Curious about just how much horsepower and torque your motorcycle is pumping out? With the rising cost of gasoline maybe you would like to optimize your fuel mileage. Motor City Harley-Davidson now has a brand new Dynamometer. We can test your bikes current performance levels or test that engine upgrade you just had done. With the help of aids like a Harley-Davidson Race Tuner or a Dynojet Power Commander (on EFI models only) your bikes fuel mixture and performance can be brought to a maximized level. Maybe you have a carbureted model, we can tune that in for you also.
A dynamometer or "dyno" for short, is a machine used to measure torque and rotational speed (rpm) from which power produced by an engine, motor or other rotating prime mover can be calculated.
A dynamometer can also be used to determine the torque and power required to operate a driven machine such as a pump. In that case, a motoring or driving dynamometer is used. A dynamometer that is designed to be driven is called an absorption or passive Dynamometer. A dynamometer that can either drive or absorb is called a universal or active dynamometer.
In addition to being used to determine the torque or power characteristics of a machine under test (MUT), Dynamometers are employed in a number of other roles. In standard emissions testing cycles such as those defined by the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), dynamometers are used to provide simulated road loading of either the engine (using an engine dynamometer) or full powertrain (using a chassis dynamometer). In fact, beyond simple power and torque measurements, dynamometers can be used as part of a testbed for a variety of engine development activities such as the calibration of engine management controllers, detailed investigations into combustion behavior and tribology.
