They kept it in the small print and out of the final table this year, but the GSXR-1000 smoked them all.

To be expected really. :lol1:

Took me ages to find the bit about the bike, about 5 lines.

Wouldnt say no to the Superleggera mind you. :luvlove:

Ah yes but most of us could do impressive times in a car (hit pedal 1 then hit pedal 2 very hard) but not many of us would be as impressive on the bike, much trickier to launch/stop quickly.

Ah yes but most of us could do impressive times in a car (hit pedal 1 then hit pedal 2 very hard) but not many of us would be as impressive on the bike, much trickier to launch/stop quickly.

takes about the same amount of practice to get it right on the bike as it does a car. difference is you can practice all day on your bike without the worry (well 99% worry free) of something going bang (well if you have a jap bike ;) )

takes about the same amount of practice to get it right on the bike as it does a car. difference is you can practice all day on your bike without the worry (well 99% worry free) of something going bang (well if you have a jap bike ;) )

Spot on, never understood why people say that its so hard to launch a bike.

After 10 runs at standing starts any remotly competent person would be able to post pretty good times.

Even someone who is poor would easily post sub 12 sec times for 1/4 mile.

To be fair its not the acceleration its the braking on the bike which would be a bit harder. Thats where cars are much much easier.

Spot on, never understood why people say that its so hard to launch a bike.

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I think its because :gasp: people get scared of wheelies.

I'm not scared of wheelies, I'm scared of flipping the fooker ;)

Although the only bike I ever flipped was a mates crosser :lol1:

The clutch is your friend

Or a bit of rear brake.

Or just get fat and lean over the front wheel really easy to launch then at the expence of a clutch eventually. I was fine until I lost weight and found out how easily the front wheel lifted.. :) 18stone is your friend.

sitting as far forward and leaning with full tank of fuel keeps the fron down nicely, but where's the fun in that ;)

Spot on, never understood why people say that its so hard to launch a bike.

After 10 runs at standing starts any remotly competent person would be able to post pretty good times.

Even someone who is poor would easily post sub 12 sec times for 1/4 mile.

To be fair its not the acceleration its the braking on the bike which would be a bit harder. Thats where cars are much much easier.

Aye but 12 seconds on a bike that could do it in just over 10 is absolute rubbish isn't it? on a 1/4 mile strip it is a huge difference. Knowing/feeling the clutch slip, the power winding on etc is not easy but you are right, braking has to be the most difficult bit.

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Aye but 12 seconds on a bike that could do it in just over 10 is absolute rubbish isn't it? on a 1/4 mile strip it is a huge difference. Knowing/feeling the clutch slip, the power winding on etc is not easy but you are right, braking has to be the most difficult bit.

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True but 12 sec will beat 99% of road cars.