Rohan:
I take your point. The industry was making all kinds of wild claims for power back then. The Commando was advertised fo a time as having 80 HP in "stage 3 tune". That was a test on a dyno with an engine without any accessories (even an external electric oil pump) that was "slammed" to full throttle and the numbers take at the peak of the accel.
Even the Star-maker 360 in the AJS M-X bikes was touted to be 35 HP. That 360 was actually only 345 ccs, so was strictly not in the "over 350" class, but it was raced for several years and nobody every found out.
I take your point. The industry was making all kinds of wild claims for power back then. The Commando was advertised fo a time as having 80 HP in "stage 3 tune". That was a test on a dyno with an engine without any accessories (even an external electric oil pump) that was "slammed" to full throttle and the numbers take at the peak of the accel.
Even the Star-maker 360 in the AJS M-X bikes was touted to be 35 HP. That 360 was actually only 345 ccs, so was strictly not in the "over 350" class, but it was raced for several years and nobody every found out.