Why?

Originally Posted by DanAbnormal

. I get past him eventually
.

Eventually??

The blade is calling...

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by DanAbnormal

I need a Blade.

Nah you dont...

The outcome would have still been the same i.e he woudl have caught you eventually as you slowed for the 40mph limit...

Some people are just idiots, once you have learned to accept this, you have learned a great lesson in life.

Originally Posted by Mr Speirs

Had it happen to me twice last weekend. Its annoying when you aren't expecting it and you pass in a higher gear only for them to floor it. Even more annoying when you have a Ducati and a Peugeot 306 leaves you out to dry!!!

How the **** did that happen?

Dude you can drop two or three gears in less than a second and nail it away from him - what were you thinking?!

Sounds like the equally irritating "45mph everywhere" driver. The ones who overtake you in a 30 zone and disappear... until the NSL hoves into view and you get stuck behind them as they bimble along, oblivious to everything

You say you were on the wrong side of the road longer than you intended!
You could have easily dropped back in behind him or if you were at full chat you were both well above the NSL as I am sure your bike is capable of over 100mph
Sorry mate it doesn't wash with me --you were racing each other and he got the needle
Simples --only race cars you can beat

Originally Posted by carty

Dude you can drop two or three gears in less than a second and nail it away from him - what were you thinking?!

Just before I went for the overtake was a junction to my right. I didn't do the overtake until I was past the junction in case there were vehicles coming out, or he was turning into the junction. I'd slowed to about 30 at this point as did he as there was a car in said junction waiting to come out. So I was in 1st gear, as we passed the junction I went past and as I got to his driver door he booted it, so I tanked it but was still in 1st. Ran out of rpm's and bounced it off the limiter. Once I was in 2nd he was dust. Phew.

Vauxhall Astra VXR will out-pace a standrad SV on the straights, only just though.

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

Vauxhall Astra VXR will out-pace a standrad SV on the straights, only just though.

At what point? In no way disputing this just interested as to when the bike would lose out. 0-60 the SV would spank it surely. When will the car bite back?

The only fast car my SV has been up against was a Prodrive built Subaru Impreza with 300 odd bhp. Dunno how the Astra VXR compares.

My SV level pegs it with a pillion on 30-100 mph acceleration. 0-30mph lower inertia wins I think even a GS500 could probably beat anything but a supercar. Above 100mph the SV gets pasted.