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90s
1st March 2007, 13:45
Hi, article in the Indy about GP testing for a new bike. Typically poorly written coverage as bikes seem to get, but worth it for the most interesting comparison between a GP bike and car.
On KW before we've had car vs. bikes debates including the GSXthou vs. Bugatti, but this is better :gob: (at the end):

http://sport.independent.co.uk/motor_racing/article2314156.ece

90s
1st March 2007, 19:15
Hmmm, nobody thinks the comparison of an 800cc GP bike and a ford fiesta is not a bit stooopid?

Might as well compare the GP to a banana:

Ilmor X3 SRT - banana
Engine: 800cc - none as such
Power: 220bhp @17,500rpm - 1,250kj/m
Weight: 148kg - 0.25kg (contents may settle after shipping)
0-60: 2.7 seconds - on the back of a hayabusa, 4.0 seconds (drunk driver)
Top speed: 200mph - terminal velocity dropped from plane point down 201mph

Do I win a journalist prize?

Jeaves
1st March 2007, 19:48
Do I win a journalist prize?

Only if it was a regulation banana.....not one of those genetically modified ones.