Cold weather performance
 

Having been out for a ride both yesterday and again this afternoon - both times pretty cold here in the south-east - I feel that the mid-range performance is markedly sharper than when the air temperature's warmer. Anyone else noticed that?

It should be really..

I remember getting a cool air box when i had an mgf , and the difference was fantastic .

i get that too, but i feel that the suspension is a lot firmer too. must be down to the colder oil. i really feel the bumps now!!

Yup, I forgot that - same here.

Cooler air is more dense than warm air, therefore you'll get more oxygen through into the cylinders, so a slight increase in power - however I would have thought it'll be a very slight increase in power, so I'm not sure you'd actually notice it :lol:
Having said that, I could have sworn that my scooter used to accelerate better when it was cold :roll:

The cold air effect is quite pronounced for aircraft however :lol:

Certainly felt like I was flying at times.

Time to dig out the 'Biggles' jacket :lol:

Cold air is the cheapest horsepower you can get. seat of pants tells me a 50°F drop in temp is double the hp I got from a pipe & jet kit.

when it's below freezing, I can do roll on wheelies in 3rd gear

Wow, thats some good statistics.

I havent really noticed it on the SV, but my CG used to Have alot more pep on cold days.

Yup - I had that. Bit uncomfortable at the time as I was kind of pushed forward into the tank....yeaouch :shock: