Motorcycle versus Vette
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Motorcycle versus Vette
My buddy has a Ducati. I have a Supercharged 2001 Z with 520rwhp. There is a windy road (63 miles long) local to both of us. Hypothetically speaking, could he lose me if he wanted to (assuming both are decent drivers)?
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We need more info. For those of us not familiar with Ducatis please provide some more detailed specs. Also what are the mods to your Z06? A bike will not always get the best of a Vette in the twisties. Do a search for some of jdsblownc5’s videos. He "runs down" bikes in the twisties with his Vette.
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As someone who owns both a Corvette(Z06) and a motocycle, the bike will win in the twisties. That is the only type of riding I do, and I can carry much more speed into and out of a turn on my bike, than I can in the vette. Don't get me wrong, the Vette handles like it's on rails but compared to a bike, it won't win.
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Well, it depends. If it is a decently powered duc like this one:
It will be up to the drivers. The bikes capabilities will far exceed the cars, especially in the corners.
Now if it is this duc:
You may win.
It will be up to the drivers. The bikes capabilities will far exceed the cars, especially in the corners.
Now if it is this duc:
You may win.
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You will lose and You will look very bad doing it.
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The duck will disappear quickly. It will accelerate out of the corners a whole lot faster than you and reach a higher terminal speed in between the corners. He's also stopping a lot less weight than you and will have the braking advantage.
Sorry.
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don't try it trust me , you'll need close to 800 hp to hang with anytype of bike bigger then a liter. Don't ask how I know
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This isn't a straight line.
Through a windy road, a high performance car (with a GOOD driver) will out do a sportbike. It's all about traction. Two tiny contact patches for a bike vs four FAT ones on the car.
Ultimately it will come down to the rider as well. I've seen excellent riders with 400-600cc bikes absolutely kill "average to good" riders on literbikes (road/track courses... again not straight liner)
When it comes to bikes its 80% rider, 20% bike. Unless you are drag racing in a straight line or something. The difference between a Duc and a Honda of similar power output is basically price and prestige. There is about a fraction of one percent of all riders that have the skill to really get 100% out of a duc.... it probably isn't your friend.
Hypothetically speaking as you stated... its a drivers/riders race.
Heres a Gallardo vs a Duc (TRACK race) Click HERE Pretty much dead even with a professional rider.
Through a windy road, a high performance car (with a GOOD driver) will out do a sportbike. It's all about traction. Two tiny contact patches for a bike vs four FAT ones on the car.
Ultimately it will come down to the rider as well. I've seen excellent riders with 400-600cc bikes absolutely kill "average to good" riders on literbikes (road/track courses... again not straight liner)
When it comes to bikes its 80% rider, 20% bike. Unless you are drag racing in a straight line or something. The difference between a Duc and a Honda of similar power output is basically price and prestige. There is about a fraction of one percent of all riders that have the skill to really get 100% out of a duc.... it probably isn't your friend.
Hypothetically speaking as you stated... its a drivers/riders race.
Heres a Gallardo vs a Duc (TRACK race) Click HERE Pretty much dead even with a professional rider.
Last edited by DefenderC5; Jun 29, 2007 at 10:07 PM.
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i've had 2 encounters with bikes, one 600 one 900, both pulled up next to me on the highway and nodded me aheah, starting at 60 they pulled on me for a couple seconds and I reeled them both in pretty quick. I was absolutely stunned, but i put them behind me. Bikes do this with me a lot actually, dozens of times, only twice I took them up on it due to long straight highway ahead with nobody else in sight.
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Heres a Gallardo vs a Duc (TRACK race) Click HERE Pretty much dead even with a professional rider.
Prior to seeing it, I would have put money on the bike to walk away with it.
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OK how about a harley and a 01 vert in a 70 mph roll on race.
reason i ask is my wife and i were driving home the other day and a couple on a modified harley pulled alongside and tried to get a race going, i didn't bite but curious??
reason i ask is my wife and i were driving home the other day and a couple on a modified harley pulled alongside and tried to get a race going, i didn't bite but curious??
Last edited by pointu; Jun 30, 2007 at 04:05 PM. Reason: can't type