Friday night I went to Scribner to defend my title at work with a couple of crotch rockets. I put the spank on a 01 Kawasaki ZX12 out at Kearney a couple weeks ago, well they showed up with the ZX12 and a 04 Suzuki Hyabusa. (Both in street trim no slick no bar) They had just resurfaced the track and there was absolutely no rubber down yet, I have never raced on a worse track. Well I was relying on getting the jump out of the hole and the traction was not there, I even broke the tires loose about 3/4 track very scary ride. I pulled some timing out to try to reduce the hit on the tires but no luck. So this is the score board I get to look at here at work. Hyabusa 10.37 ZX12 10.73 69 GS 10.74 Oh well ! at least it's not a Camaro and a Mustang :laugh: :laugh:
Well Todd...what does a bike weigh?? maybe 7-800 lbs,GS.3500-4000 lbs. I wouldnt feel bad about it. Plus they just went out and bought it,not built it from hard work
You lost to some very fast motorcycles on a track with crappy traction, it's not a whooping at least.
Actually, both of those bikes are pretty close to 400lbs.:shock: Just one of the reasons they're so quick.
Wow. I know I wouldn't go up against one. 1300cc DOHC EFI I-4, 6 speed constant mesh tranny. 217kg (478 lbs.) And the ever popular grudge match.
You did great. Ever seen the Hybusa online that cruises about a 1/4 mile on one wheel, then as soon as the front tire touches the payvment, he really turns up the throttle!! The speed is counting so fast, I couldnt even believe it! Tops out well over 200 before he has to back out of it. Heck, it would run 1/2 mile faster than my car would do a 1/4 in. Don't know what add-ons they have for bikes these days, but they sure work. Car versus bike, though, not fair.
That works both ways... Around here NOS is normal and customary with the bike crowd, and they are crazy fast. We don't have a local 1/4 mi, but some are going better than 125 mph in the 1/8. Were talking "real" street bikes. Loosing to a Hyabusa is nothing to hang your head over. BTW many of these rockets are shoed by little teenage girls... Talk about a deflated ego?:laugh:
Cars vs Motorcycles Cars vs Cars= yes Cars vs Motorcycles=no Cars vs F-15's=no I would say you won in my book if you could do that well against an engine with nothing other than two wheels and a gas tank! :3gears:
The part that bumbs me out is if the track would have hooked that night I don't think the ZX12 would have got past me. :laugh: It's all in fun, I'm just happy to be somewhere in the same ballpark with a heavy old Buick.:laugh:
