Car vs. Bike
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I am sick of this question. unless you are king of your own heap (bike or car) what does it matter whether one is faster than the other or not?
If somebody else is faster than you on two wheels or four, you need to quit yapping about whether 2 wheels are faster or 4 because in your world its you who's slow, and not the car (or the bike).
not that the bench racers will stop with this. the most amazing thing I've realized is that the really fast guys, on two wheels or four, are the ones who are modest and humble about their speed and who are secure enough to not get into bench racing of this sort.
They're focused on how they can do better, not what they can boast to others about their own choice of hobby, nonsense like "my gixxer would beat that ferrari around laguna seca"
If somebody else is faster than you on two wheels or four, you need to quit yapping about whether 2 wheels are faster or 4 because in your world its you who's slow, and not the car (or the bike).
not that the bench racers will stop with this. the most amazing thing I've realized is that the really fast guys, on two wheels or four, are the ones who are modest and humble about their speed and who are secure enough to not get into bench racing of this sort.
They're focused on how they can do better, not what they can boast to others about their own choice of hobby, nonsense like "my gixxer would beat that ferrari around laguna seca"
Re: apples and oranges
I agree. It seems like the most insecure car drivers are the ones with the $35K, 230 HP(or whatever they had last year) BMW 3 series. Of course let's not forget about the teenage boy with the commuter car wearing a Folger's can on the exhaust pipe. He is so desperate to have a tale of motorized domination to ensnare potential vaginal donors, that he is willing to kill you for it.
I agree. It seems like the most insecure car drivers are the ones with the $35K, 230 HP(or whatever they had last year) BMW 3 series. Of course let's not forget about the teenage boy with the commuter car wearing a Folger's can on the exhaust pipe. He is so desperate to have a tale of motorized domination to ensnare potential vaginal donors, that he is willing to kill you for it.
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You're referring to Kevin Schwantz, and the Motorcyclist article from April 2002 with a Corvette ZO6 vs. a GSXR1000
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Or howzabout the Top Gear episode of the Yamaha R1 Vs. Porsche Carrera?
It really seems that the "winner" just depends on who is trying to prove what to whom. While the Top Gear segment is a bit entertaining, the host is really an abrasive Jackass toward motorcyclists and American-made Autos, and always has been. Like Dave DeSpain, he can BITE ME.
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Or howzabout the Top Gear episode of the Yamaha R1 Vs. Porsche Carrera?
It really seems that the "winner" just depends on who is trying to prove what to whom. While the Top Gear segment is a bit entertaining, the host is really an abrasive Jackass toward motorcyclists and American-made Autos, and always has been. Like Dave DeSpain, he can BITE ME.
Yeh I remember that too... They had that fat mag editor, wannabe riding the bike. No wonder it lost. A decent rider would have been at least 5-10 seconds quicker.
Every similar track comparison I've seen where they had proper racers riding/driving, the bike always won.
Every similar track comparison I've seen where they had proper racers riding/driving, the bike always won.
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Honda CBR1000RR: $11,499
Porsche 911 Turbo: $122,900
Proof that if you grow a sack you can save big bucks and still have a machine that will laugh at you every time you think you're going fast. (Now that Porsche went back to the round headlights, that new Turbo is the cat's ass though). Anyway, the car has to be much, much easier to drive fast. Even though you don't want anything bad to happen, the driver still knows in the back of his mind that seatbelts, abs, traction control, reinforced frames, crumple zones, and airbags are all there to help out should anything go awry (nevermind you would be wadding up a $130K German supercar...).
Porsche 911 Turbo: $122,900
Proof that if you grow a sack you can save big bucks and still have a machine that will laugh at you every time you think you're going fast. (Now that Porsche went back to the round headlights, that new Turbo is the cat's ass though). Anyway, the car has to be much, much easier to drive fast. Even though you don't want anything bad to happen, the driver still knows in the back of his mind that seatbelts, abs, traction control, reinforced frames, crumple zones, and airbags are all there to help out should anything go awry (nevermind you would be wadding up a $130K German supercar...).
