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larssonn

26-04-10 08:52 PM

Top Gear racing against a CBR

I was just watching an old episode of Top Gear on Dave and Clarkson was racing against a CBR600RR in an Atom. Now the Atom is fast but surely the bike should kick its backend? The guy who was riding the bike never took a good line around the track (maybe he wasn't allowed?) but it looked like he could have leant some more?

I found a YouTube of it. It starts at 4:39

TheRamJam

26-04-10 09:04 PM

Re: Top Gear racing against a CBR

Pretty cool
I seen one driving down the Motorway towards Edinburgh. The bloke never had a helmet on the windblast must be a bit sore and I hope he had ear plugs in

fizzwheel

26-04-10 09:10 PM

Re: Top Gear racing against a CBR

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Originally Posted by larssonn (Post 2252792)

Now the Atom is fast but surely the bike should kick its backend?

I'm not so sure, if that was the Atom 3 with a blower on it, its pushing out 300bhp, they dont weigh very much and have maybe more grip than a bike does. So better traction through the corners and possibly out of it...

mister c

27-04-10 09:56 AM

Re: Top Gear racing against a CBR

Saw my 1st Atom on the way home last night, what a mint looking machine.

SUPERSTARDJ01

27-04-10 12:12 PM

Re: Top Gear racing against a CBR

A guy owns one in Milton keynes.

Benn The Pig

27-04-10 12:14 PM

Re: Top Gear racing against a CBR

saw one a track day it was phenominal and it wasn't even the supercharged one, it made the ferrari's and lambo's look like they were stood still.

For the money thay are awsome.

andrewsmith

27-04-10 02:14 PM

Re: Top Gear racing against a CBR

the atoms are rapid seen a guy last summer go busa hunting

G	27-04-10 02:27 PM

Re: Top Gear racing against a CBR

Atoms can accelerate as quick as a bike depending on the spec and have 4 massive tyres holding onto the tarmac around corners, they also have twice the stopping power.

The 600rr would not stand a chance unless in a straight line, a 1000rr would destroy on straights but seriously struggle in corners.

Bikes will destroy most stuff on the road, but some cars will destroy bikes end of.

It is also much easier for a normal person to drive a car fast than it is for a normal person to ride a bike fast.

Stig	27-04-10 02:47 PM

Re: Top Gear racing against a CBR

Non embedded link?

G	27-04-10 03:08 PM

Re: Top Gear racing against a CBR

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Originally Posted by Stig_Of_The_Dump (Post 2253512)

Non embedded link?

+1 I hate these embedded links.

They dont work at work or on my phone :(

They seem to be becoming more common too.

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