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Offline ManfrerdSt

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« on: 25 Aug 2023 at 09:06 »
Question: what does the 2.3 on Douglas 2.3/4 HP mean

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« Reply #1 on: 25 Aug 2023 at 10:13 »
sorry, should definitely mean 2-3/4 HP. I was confused at the moment

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« Reply #2 on: 25 Aug 2023 at 11:24 »
Yep: 2.75 h.p.!

Actually at the time all (British) bikes were referred to by their "horsepower", but in fact this was a code for the cubic capacity. "2 3/4 h.p." actually meant "350cc". 3 1/2 h.p. was 500cc, 6 h.p. was 750cc, and 8 h.p. was 1000cc. Different engines put out different amounts of power, but this was rarely discussed.

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« Reply #3 on: 25 Aug 2023 at 11:38 »
OK, thank you for the info. I didn't know that.Regards     Manfred

 

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