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This is especially interesting since I just last weekend showed the true meaning of performance to some drone in his 3-Series "World's Greatest Driving Machine" with my recently acquired, salvage titled ZRX1100.
The funniest car vs bike article I sawr was the Car and Driver bit where C&D's editor, Cheddar Cheese, ran a Dodge Viper against some guy from CW (I think) on a Yamaha Literbike back in the mid 90s. They did a stint on the Angeles Crest, at the drag strip and at Riverside. The Viper was a bit faster on the Crest, got humilated at the drag strip and was pulling slightly faster laps at Riverside when the engine self-destructed. They were going to also do a stint at the Streets of Willow but the Dodge's disappearing act put the scotch on it.
The editor of C&D unaccountably declared the Dodge the winner! Imagine that. A car that blew its engine, and by the way also was chewing up it's brakes, won according to that arrogant jerk. I'm sure all those DNF guys over the years who lost their bikes while in the "lead" will be pleased to know that they actually "won".
The real answer here is not which one is faster. The winner is the one that can perform at a high level day after day after day. With darned few exceptions cars simply cannot take the daily punishment that a modern sportbike can. If cagers took their Vipers or whatever and subjected them to the abuse regularly each weekend that some of the sportbikers do the cars would be in Toastville while the bikes would still be motoring merrily along.
I enjoy sporty cars as much as anyone but I don't ever waste my time thinking that I can compete with a bike.
BTW Buz, how 'bout them Dischargers?
The funniest car vs bike article I sawr was the Car and Driver bit where C&D's editor, Cheddar Cheese, ran a Dodge Viper against some guy from CW (I think) on a Yamaha Literbike back in the mid 90s. They did a stint on the Angeles Crest, at the drag strip and at Riverside. The Viper was a bit faster on the Crest, got humilated at the drag strip and was pulling slightly faster laps at Riverside when the engine self-destructed. They were going to also do a stint at the Streets of Willow but the Dodge's disappearing act put the scotch on it.
The editor of C&D unaccountably declared the Dodge the winner! Imagine that. A car that blew its engine, and by the way also was chewing up it's brakes, won according to that arrogant jerk. I'm sure all those DNF guys over the years who lost their bikes while in the "lead" will be pleased to know that they actually "won".
The real answer here is not which one is faster. The winner is the one that can perform at a high level day after day after day. With darned few exceptions cars simply cannot take the daily punishment that a modern sportbike can. If cagers took their Vipers or whatever and subjected them to the abuse regularly each weekend that some of the sportbikers do the cars would be in Toastville while the bikes would still be motoring merrily along.
I enjoy sporty cars as much as anyone but I don't ever waste my time thinking that I can compete with a bike.
BTW Buz, how 'bout them Dischargers?
Almost forgot. Give according to some experts I heard* that the bike is 80% rider 20% bike and the car is 20% rider 80% car, it seems to me any AMA superbike rider could beat the stiff they have in this artible by several seconds thus beating the car. But for the average rider and average driver the car will probably win which reinforces the 80/20 rule. i.e see it ain't the tool article
*From the movie "Faster"
*From the movie "Faster"
kpaul the GMP says
Hey I know the Broncos will win the Division. If you would keep your Chargers off of steriods and away from cops you would actually beat the Broncos. Rivers is inexperienced though but I think it won't take him long to be better than Plummer. Next year the Chargers run away with the division. Broncos choke this year again cause of Plummer. Shananan will get a 1 year or you're out warning from the owner.
Hey I know the Broncos will win the Division. If you would keep your Chargers off of steriods and away from cops you would actually beat the Broncos. Rivers is inexperienced though but I think it won't take him long to be better than Plummer. Next year the Chargers run away with the division. Broncos choke this year again cause of Plummer. Shananan will get a 1 year or you're out warning from the owner.
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