Can a motorbike out brake a car?

[The Pastor]

Fuck this is just the best time of year for fishing isn't it?
Even with shit bait like this you are still getting decent bites.

wtf u on bro, if the bikes got usd not only can it outbrake any car, but you can over take it within 1 lap of taupo short. dont ya kno

[ManDownUnder]

Bro bikes can easily outbrake cars, easily.

Yup - and the more travel in the forks the better it is.

I understand it allows a progressive compression of the entire suspension train to make sure the front wheel's contact patch is kept even, pushing the tread smoothly into the substrate maximising braking efforts (or more correctly reducing the chance of slippage... aka skidding).

[NDORFN]

I'd like to see a car that can outbreak the bike I ride. I thought all sports bikes inherently had far better braking than cars. Guess not.

[Jantar]

Some bikes can outbrake some cars, and some cars can outbrake some bikes. It all depends on the tyres, brakes, speed at which the test is taken at and what result you want.

[BMWST?]

i think a bike might outbrake a car at lower speeds,where the mass has less effect,dont forget kinetic energy is related to the SQUARE of the speed.I think the ducati vs car would have been closer if the track was dry.It wasnt just damp it was soaking in some parts

[Deano]

Some bikes can outbrake some cars, and some cars can outbrake some bikes. It all depends on the tyres, brakes, speed at which the test is taken at and what result you want.

And the skills of the driver/rider.

[The Stranger:Me]

wtf u on bro, if the bikes got usd not only can it outbrake any car, but you can over take it within 1 lap of taupo short. dont ya kno

Fuck off, stop talking smack man, you know you're never going to be as good as skidmark.

[Flip]

You are dreaming. Cars out brake bikes every time, and bikes corner slower.

Ducati vs a Lotus 7 (40 year old design car)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfy1VO4ePlA

[Devil]

The only thing an R500 has in common with a Lotus 7 is it has 4 wheels and they're roughly in the same place. Otherwise there is NOTHING in common.
I'd expect just about any of the caterhams to spank a bike round a track unless it had big straights.

[cowpoos]

I'd like to see a car that can outbreak the bike I ride.

Your Naive....

[Richi]

a bike would stop way quicker if ur doing a stoppie

[Kickaha]

a bike would stop way quicker if ur doing a stoppie

Dream on...

[scumdog]

I've found they're neck and neck when hitting an oncoming logging truck..

[JohnC]

Friction,,,the thing that stops you,,,is dependant on two things.
Wheight, and surface texture of both the road and the tyre.
Cars have more of both.
Surface area plays no part,,,transport industry tests show that 1 tonne sitting on a very small surface has exactly the same break lose point as the same wheight spread over a larger area.
A simple test is to take a smooth board,place a steel block of a known wheight on one end and tip it until the block moves.
Then take another block of the same wheight but larger surface area and do the same thing.
You will find both blocks move at the same level of tilt.
So the amount of wheels you have doesn't increase your breaking potentual.
It's all about how good your tyres are and how much wheight you can put onto them.
The fact that so many bike riders drive straight up the arse of cars is also a pretty good indercator of cars out breaking bikes,,,,as well as showing lots of bikers are nowhere near as good as they think they are.

[cowpoos]

Friction,,,the thing that stops you,,,is dependant on two things.
Wheight, and surface texture of both the road and the tyre.
Cars have more of both.
Surface area plays no part,,,transport industry tests show that 1 tonne sitting on a very small surface has exactly the same break lose point as the same wheight spread over a larger area.
A simple test is to take a smooth board,place a steel block of a known wheight on one end and tip it until the block moves.
Then take another block of the same wheight but larger surface area and do the same thing.
You will find both blocks move at the same level of tilt.
So the amount of wheels you have doesn't increase your breaking potentual.
It's all about how good your tyres are and how much wheight you can put onto them.
The fact that so many bike riders drive straight up the arse of cars is also a pretty good indercator of cars out breaking bikes,,,,as well as showing lots of bikers are nowhere near as good as they think they are.

nice theory...but your one is gravity induced...

We are slowing movement with friction...like different sized brakes [more pad area etc]...