Do I have a chance? 88 FZR400 VS VFR400 NC30

[mark247]

i dont want you to come to a track day to race me (i know ill win) i want you to go so u get good so u can beat me:P

oh whatever! so full of crap! you want to beat me you know it lol

[jafar]

it isn't the size of the dog in the fight , its the fight in the dog that counts.
You want the win badly enough you will win simple as that.

[moT]

oh whatever! so full of crap! you want to beat me you know it lol

what wld that acomplish maybee if u had been raceing for 5 years and had won national titles and i beat you there wld be satisfaction there.. i just want to see a fello biker improve... ill give u a race in some of the last sessions tho hehehee

[mark247]

what wld that acomplish maybee if u had been raceing for 5 years and had won national titles and i beat you there wld be satisfaction there.. i just want to see a fello biker improve

Likely story............

[Sanx]

There's always sabotage if you're desperate for the win, Mark. Sugar in the fuel tank's a good start.

[mark247]

There's always sabotage if you're desperate for the win, Mark. Sugar in the fuel tank's a good start.

Haha, i dont really care about winning or losing. I just wanted to know if my bike had a chance lol

[gamgee]

whats all this crap about nc30's having nothing up top??? and who rides them below 8 grand anyway, my one I rode for nearly an hour and the revs didn't drop below about 8000rpm, was keeping up with a friend on a cbr600
the fzr hasn't got a chance unless tom can't ride

[ZeroIndex]

an aftermarket yellow paint job makes it go faster didnt you know that?... DUH my bike will have flywheel removed too

well, he is on a honda, both your bikes are 20+yrs old... his had better suspension from the start. Racing wise... straight line i reckon you should be able to get him. but he will get better power out of the corners. At the end of the day it will come down to skill, especially if you're bikes are similarly paced. Stoner had a 18kmh speed advantage on the straights over rossi, but rossi took the win.

Tom what speed are you getting down the back straight of the Taupo full track? I was just hitting 180kph, before having to brake, although I must admit, if my brake discs were perfectly straight, I could probably brake later, but at the way it was accelerating, I don't think I'd hit 200kph

[mark247]

whats all this crap about nc30's having nothing up top??? and who rides them below 8 grand anyway, my one I rode for nearly an hour and the revs didn't drop below about 8000rpm, was keeping up with a friend on a cbr600
the fzr hasn't got a chance unless tom can't ride

Crikey, dont get too upset.

I was doing a bit of research and found that at 10,000rpm the FZR has like .5 fount pounds more torque than the VFR.

[mark247]

Tom what speed are you getting down the back straight of the Taupo full track? I was just hitting 180kph, before having to brake, although I must admit, if my brake discs were perfectly straight, I could probably brake later, but at the way it was accelerating, I don't think I'd hit 200kph

I have been told about your FZR zeroindex, streetfighter and stuff aye, 180k is still pretty good for taupo i think

[ZeroIndex]

I have been told about your FZR zeroindex, streetfighter and stuff aye, 180k is still pretty good for taupo i think

It was a streetfighter when I got it, but it's mostly back together... (picture in my profile)

[moT]

Tom what speed are you getting down the back straight of the Taupo full track? I was just hitting 180kph, before having to brake, although I must admit, if my brake discs were perfectly straight, I could probably brake later, but at the way it was accelerating, I don't think I'd hit 200kph

yeah about that my bike almost tops out in last gear whatever that is i dont have a speedo

[mark247]

It was a streetfighter when I got it, but it's mostly back together... (picture in my profile)

Your ones screen is a lot smaller than my ones screen. Have you cut it back?

[ZeroIndex]

yeah about that my bike almost tops out in last gear whatever that is i dont have a speedo

Mine tops out just over 200kph @ 14k (redline), and from memory, 180kph @ 12500 to 13000rpm... so if the VFR redlines in 6th, there is a possibility that it revs out quicker, and I'm not sure on gearing, but that should be in the region of 190 - 200kph bracket...

Your ones screen is a lot smaller than my ones screen. Have you cut it back?

The screen is the standard size for the '87 SP model, it's just missing the top right hand side from a previous owner bin, along with the side fairings

[moT]

with the restrictor removed on a vfr it can do 230kph if that helps