GSXR1000 vs. Westfield (nicely done vid)

[FastJohnny]

I thought this was a cool video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...gsxr+westfield

[breakdirt916]

I've seen it...but good video.

Doesn't the commentator have such a sexy come-to-bed voice?

[Karaya One]

Fifth Gear is a very cool show.

[Biker]

sweet video the guy looked alot more in control when he rode the Duc .....he looked like he was taming a wild horse on the Gix

[OreoGaborio]

yeah, he was puttin on a bit of a show

I love 5th Gear & Top Gear.

[SmokennFasTT]

the front tire on the gsxr,
powers up pretty easy eh

[Greg (MA)]

I'd be interested to see what the motorcycle rider turned for lap times in the Westfield.

I think that's one key thing they tend to leave out. I highly doubt that Vicki could run anywhere near a :49 lap on a bike, yet the rider could probably run a decent lap in the car.

Car vs bike? Have both drivers do one lap on each. THEN show me the lap times.

[FastJohnny]

Originally posted by Greg (MA)
I'd be interested to see what the motorcycle rider turned for lap times in the Westfield.

I think that's one key thing they tend to leave out. I highly doubt that Vicki could run anywhere near a :49 lap on a bike, yet the rider could probably run a decent lap in the car.

Car vs bike? Have both drivers do one lap on each. THEN show me the lap times.

What's your point? That not everyone is fast, or even knows how to ride a bike? That I've only been riding for 6 weeks and still have 1" chicken strips on my tires? What are you trying to say?

[x2468]

5th gear always throws in a catch with these. that tight is super tight (good for the 4 tires of the car) and the bikes usually go out on cold tires.

Greg brings a good point. a motorcycle takes more skill to ride hands down.

[OreoGaborio]

Originally posted by Greg (MA)
I'd be interested to see what the motorcycle rider turned for lap times in the Westfield.

I think that's one key thing they tend to leave out. I highly doubt that Vicki could run anywhere near a :49 lap on a bike, yet the rider could probably run a decent lap in the car.

Car vs bike? Have both drivers do one lap on each. THEN show me the lap times.

they had an experienced rider and an experienced driver, both on high performance machines... sounds like a fair matchup to me

It's simple physics... take equally skilled pilots, put one on a high performance bike & one in an equally high performance car and typically the car will win.. much more surface area on the ground, lower CG, better aerodynamics etc.


... and they each took warm-up laps, so the tires weren't cold.

[FastJohnny]

Originally posted by x2468
5th gear always throws in a catch with these. that tight is super tight (good for the 4 tires of the car) and the bikes usually go out on cold tires.

Greg brings a good point. a motorcycle takes more skill to ride hands down.

Dont forget 4 fat, FLAT, tires that give a much bigger contact patch/weight ratio.