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Originally Posted by Richf
Will a 500hp GTR run a 10.9??? I wouldnt have thought so i would think you would need 600hp+
The vid I posted was a 2002 zx6 with a decent rider (NOT mag journo) , decent times rely far more on good technique than it does with cars.
Blasting some muppet on a sportbike is no great achievement A)If he isnt trying or B) has no talent
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The point I was trying to make (unsuccessfully as it turned out) was that my 405 bhp 200SX matched my 108 bhp ZX6r in spite of the bikes obvious power to weight ratio advantage from a 30mph rolling start.
Theres absolutely no way that my 200SX could have done a 10.9 quarter so the bike is obviously very quick off the line and in initial accelleration in comparison to the car. The bike has a very very long first gear which helps in that respect and doesn't suffer from traction issues.
A GTR (and Supra TT) is only around 175kg heavier than my RB'd 200SX so I don't see why a 500bhp GTR couldn't match the bike in the same way my 200 did from a rolling start.
I am under no illusion how fast bikes are. I've been tuning and driving cars for 20 years and riding bikes for 12 years now. A 600 sportsbike is good fun and probably as much as most people need but not not in the same league as a 1000cc superbike or a Hayabusa. They're much quicker than a 6.