no im just a person who takes things and tests them (how much can this cope with, how much more will it take till it gives way? etc) nah its just sumthing i like to do - ie find out limits of a paticular thing.

Yes the powerband kick is actually quite good - thats why ive always wanted a 1985/1986 CR 500; the most powerfull 2 T motorcross bike - that model had the most power until honda resticted it (also the nasiest power band too )

Torque is not an automatic gear (would be if you put a torquey motor in a high reving bikes gear box) generally if you have torque you have a difffernet gearbox - one which would require shifts in order to get speed out of it...