Well, fast is what you make of it. They beat a standard turbo jap car anyday... that's fast enough for some thrills.
FORCE V4
Well, fast is what you make of it. They beat a standard turbo jap car anyday... that's fast enough for some thrills.
...Full throttle till you see god, then brake.
Best Frenemy you could have!
Fast is relative to your experience on bikes. Once you've spent enough time on enough bikes of varying engine layout etc, and get on a 250, you try to remember where the power was. Once you hit redline, you realise there isn't any.Originally Posted by racefactory
Forum whore
Beat them how? 1/4 mile? Nah, they'd be about the same, although I'd give it to a decent jap turbo car like a GTR/MR2 Turbo/WRX Sti/Evo. From what I've found from a quick search is people quoting mid-14's, and one youtube vid of 15.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqEmZeoqH-E
In a race around a track, then once again I'd give it to a decent stock Japanese turbo, like the ones listed above.
For whom the bell tolls
there are a number of people I know who said "I'll never sell my 250"... well they all did when they got bigger bikes.
KiwiBitcher
where opinion holds more weight than fact.
It's better to not pass and know that you could have than to pass and find out that you can't. Wait for the straight.
ZZZZZZZZZZ
Maybe for a young fella, but when you're 40+, the only thing immense at 18,000rpm is the tingles in your man breasts!
Nunquam Non Paratus
L-Plate Rider
I ride a 400, but I'd be keen to have a play on a good 250 and use it as a track bike for a year or so to work up some skill. But I don't think I'd own anything less than a 400 as a daily bike.
I do like the idea of having a light bike that can be thrown around a track.
FORCE V4
CBR250RR lap times around pukekohe are about the same as stockish jappers if you have a good rider onboard like Vtec or someone.
A ZXR/CBR will whoop any turbo car to the legal speed limit and do the 400m in mid to low 14 seconds with a good rider (not shitty meremere strip) ... you'd be hard pressed to get under 15 with a stock japper I'm sorry.
I agree with you if you are talking about the average scenario but the difference all lies in rider ability. Also rider weight is a huge factor with these bikes.
L-Plate Rider
Errr.... I might stick with a bigger bike then.
Forum whore
No need to apologise, but you are wrong.
For whom the bell tolls
I got beaten quite fairly in an on-ramp drag race by a 1.6L Turbo Levin... I was on a ZXR250.
KiwiBitcher
where opinion holds more weight than fact.
It's better to not pass and know that you could have than to pass and find out that you can't. Wait for the straight.
Just a Dog
Hmmmmm something to look forward too then !!when you're 40+, the only thing immense is your man breasts!
A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
BMW Motorrad
I feel sick and dizzy now.
If you can make it on Kiwibiker you can make it anywhere.
ZZZZZZZZZZ
Hey, enough of the mis-quoting already!
Nunquam Non Paratus
Tearing Choppa a new A'Hole
Correct. Absolutely stock S15 200 SX Six speed. Stock wheels, exhaust, intake, everything. My first drive at a dragstrip (and the Masterton Motorplex is hardly a drag strip) and I ran 14.2. Good driver would have been 13 piece of piss I reckon. My horrible old Senator ran 14.1 and there's a heap of late model Jappas that would waste it.
Once again Mr Race Factory, your enthusiasm is to be commended but your unwaivering conviction in being an authority on everything is making you look a little like a tit.
Vote David Bain for MNZ president
The magic is in the rubbing.
That would be an age thing.
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