Bikes Vs Cars?

[keith_d]

Originally Posted by Littlewebber

Yeah sorry maybe should of been clear im on about a bike like bmw1100rr with a professional driver, against whatever fast car you want with pro driver, just from evidence i seen on youtube etc.

A standard BMW 1000RR will trash any car in the same price bracket, but put it up against something exotic like a Gumpert or a Porsche GT2 driven by a professional driver and it depends on the driver and circuit layout.

If you need evidence from YouTube, the 7m10 lap of the 'ring by a modified YZF-R1 is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inc9cGasgsA

And the production SR8 lap is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbmDKZ78MOU

Again with nurburg, that car is faster yeah but look at the bike that still beat 90% of sports cars if you look at lap times, and im not saying it to back up bike and by no means would it make him faster than the car but in the vid you seen he is not full throttle on some bots as he has other bike/cars in front of him, not saying it would make massive difference but maybe 1-2seconds

Originally Posted by Thunderace

that being said yesterday on the M3 I was in my car when a bike came barreling up behind me flashing his light to get me out the way, so (naughty I know) I put my foot down, he stayed with me till 130ish then thought 'nope, this guys an even bigger idiot than I am, time to concede defeat on this game'

Amended for you

We've got a confessional on the date, the location and the speed you exceeded, wanna stick the exact location on the M3, time of day, your registration plate, full name, and address on the internet too?



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[DJ123]

depends where it is being driven and what bike v what car. Is it a tight technical road, or a wide open power section?
Are you comparing price, specific output, performance figures?

I'm going to talk about superbikes and supercars.... Bikes accelerate faster to around 160 (with exception to the Bugatti where a BMW S1000RR loses after 140mph) but then a car will pull away due to superior horsepower numbers (except in extreme cases weight doesn't affect topspeed, just how fast it gets there), cars brake harder, cars will have a higher top speed. Corners... OBVIOUSLY a bike will destroy a car on slalom and chicanes because of its size and agility but on a proper bend a car will pull away.

Whichever way you look at it, a car costs 10x more but is no where near 10x the performance

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Amended for you

We've got a confessional on the date, the location and the speed you exceeded, wanna stick the exact location on the M3, time of day, your registration plate, full name, and address on the internet too?

Think about it! How would a prosecution based on that stand up in court?

[widepants]

are you sure about the stopping power?
In the real world though with traffic lights ,other traffic and general road furniture the car doesnt have much of a chance

I am deffinately sure about stopping power.. Agreed, it requires less force to stop a bike, however, you are limited by the endo factor....

Oh I totally agree... an average superbike rider vs an average supercar driver on the street (even a perfect sunday blast road with a steady flow of traffic) is no contest.. the bike will win every time but on a track and in the right hands a car will be a bike

Originally Posted by Thunderace

Think about it! How would a prosecution based on that stand up in court?

Just explain the the bike followed you till 1:30 at which point he probably went for lunch.

Originally Posted by Spank86

Just explain the the bike followed you till 1:30 at which point he probably went for lunch.

Ha! True or you could wait till said rozzers knock on the door and when questioned simply say, "yes officer I did post that on the internet however you have failed to consider that I may indeed be full of sh*t!"

Thus rendering their attempt at a prosecution about a rigid as a pool cue made of rope! Proving that you can indeed say whatever you like, it is up to them to prove any wrongdoing!