Large Falcon Collider
So Im watching Top Gear and they take the new Aston martin DB9 GT car around the track (the DBR9?) and they claim it does 0-100km/h in 3.2 seconds. I have read that a CB900 Hornet claims 0-100km/h in 2.7secs. You can buy a Hornet new for $10990, the DB9 is more than 200,000 pounds (you cant buy this car but the retail version is 175K).
I realise that theres more to the inequalities/differences than this but the difference is quite startling.
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what's your point?
Large Falcon Collider
The bike is less than a tenth of the cost and performs (in a straight line) better. It was an observation, wasnt looking for answers or anything. Wasnt it obvious?Originally Posted by bugjuice
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frequent infrequenter
dunno.. you kind of sound surprised..
The Aston weighs a heck of a lot even after a ton of reduction. It's bulky and has a lot of metal to get moving. A bike has a fraction. Just work out the power to weight ratio for one.
Out on the track tho (life isn't only about getting to 100), it's a debatable different story, which has been covered heaps by all sorts, and will never be resolved. So go buy a 1000cc bike for a fraction of a porsche, and just laugh at how much change you get, and the fact you can pull wheelies. They'll then in turn, laugh at you when you get soaking wet, and the new chick you've just pulled doesn't want to get on the back.. go figure
Large Falcon Collider
Sure its pretty obvious why, you could argue that you cant take your mates on the back of your bike and get the same speed (unless youre sad) but thats another story. Was cool to see a SLK AMG take on Sparky Bills (R1) the other day and get REAL loose off the line. He did pretty well all told.
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BACTERIA
Download the Ducati 999 vs Lambo Gallerado or something. Both had good pilots, and the 999 only bet the Lambo by 0.1 of a second. It was amazingly close. It was on 5th Gear (not as good as Top Gear) Even though it was a superexpensive 999, it was still a 10th of the price...
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Yeah seen it. Pretty entertaining and informative. Made me feel better about cars beating me up Paekakariki Hill (when I was more of a newbie).
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Moped rider
F1 cars absolutely whip the GP bikes round a track.
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I'd love to see the famous personality they bring on one week to do the lap time to say "Actually I want to do it on a bike". Hey, if Doctor Who can insist on driving an automatic then why not?
Just got to find a famous person who can ride a bike well. Any suggestions?
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Valentino Rossi?
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Yeah it's not fair man.
Next year that cars going to be worth even more but the bike's going to be worth,,,,
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'Cost' or 'worth'?Yeah it's not fair man.
Next year that cars going to be worth even more but the bike's going to be worth,,,,
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The whole point is the personalities do it in the same car,ok,so Dr Who drove an auto version of the same car,big deal.Damon Hill beat everyone,but they disaloud his time,Damon Hill could of asked to ride around on a bike as he raced bikes before turning to cars....and playing guitar in his own band.Top Gear is not about bikes,it's about cars - if bikes were important they would have their very own show....guess they aren't then eh? The Aston was built for a specific racing series,I thought it looked,sounded and went fucking well....I wonder....I wonder,what would the expression look like on skelstar's face look like after a lap in that thing with the Stig? Contempt at the gutless slow car,or wobbly legs and a shit eating grin?
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Aargh, photos!
Ok, when it boils down to it. More people will look at the DB9 and go WOW, rather than the hornet. Sad I know, but thats how society works.
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Large Falcon Collider
Theres no doubt about it, it would be 'wobbly legs and a shit eating grin'. I never ment to show contempt...
That DB9 did sound awesome though...it def handled the hammerhead etc extremely well. Quite impressive.
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