250 vs Boy Racer

[Radar]

How has your 250 gone against a boy racer?

I am not the racer type but a new WRX pulled up along side of me at a stop light on the Hutt Highway and I wondered how my Hyo would do. We were neck and neck up to 90 kph then I backed off figuring he would pull way ahead anyway at higher speeds. Considering I was slow off the mark and never came close to red lining, I was surprised how well my Hyosung did. Later that day a hoody in a Subaru tried the same thing and I beat him clearly. Don't know if he realized I was an old guy on a little 250 but if he did then he must have felt like crap!

So how has your 250 done?

My guess is that RR's would beat any cage (up to 90 or 100 kph) but what about other bikes?

[The Pastor]

basicly, if the car doesnt have a turbo, then you're ok. turbos take a bit of skill to beat.

cbr250RR and zxr250 and fzr all do 0-100 in around 5.5 seconds. So if the car can do better that that its going to win, obviously.

How many cars can do that? very few stock ones.

Boy racer cars? maybe they've put a massive turbo on them and can do it in 4-5 seconds.

I dunno, i dont race on the road. its dangerours.................

BUT DANGERS MY MIDDLE NAME!

[kiwifruit]

i get the learn from everyone on my Hyosung

[vtec]

Holy crap Kiwifruit? What are you doing on a Hyosung 250??

I've been beaten by a 6 litre v12 merc once on my CBR250RR, but up to about 80kph most cars don't have a shit show. Once over 100 though, my (200hp) Honda prelude has better acceleration than my CBR.

I used to race from every set of traffic lights up to the speed limit anyway. That really helped my launches when I started racing. I'm amazed I didn't wreck that bike's clutch.

CBR250RR - 5.0 seconds 0-100.
Prelude - 6.5 seconds
WRX STI/evo's - 4.0 - 6.0 seconds dependent on mods
My brother's Mitsi GTO heavily modded - about 4.0 seconds.
Hayabusa, 600's and 1000's are all doing about 3.0 seconds.
Hyosung 250 - I'm guessing 6.5 - 7 seconds??
SV650's - guessing 4.0 - 4.5 seconds??

[The Stranger:Me]

This of the few sites that stacks car and bike times up against each other for the quarter mile that I have found.
Who knows how accurate it really is, however, it appears fairly realistic.

[marty]

i ran 10.8/220kmh stock after 1/2 dozen runs. pretty special $12000 car that can do that...

[Coyote]

Haven't been beaten on the 400 except by faster bikes, or getting sloppy on the launch versus equal powered bikes. However, I ALWAYS get blitzed by Ford Commodores screaming past me at 140+, seconds after I've got to 100.

[NOMIS]

My Hornet beats most cars i wont bother racing on the motorway unless I can get them to drop to 70km.. I races a new clubby the other day and smoked it onto the motorway. came flying past me when i was at 120 tho.

[roy.nz]

Hey there i had a GT250R and on most traffic light to traffic i could pull most cars, but on the motorway on ramps i was good till bout 100 then them cars blew me away.Not any more on the new bike :-) and when i get the licence back in 3 months :-(

[vtec]

My prelude stripped out got down to 14.8 over the quarter mile. and the CBR250RR on a wet day with traction issues got down to 14.1. Both vehicles stock standard. That makes it quicker than a Ferrari Testarossa which came from the same era. And just as fast over the quarter as a 350Z or a Lotus Esprit V8 turbo, or a 97 corvette. Which would mean that up to 100 it would smoke them. Classic.

I knew they were a kickarse bike but I didn't realise how slow the cars were.

Notice the cars on that list that are up with the bikes in the 10-11 second region have approx 6 times the power. And the McLaren F1 is probably worth $2-5mill these days.

P.S. The prelude had a trapspeed of about 5kph faster than the bike, which means that over 100kph it was a lot faster, it not only got up to speed with the bike but accelerated to a noticeably higher speed. Which is how I reached the conclusion that up to a hundred, the bike is something special, and that's also part of the reason why I think the CBR250RR is the ultimate road bike.

[CB ARGH]

Go my CBR250RR!!!

I shall find out how she goes against other road users and report back... once she's actually on the road

[NOMIS]

lol wana drag???

[The Pastor]

lol wana drag???

I'll give you a race

[HungusMaximist]

Added that you're a light fella I reckon you could go faster.

I don't know much about 250s in acceleration but I reckon most can blast boy racers at the inital start.

[DarkLord]

I'm pretty light too and I've beaten boy racers off the lights before on the Hyo.

T'was fun.