No one said that the vmax didnt allow " max acceleration in top gear to the last ounce possible. "... it just said that its shutting her down in top gear at a predetermined speed....they dont want the bike used for high speed street runs obviously. I think most people understand the nature of the computer control throttle is in reducing flow to the engine which...guess what...limits power. Anyone one who has rode or driven vehicles with rev limiters will tell you they suck...abrupt and rough. Controlling a bike or cars speed through electronic throttle control is much "nicer" because it simulates lifting off the gas or rolling back the throttle. if you have the bike on the dyno when this event occurs you will see the power drop on the graph as surely as if you had just eased up during the run.... its also the preferred method of traction control.
I 'm sure they could limit top speed using hp reduction only if they wanted to but it would terrible way to do it , ie 220 k's on the flat would become 190 on a gradient ,and as stated earlier it would take a bloody lot less hp than 197 to limit it to 220k's(there by reducing acceleration in top gear substantially).There is a very good reason why man has not reinvented the wheel
I see where your going... i think your taking our little hoax far too literally... maybe if the hoax was stated as..." the bikes engine makes 240hp but we limit top speed by introducing a throttle control feature that will allow only 220kph..... when the computer closes the throttles the power level at that speed drops to about 197 or so depending on conditions."
As for a terrible way to do it...well...thats only if your thinking that the bike has a HP sensor (ha!) and is limiting itself to 197 once you shift into 5th...regardless of any other inputs. But even in that scenario, if you met a hill there would be no hp reduction , because the engine is maintaining 197 right? It is in fact your preferred rev limiter scenario that runs into trouble on a grade.... if your hitting the rev limit of your busa going up a mountain you just get slower as the load on the bike increases without any ability to influence power production. The hoax scenario WOULD maintain 197....
If it exists...
And you right about the wheel....why reinvent the wheel....those wooden oxcart wheels from the 15th century were fantastic track day tires....especially the super sticky mahogany ones.... i heard that the light weight ash wheels were good for 2 tenths in the quarter mile.....but maybe thats a hoax......
