RE: [ST] Cars v Bikes

["Masiak, Richard" <Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nah.  I think we'll always have the HP-weight advantage.
  
Until they can make a $30,000 car go from 0-60 in less than 3 seconds, we'll
still be able to beat them off the line :)
Even a Z06 can't take a bike off the line.

Right now, any production cage that can take a bike off the line is still
out of most peoples price range, i.e Ferrari or Porche etc.

I think we'll always have the braking advantage, just because of our weight
(375 lbs vs. 2500-3000 lbs) and physics.

- -----Original Message-----
From: Mick [mailto:triumph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 11:04 AM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ST] Cars v Bikes



>> Most track 
lap records are held by cars. <<

True.  A car will always corner faster than a bike, it just *seems* faster
on
the sicle.  Have you noticed how much quicker even family cars are getting
over
the years?  I think we are beginning to lose our edge on acceleration and
stopping
too.  The ultimate nightmare - not being able to outrun the cages from the
traffic
lights !

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