Bike vs Car cornering speeds?

[Lou Girardin]

No, it was the tosser's wife. Get your facts straight.

Everything said about that accident referred to the driver being a guy.
Do you know different?

[KLOWN]

Everything said about that accident referred to the driver being a guy.
Do you know different?

I thought it was guy too. But didn't he only own it for a couple of days or week? so it wouldn't have been the guy who passed the mx5 3 months ago.

[jonbuoy]

Don't know if anyone will ever answer that its pretty close thats for sure - would love to see a moto GP VS F1 car drag&track race. I Have had a few run ins with some WRX's and Evo's. In a lot of cases the drivers seem quite surprised not to be able to loose me on the corners so they try dropping the hammer on the straights - no contest - three times I've seen cars almost rear end or lock up to avoid hitting other cars - they don't seem to be used to carrying that sort of straight line speed - too busy looking in there rear view mirrors to see if I'm still there and not looking far enough ahead. Even on a road I'm not that familiar with I'l double the advised corner speed - more on some i'm familiar with and I know I'm not a great rider - I've followed other bikers and not been able to keep up with them through the same.

It doesn't take as much talent to drive a car fast as it does a bike, every single move your body makes affects the bike - no so with a car, not to mention the road surface. How many cars do you see cornering with two wheels on the inside white line - try that on a bike! Also your car won't throw you off it if you crack the throttle too early on a corner

[rocketman1]

Who gives a stuff, the Bike would be one hell of alot more fun to drive (ride)
anyone can drive a car fast through corners, not many can ride a bike really well.
Go the Bikers

[bigbadwolf]

How about a few bikes verse a car with a gsxr1300 engine in then.
Nurburgring is as close to a closed road you can get , I think this video shows the difference on the corners , about 2/3rds though watch the car deal to the knee down rider.

This video isn't dialup friendly (60 megs)
http://www.mymegabusa.com/Video/Mega...urburgring.wmv

if i remember rightly, on top gear they had that chick in a frickin transit van passing a whole bunch of bikers around the nurburgring!!! sorry can't find the video anywhere on the net

[justsomeguy]

if i remember rightly, on top gear they had that chick in a frickin transit van passing a whole bunch of bikers around the nurburgring!!! sorry can't find the video anywhere on the net

That wasn't some chick, that was Sabine Schmitz one of the fastest ever drivers in that part of the world. Those bikers I believe were just members of the public, they didn't have a chance in hell.

[justsomeguy]

Don't know if anyone will ever answer that its pretty close thats for sure - would love to see a moto GP VS F1 car drag&track race. I Have had a few run ins with some WRX's and Evo's. In a lot of cases the drivers seem quite surprised not to be able to loose me on the corners so they try dropping the hammer on the straights - no contest - three times I've seen cars almost rear end or lock up to avoid hitting other cars - they don't seem to be used to carrying that sort of straight line speed - too busy looking in there rear view mirrors to see if I'm still there and not looking far enough ahead. Even on a road I'm not that familiar with I'l double the advised corner speed - more on some i'm familiar with and I know I'm not a great rider - I've followed other bikers and not been able to keep up with them through the same.

It doesn't take as much talent to drive a car fast as it does a bike, every single move your body makes affects the bike - no so with a car, not to mention the road surface. How many cars do you see cornering with two wheels on the inside white line - try that on a bike! Also your car won't throw you off it if you crack the throttle too early on a corner

Very true. I was a passenger with a very fast cage driver in a Stagea who was literally toying with a newish 636 on SH16. This fella is also a biker and said that bike could easily leave us behind but most riders couldn't.

[Marmoot]

That wasn't some chick, that was Sabine Schmitz one of the fastest ever drivers in that part of the world. Those bikers I believe were just members of the public, they didn't have a chance in hell.

Ooooh....Sabine....

She also does tour lap around Nurburgring on a Competition BMW M5, rain or shine. Bookings required, at least a year before as the waiting list is so long.

[justsomeguy]

Ooooh....Sabine....

She also does tour lap around Nurburgring on a Competition BMW M5, rain or shine. Bookings required, at least a year before as the waiting list is so long.

Set the lap record there when she was 19 in a Ford Sierra Cosworth 8min 16 sec.

She's not that good looking but boy can she drive.

Vicky is very cute, but she makes too many faces and makes cars seem all feminine - not tyre burning, engine screaming mad machines......

[Marmoot]

She's not that good looking but boy can she drive.

that's what I meant.
Hot M5 she has......

who is Vicky?

[justsomeguy]

who is Vicky?

Vicky Butler Henderson. Currently one of the presenters on 5th Gear.

Real cutie - but she's tend to get a bit chubby now and then.

That's her Maserati Touring car - she's dressed in black.

[Marmoot]

Vicky Butler Henderson. Currently one of the presenters on 5th Gear.

Real cutie - but she's tend to get a bit chubby now and then.

That's her Maserati Touring car - she's dressed in black.

Oh right. I saw her doing feature on Ferrari 360 (my favourite car) for Top Gear before. She was chubbier then, and I think I like her that way better.....

[justsomeguy]

Oh right. I saw her doing feature on Ferrari 360 (my favourite car) for Top Gear before. She was chubbier then, and I think I like her that way better.....

Here ya go bud incase you missed any - http://racingflix.com/browsevideos.asp?p=6

This is the general section:
Note: There are more bike clips in the misc section.
http://racingflix.com/browsevideos.asp


The download times are very slow and do not connect everytime.

[mdb]

Aside from less rubber on the road there is the small matter of the law of physics and on a bike your centre of gravity is higher than in a car (sports) which handicaps you from the start.

Of course as many people of said, it is a LOT more fun riding fast through twisties than driving ....

[Drunken Monkey]

I thought it was guy too. But didn't he only own it for a couple of days or week?

Swapped it for their city apartment a week or so before it was crashed.

Do you know different?

I share a few drinks with his draughtsman from time to time.


In fairness, that doesn't make me right. I've just seen so many local news items reported just so plainly wrong, I take every news report I read with a grain of salt.