Car vs bike drifting

**onearmedbandit** · 14th January 2011, 11:12

**White trash** · 14th January 2011, 11:39

That's a bit weird. I was just wondering the other day if there was anyone drifting a bike and what would be involved.

That is fucken mean! I dear say you'd want shares in a fiberglass factory for practice. Also the common flavour of crashing when riding like that is going to be the worst type.

Cool stuff.

**p.dath** · 14th January 2011, 11:43

I like the comment from the biker, "Yeah, I'm going to die".

**Motu** · 14th January 2011, 11:48

Fuck,using a video camera one handed while sideways! Who has the skills - no contest.

**Matt Bleck** · 14th January 2011, 13:56

very cool!!

You reckon the ext swingarm would make it easier or harder?

**bogan** · 14th January 2011, 14:03

very cool, I would have thought a supermotard was better set up for drifting though. From the vid I would guess the drifting felt a lot bigger than it looked.

**Gubb** · 14th January 2011, 14:03

The hand drag was impressive.

**boman** · 14th January 2011, 14:37

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Very Cool .

**Mental Trousers** · 14th January 2011, 14:48

Originally Posted by Matt Bleck

very cool!!

You reckon the ext swingarm would make it easier or harder?

Longer swingarm means it wouldn't step out real fast, it's easier to control. But the longer swingarm also means it doesn't get as much weight transfered to the back wheel so it'd light up quicker but undoes some of the advantages of having the longer swingarm.

Damn cool though. Wondered if anyone had set up a bike for drifting about a year ago. Now I know

**Grumph** · 14th January 2011, 19:39

When Ronnie Moore was riding in the English speedway leagues, he'd go along to the midweek car speedway meetings which were on concrete tracks. A handful of sand tossed down at the right points and an old road tyre fitted to the speedway bike and you had a really spectacular show which got the punters along to the real thing.

If Ronnie was in his prime now I reckon we'd have a Motard world champ...If it paid better than Speedway.

**Marmoot** · 14th January 2011, 20:42

Skill! But too bad about the gay extended swingarm....
(great video though, nonetheless. Added to my Fave)

These guys did it without that, and from a purist point of view I think this is more enjoyable to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DARsT...tailpage#t=50s

**scumdog** · 14th January 2011, 20:45

Originally Posted by p.dath

I like the comment from the biker, "Yeah, I'm going to die".

Like nobody else is???

**marty** · 15th January 2011, 07:22

only in the USA could you have a batmobile RX7 (which is easily upgradeable to 500+hp) fitted with a corvette engine, just for drifting. I'm not a huge fan of rotas, but check THIS rotang out - quad rotor 26B turbo - 800hp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te3qQ...eature=related

**Latte** · 15th January 2011, 08:46

Originally Posted by marty

only in the USA could you have a batmobile RX7 (which is easily upgradeable to 500+hp) fitted with a corvette engine, just for drifting. I'm not a huge fan of rotas, but check THIS rotang out - quad rotor 26B turbo - 800hp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te3qQ...eature=related

The V8 would probably have a better spread of torque, meaning gear selection not as critical as the rotor - along the lines of VTwin vs IL4 in regards to litrebikes. Not taking this thread off course too much, but intersting that Mike's gone to a conventional 20b for his RX8 (PP Turbo though).