R1 vs M3 serious road racing

[justsomeguy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls7xcBgOkBM

BMW M3 vs Yamaha R1

Road racing at it's finest.

Safety Nazi's save it for another thread please.

[KLOWN]

that was fucken cool. I thought at the start the guy with the camera wasn't giving it everything he could then when the other bike cruized passed that was cool. I think that proves without doubt that bikes are faster than cars BUT it all depends on the rider and driver skill level and in my opinion the bmw was doing a pretty good job although he was crossing the centre line quite a bit.

[justsomeguy]

I think that proves without doubt that bikes are faster than cars

Uhmm... 4 wheels hold lap records that two wheels can't beat.

[skelstar]

A wise poos once said: "its easier to drive a car at 80% than it is to ride a bike at 70%". He drinks Tui though...:mellow:

[cowpoos]

A wise poos once said: "its easier to drive a car at 80% than it is to ride a bike at 70%". He drinks Tui though...:mellow:
not quite right young padwan!! almost anyone can drive a car to 80% not many people can ride their bike near 70% let alone 50%

[Black Bandit]

Cool. I like how the road markings all read ~ 40km/h corner ahead and the bike is cranked over winding the clock past 100km/h!

Scary how limiting the capabilities of the average car can be! Or should that be drivers?

[Wasp]

that was cool :yes:

had something else to say but uhhh yea...

[scracha]

and driver skill level and in my opinion the bmw was doing a pretty good job although he was crossing the centre line quite a bit.

You're allowed to do that in civilised countries when you can see the way ahead is clear. Damned sight safer too.

[KLOWN]

Uhmm... 4 wheels hold lap records that two wheels can't beat.

talking about production cars on normal roads. race cars on race tracks and the bike loses its advantage (being smaller and making more use of its lane)

[KLOWN]

You're allowed to do that in civilised countries when you can see the way ahead is clear. Damned sight safer too.

he had his/her wheels over the line when cars were about on him.

[skelstar]

not quite right young padwan!!
You're too much of a stranger to have a padawan. Hope you got your streetbike going.

[oldguy]

F**k me did you see that Honda, That R1 and M3 were holding it up.

Cool vid, must be a popular road, were a lot of bikes on it, it really comes down to rider vs driver, because who ever was on the other bike took them both and started to gap them

[Kendog]

Cool vid, must be a popular road, were a lot of bikes on it

And six minutes at those speeds without needing to pass anything, magic.

[Edbear]

let alone 50%



ME! I can! (50% that is...):third:

Mmmm! After watching that, while I won't regret buying the Boulevard, I may regret selling the GSX....:bye:

[bistard]

Very cool video,looks like a neat bit of road
"The road to Hell,has loads of grip,some wicked lefthanders & heaps of run off"
A quote from a Paeroa tee shirt from a few years ago

[kiwifruit]

nice sunday ride

[Big Dave]

What a load of crap - give the bike to someone who can ride it.

[Warr]

What a load of crap - give the bike to someone who can ride it.
What he said !!
Never ridden an R1 but it seemed a pretty poor display of skill.
For 1. I'm sure an R1 has plenty of usable power below 10,000. Perhaps this rider had just stepped up from a 250

[Big Dave]

I'm sure an R1 has plenty of usable power below 10,000.

We have a new Fazer over at KR at the moment - I rode it from Hamilton to Akl yesterday.
Even the streetified version doesn't have very much going on under 7,000rpm - but it does 125kph @ 12,000rpm - in first gear.

[jumma]

And six minutes at those speeds without needing to pass anything, magic.

yup. sweet road

[Warr]

We have a new Fazer over at KR at the moment - I rode it from Hamilton to Akl yesterday.
Even the streetified version doesn't have very much going on under 7,000rpm - but it does 125kph @ 12,000rpm - in first gear.
Will look forward to a write-up in KR shortly then. Do you have any pic's ?

[Big Dave]

Will look forward to a write-up in KR shortly then. Do you have any pic's ?

http://homepage.mac.com/david_cohen_design/.Pictures/venturashoot/go8.jpg

[Big Dave]

Will look forward to a write-up in KR shortly then. Do you have any pic's ?

Yeah - no sure who is testing it - prolly Ross.

We were doing this on Wed.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4180337&postcount=59

Then rode the Tiger down and the Fazer back yesterday.

[Fishy]

Were they off to pick up some milk and a loaf of bread?

[Edbear]

What he said !!
Never ridden an R1 but it seemed a pretty poor display of skill.
For 1. I'm sure an R1 has plenty of usable power below 10,000. Perhaps this rider had just stepped up from a 250



Looked to me like he was just following and filming the ride, as it was obvious in places he could have taken the BMW as easily as the other biker did. The BMW was going hard but the R1 had plenty left. Don't think they were racing each other, just enjoying themselves for the vid.

[onearmedbandit]

I agree, thought he was just filming a good ride/drive. No sense in being in front, can't film himself and the M3 if he was.

[N4CR]

that guy coulda ridden a whole lot better than that but it was probably more of a cruise, i'd be right up that m3's *** to make him push it then pop it in 2nd and go past on one wheel hahahahaha. maybe not..m3's are pretty serious cars...

[steved]

that guy coulda ridden a whole lot better than that but it was probably more of a cruise, i'd be right up that m3's *** to make him push it then pop it in 2nd and go past on one wheel hahahahaha. maybe not..m3's are pretty serious cars...
Was it me or did the speed of the M3 and the R1 increase after they got passed by the other bike? The R1 seemed to be using a lot more of the rev range.

[N4CR]

was it me or did the speed of the m3 and the r1 increase after they got passed by the other bike? the r1 seemed to be using a lot more of the rev range.

yeah seemed that way, the r1 was just riding around in 2nd most of the time, you can tell by the speedo that he ain't really gassing it just using high rpm.. 150-160 in about a second is not using that bikes potential.. hell it could probably do that in 5-6th gear...