Are motorcycles really that fast?

[cheshirecat]

Jesus, sorry. I must be blind in my old age.
YAY KITCAR!

About the same as my old Range Rover but with less petrol.
Mind you I wouldn't take the 2CV on around a 50kph right angled bumpy corner.

[Edbear]

I've had a few fast cars... some have even been known to go from 0 - 60mph on the same day... Okay, that was downhill, but...

[Ixion]

Tch tch. They should be reproved for speeding . Speed kills, this I know, for the gubbermint tells me so.

[ducatilover]

Tch tch. They should be reproved for speeding . Speed kills, this I know, for the gubbermint tells me so.

meth kills more than speed.

[Mikkel]

And they only have the one MV in there, a 2001 750, ...where are the thou's?? .............and if we add corners we all know the MV is the fastest proddy bike eh?

Only problem with the MVs is that you start to give up on one of the big advantages of bikes versus cars - affordable performance

[madbikeboy]

Vehicle Year BHP 1/4 Mile Seconds 1/4 Mile mph
Kawasaki ZX-14 2006 197 9.7 147
RSS Yamaha R17 2001 160 9.8 152
Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2001 152 9.8 144
Suzuki Hayabusa 2002 160 9.9 136
Holeshot Turbo R1 2001 215 9.9 145




I've heard through the grapevine, of a rumour of K2 thou (2up) owning a new V8 BMW M3 - twice...

$180k versus $10k...

[Big Dave]

And are you telling us it was still a dog?

Nah - it was real nice when it was done. Ohlin's Race Tech, emulators, paint.

It was pretty wheezey when I got it though was wot I meant.

Leghorn Voice: Breath I tells ya - couldn't breathe. Euro regulations - don't got no wind.

[MVnut]

Only problem with the MVs is that you start to give up on one of the big advantages of bikes versus cars - affordable performance

The MV312R lapped the Nurburgring faster than the Bugatti Veyron (and faster than all other bikes.....17 seconds back was the local champ on an R1)

[madbikeboy]

The MV312R lapped the Nurburgring faster than the Bugatti Veyron (and faster than all other bikes.....17 seconds back was the local champ on an R1)

Which then got a serve from a K8 GSXR600 - same rider. 7.17. Bike had a lot of work - interesting reading...:
http://londonbikers.com/news/10702/w...0-k8-superlite

Which just goes to show, GSXR's own the racetrack and the street...

[Mikkel]

The MV312R lapped the Nurburgring faster than the Bugatti Veyron (and faster than all other bikes.....17 seconds back was the local champ on an R1)

That's impressive. I wouldn't have thought I bike would be able to outperform a seriously expensive car on the Nurburgring. Have you got the figures? How do they compare to the lists:

http://www.fastestlaps.com/track2.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._times_(racing)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...t_Nordschleife
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring_lap_times

Which just goes to show, GSXR's own the racetrack and the street...

And if you buy matching leathers you'll blend in with all the other weekend warriors too.

[madbikeboy]

That's impressive. I wouldn't have thought I bike would be able to outperform a seriously expensive car on the Nurburgring. Have you got the figures? How do they compare to the lists:

http://www.fastestlaps.com/track2.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._times_(racing)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...t_Nordschleife
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring_lap_times



And if you buy matching leathers you'll blend in with all the other weekend warriors too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring_lap_times

Okay, so the lap record is 7.17 on a K8 GSXR600. That is backed up with a video evidencing the laptime.

So, that puts the bike second behind the Radical SR8 (whatever the fuck that is). The first real world (ish) car is the GTR at 7.27. So, I guess that answers that question.

Interesting, the MV August time is listed as 7.01 on this page - which is the only place I've seen that reported.

[Mikkel]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring_lap_times

Okay, so the lap record is 7.17 on a K8 GSXR600. That is backed up with a video evidencing the laptime.

So, that puts the bike second behind the Radical SR8 (whatever the fuck that is). The first real world (ish) car is the GTR at 7.27. So, I guess that answers that question.

Interesting, the MV August time is listed as 7.01 on this page - which is the only place I've seen that reported.

You should read this part - especially the highlighted bits:

The German magazine sport auto publishes its "Supertest" of cars, in which the lap time (usually driven by editor-in-chief Horst von Saurma) at the Nordschleife is the most discussed result. The magazine also runs a challenge for the fastest lap time driven with a car that is road legal (TÜV) and registered in Germany. The road legality rule also applies for the tyres.

British motorcycle magazine Performance Bikes Magazine began testing their bikes in a regular feature at the Nordschleife in March 2007 and finished in December 2007. Bikes were tested by Dale Lomas and a character named only as The Baron. As with sport auto, all machines tested are road-legal (albeit in the UK) and shod with road-legal Bridgestone BT002 Pro Race tyres. To date there are 28 lap times published in the regular feature. As motorcycles are forbidden to participate in industry pool sessions and after-hours test sessions, Performance Bikes were forced to test during quiet mid-week tourist sessions, where speed limits apply in some sections. This means their lap times are measured from bridge to gantry (see below) and are approximately 22 seconds shorter than a full 20.832 km (12.944 mi) Nordschleife lap.

[dipshit]

Which then got a serve from a K8 GSXR600 - same rider. 7.17. Bike had a lot of work - interesting reading...:
http://londonbikers.com/news/10702/w...0-k8-superlite

Wow! That's very interesting.

Found the guy that built it on a GSXR forum... http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthr...87#post3285287

[Mikkel]

Wow! That's very interesting.

Indeed, but hardly any GSX-R left in there afterwards. Would be interesting to see how the 4Js would compare if all given a similar treatment.

[Squid]

meth kills more than speed.

Yeah but speeding is easier to catch and you can issue fines for it = easy dollers for the gubberment....