F*** Me this guy can ride...............

[jonbuoy]

Maybe you guys already seen this - I'm not trying to start the ol car VS bike thing - but this guys pretty good (it shoulda been up against Crecsents Kagayama Express Gixxer 1000) but hey didn't do bad for a road bike.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2980339455045998925&q=fi fth+gear

[maddog007]

cool video ,except for it pausing itself all the time ( & on cable to) .
I was quite surprised the race car was so quick,as it didnt look like she kept it that tidy,the biker had to work a lot harder for his time.

[Angry Puppy]

Those be some man-sized kahoonas he got.:not:

[UrbanMyth]

yup seen this very cool tho

[John]

i hate dialup.

[flash]

bloodly briliant, wish i could ride like that. a bit unfair making it go against a race car though

[oldrider]

I really enjoyed watching that guy ride that bike. I have never done anything like that. Bet it feels good. John.

[thealmightytaco]

Beautiful.

[Zapf]

I got it downloaded onto the PC :)

You'll need this software to play it. http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3000-2139_4-10467082.html

And here to download the video. http://60.234.65.19/_/bike_videos/5th%20Gear%20Gixxer%20thou%20Vs%20Westfield.flv

Enjoy.

[Toast]

Damn...

amazing that the Duke 999 is only .15 of a second slower though.

[Mooch]

Yep ,and the 999 was last years lower HP model. Mind you , looks like a very tight track , maybe a 600 would go better ?

[SimJen]

Yep a larger less twisty track would see the bike beat the car....but not by much. Its already been talked about extensively on here though.

[jonbuoy]

I like the way shes casually chatting to the camera - like shes on her way down to Food Town to pick up the groceries. Looks like the car was a bit twitchy
.
I think it was unfair - at the end they talked about warming up the tires and brakes on the car - sounds like it had race pads and tyres. Could see that the bike had STD road tyres (mind you bike tyres need warming too).

Wish I had half the talent that guys got. Stoppy at the end nearly went wrong tho'.

[DemonWolf]

Very impressive..

[Sniper]

Nice, very poetic racing

[vifferman]

I think it was unfair - at the end they talked about warming up the tires and brakes on the car - sounds like it had race pads and tyres. Could see that the bike had STD road tyres (mind you bike tyres need warming too).
And the bullshit bit about the rider saying he could've got a faster time if he'd set the suspension up properly, and them saying, "No no no! That's not allowed - it has to be stock standard, the way it came out of the showroom!". WTF?!? They obviously know nothing about bikes, and that adjusting the suspension IS still keeping it standard.

[flash]

I got it downloaded onto the PC :)

You'll need this software to play it. http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3000-2139_4-10467082.html

And here to download the video. http://60.234.65.19/_/bike_videos/5th%20Gear%20Gixxer%20thou%20Vs%20Westfield.flv

Enjoy.

thanks dude, you woudnt happen to have the duke 999 one?

[Zapf]

thanks dude, you woudnt happen to have the duke 999 one?

:) ah good to see someone using the links. no don't have it. but find me the link and I'll get it down for you.

[DMNTD]

That was superb riding:not: :not::clap:
Loved the way he backed into the hairpin...suitabley impressed

[MidnightMike]

Thats the kinda weekly tv series that we need instead of top gear. :yeah:

[DMNTD]

Thats the kinda weekly tv series that we need instead of top gear. :yeah:...it's on the Living Channel,channel 8 on Sky

[MidnightMike]

I dont have sky. :(

[texmo]

...it's on the Living Channel,channel 8 on Sky
what time? and day?

[DMNTD]

what time? and day?....but fully positive but seems to be fairly late,around 11pm and on a weekday from memory-fading fast:sherlock: :whistle:

[Deviant Esq]

Better than previous showings of TG airing on 1/BBC at a rather late / early 3.30am ish depending on whether or not it was DST. Still, pretty well 80% of TG's previous presenters are now doing 5th gear (could've come up with a more imaginative name though, surely...), which makes for a good show right from the start.

Very impressive riding on the GSXR... and, hate to say it, but I'm sure that car could manage an extra few 10ths with a better driver around than V B-H. Wasn't the smoothest driving performance I've seen.

[Mental Trousers]

They were both showboating a bit, not being as smooth as they normally would to make it look more impressive for the camera. Would like to have seen the entire lap of both though. I'm sure they would've been far smoother and controlled on the fast laps instead of yahoo'ing like they were.

[DMNTD]

what time? and day?
I see that it is on at midnight tonight,channel 8

[SimJen]

They should have had Tiff driving the car, hes a lot faster than V-B-H.
I have the whole of that series....if anyone wants either Top Gear or Fifth Gear then go to: http://www.finalgear.com/downloads/ have to use a torrent client to download....

[mops]

I really like the way he drifts into the corner. I'd really like to learn that :)

[Zapf]

that car had slicks on.... hence its darting from side to side like that.

[Lou Girardin]

Put the bike on track day tyres, set it up for the rider and I bet it'll be closer.

[pete376403]

Is doing big wheelstands out of corners the fastest way? Seems he had to slow a bit to get the front back on the deck

[flash]

thats not his real lap, there just clipps of him showing off. none of the stuff shown is the real lap....just about

[In The Breeze]

dam that was awesome! Agreed that he could of done it faster but so could of the car. An unfair "race" due to all the extra's the car had even thought it is road registered etc.Sweet tho

[miSTa]

And the bullshit bit about the rider saying he could've got a faster time if he'd set the suspension up properly, and them saying, "No no no! That's not allowed - it has to be stock standard, the way it came out of the showroom!". WTF?!? They obviously know nothing about bikes, and that adjusting the suspension IS still keeping it standard.

That's what I thought, show me a bike that comes from the factory that doesn't need any tweaking to the local conditions. Stopped watching when they said that.:tugger:

[Big Chim]

That is rad!!!

[kro]

Great vid, I don't care who wins, the race is always good to watch. Love the powersliding on the R, magic stuff.