Thread: Bike Vs Car

I rode a K100LS (genuine pannier kit, etc etc) on our way back from WA,,

had to get on, start it, knock it into first, rock it off the centre stand and take off,,

it was a tad tall in the saddle for me--

nice bike though

another project Pedro, originally just grabbed it for the forks for the NTX project,cant bring myself to kill it, so she will live again, pick it up at Easter, mmmm snotty!!

Originally Posted by crump

another project Pedro, originally just grabbed it for the forks for the NTX project,cant bring myself to kill it, so she will live again, pick it up at Easter, mmmm snotty!!

Just don't stall or fall off it when it's hot

Kick, Kick Kick Kick Kick Kick aaaaarrrrrrrhhhhhhh **** **** **** ****

the TW magazine test when it was released quotes"Trying to start a fallen 600 halfway up a rocky hillclimb is beyond the imagination of the inexperienced. Not only does it sap the riders strength, it exhausts an entire vocabulary of expletives"

apparently the manual decompressor off the XT550 fixes that problem. (I hope)

Originally Posted by isuzurover

It seems it is true - though it surprised me. The fastest lap times at Phillip Island are cars (formula 4000).

A 250cc Superkart is faster than most 500cc bikes as well!!! Even though they only have brakes on 2 wheels AFAIK?

discs on both front wheels with a multiple piston single disc on rear axle. Fully adjustable F/R bias as well. IIRC when Adelaide had the F1 GP all those years ago. The F1 was (obvoiusly) quickest, then the 250 superkarts, then the V8 Supercar

Paul

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Arrhh,, the b2
last of the great Road bikes,,,

I am still trying to get over selling my Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa - God I loved that thing. Had modded it a fair bit - so much power & so much speed!

300kph? pffft! At that speed my bike use to just keep on pulling & adding up the speed. But then - that was part of the reason I sold it :/ damn cops (Or should I say fines & speed laws)

Pitty tho - I never got to drag a decent super car. Had one bloke in a R8 give it a shot - waved good bye while still in second gear while he was pushing in to 4th lol Just opened up the taps & off I went.

Anyway - the main problem with Car VS Bike racing is - bikes are fast - IMO faster then car's - but its all down to how good the rider is & is he used to going fast? Does he trust the bike, the tyres & the front to hold coming in hot to corner? Does he have the balls?

Car's on the other hand can spin out & what not - but over all you are safer pushing the limits the a bike rider - falling off hurts - no matter what, my bones will agree with that as well lol

Anyway - the Busa is also awesome & great for long rides - very comfy - can ride from Melbourne to Sydney (Not sure you would want to tho ) & still feel ready to go for a twisty ride when you get there.

Just on the car v's Bike thing, its an incorrect assumption that you are going fast when the on the back wheel... in fact, and from experience, you actually slow down (so as not to flip!). So the guy was really hooning (having fun ) rather than racing. I suppose it would be OK if the Nissan was drifting around corners, same principle.