600cc Sport Bike 0-60 mph
Otto Lam
I want to research for the fastest acceleration time for a 600cc sport
bike. Let's see who has the fastest time. Please provide the year, make,
and model of the bike used, and the time it took you to reach 60mph from
0mph.
Rich
0 to 60 isn't commonly used for comparos. Unless you know nothing about
bikes like Fortune Magazine. Their recent "comparo" (A bunch of rich
guys racing around in Reg Pridmore's class and up Angles Crest) showed 0
- 60 times and the fastest one was the R-1 of 1.3 seconds. Most were in
the 3-4 sec range. From Duc916 to VFR800 to Triumph Sport etc.. What a
joke of a comparo. Don't know of any 600cc times, why don't you switch
to 1/4 mile. It would be difficult for a regular Joe on the street to
accomplish an accurate 0-60 time since it would go by so quickly, he/she
would be concentrating on driving rather than worrying about a time
anyway.
--
Rich
"Straighten up and Fly Right"
Remove the 9R's to reply directly; thanks spam.
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Ron Dodson
Rich wrote in message <35757A...@lmco.9Rcom>...
>Otto Lam wrote:
>>
>> I want to research for the fastest acceleration time for a 600cc sport
>> bike. Let's see who has the fastest time. Please provide the year, make,
>> and model of the bike used, and the time it took you to reach 60mph from
>> 0mph.
>
>0 to 60 isn't commonly used for comparos. Unless you know nothing about
>bikes like Fortune Magazine. Their recent "comparo" (A bunch of rich
>guys racing around in Reg Pridmore's class and up Angles Crest) showed 0
>- 60 times and the fastest one was the R-1 of 1.3 seconds. Most were in
>the 3-4 sec range. From Duc916 to VFR800 to Triumph Sport etc.. What a
>joke of a comparo. Don't know of any 600cc times, why don't you switch
>to 1/4 mile. It would be difficult for a regular Joe on the street to
>accomplish an accurate 0-60 time since it would go by so quickly, he/she
>would be concentrating on driving rather than worrying about a time
>anyway.
>Rich
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Rich,
I want "rich guys" liking our sport,
'cause they SPEND MONEY! This
makes more products available, removes
some of the "stigma" associated with
our "crotch rockets", etc. If you love
bikes, the Fortune article (in the big
picture) was a good thing, as it exposes
more folks to our thing. If somebody
just wants to be a sport-bike rebel
badass, then I guess it sucked.
With that in mind, I will admit that
for the advanced motorcyclist, the article
was kinda lame, but it's kinda cool reading
of these jaded businessmen getting
jazzed by the opportunity to ride the R1.
Respectfully,
Ron Dodson
Director of Trading
DALCOR Securities
Dallas, TX
Erik Astrup
The article can be seen here
http://www.pathfinder.com/fortune/pfortune/0608big.html
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** I'm not an expert, but I play one on the Internet **
Erik Astrup
1995 Triumph Tiger - 1994 CBR-600F - 1993 TDM850
Team Iguana Racing (Ret?)
http://www.mother.com/~eastrup/
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Benjamin Justin Cain
Rich (richard9R...@lmco.9Rcom) wrote:
:
: bikes like Fortune Magazine. Their recent "comparo" (A bunch of rich
: guys racing around in Reg Pridmore's class and up Angles Crest) showed 0
: - 60 times and the fastest one was the R-1 of 1.3 seconds. Most were in
Ummmm... are you (or they) sure that wasn't 2.3s?
--
Ben Cain : Biker Scum - Yellowshirt Brigade #514
AMA HRCA TMGP CMRA/WERA DoD # 1/137 KoK3
1990 VFR750F "Deal's Gimp"
1989 YSR50/3 TMGP Endurance #49
1988 Ninja 600 CMRA Endurance #46
http://www.users.cts.com/king/d/drlubell/bscum.html
"So basically if we hit turn one wide open, we oughtta be ok. Right?"
- BS Nathan, waxing philosophical at Texas World Speedway -
Ryan John Cousineau
"Ron Dodson" <rdo...@msn.com> writes:
>Rich wrote in message <35757A...@lmco.9Rcom>...
>>Otto Lam wrote:
>>>
>>> I want to research for the fastest acceleration time for a 600cc sport
>>> bike. Let's see who has the fastest time. Please provide the year, make,
>>> and model of the bike used, and the time it took you to reach 60mph from
>>> 0mph.
>>
>>0 to 60 isn't commonly used for comparos. Unless you know nothing about
>>bikes like Fortune Magazine. Their recent "comparo" (A bunch of rich
>>guys racing around in Reg Pridmore's class and up Angles Crest) showed 0
>>- 60 times and the fastest one was the R-1 of 1.3 seconds. Most were in
>>the 3-4 sec range. From Duc916 to VFR800 to Triumph Sport etc.. What a
>>joke of a comparo. Don't know of any 600cc times, why don't you switch
>>to 1/4 mile. It would be difficult for a regular Joe on the street to
>>accomplish an accurate 0-60 time since it would go by so quickly, he/she
>>would be concentrating on driving rather than worrying about a time
>>anyway.
>>Rich
The 0-60 is indeed somewhat pointless on most bikes: it's done in 1st or
2nd gear, and happens too fast to provide a useful measure. But it is
interesting for comparing times with cars. The 1.3s of the R1 is very
impressive. THe best previous time I've seen was 2.62s for a ZX-11; that
was in Car and Driver a few years ago.
--
Ryan Cousineau, rjco...@sfu.ca
"You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm."
-Colette
Erik Astrup
On 3 Jun 1998 21:39:34 GMT, rjco...@sfu.ca (Ryan John Cousineau)
wrote:
>The 0-60 is indeed somewhat pointless on most bikes: it's done in 1st or
>2nd gear, and happens too fast to provide a useful measure. But it is
>interesting for comparing times with cars. The 1.3s of the R1 is very
>impressive. THe best previous time I've seen was 2.62s for a ZX-11; that
>was in Car and Driver a few years ago.
That 1.3 is also bogus. Ain't no way that bike without wheelie bars
could ever go 1.3 seconds faster than a ZX-11. Nope, na uh, no way.
Hey, it's "Fortune Magazine" for god sake. They also said that the
Buell's "....two stroke Harley engine" vibrated a lot. Oy.
Pacific Motion
A bunch of idiots with more dollars than sense get involved and then start crashing and dying. Insurance rates go up and the public gets to walk around saying "Yup, dem der murdercycles is bad. Yup, ought'ta be a law..."
We don't need a bunch of ignorant yahoos polluting our sport and then blaming us when it bites them in their rich boy asses.
I'll take a zero on this one.
Jim
Steve Wassenich wrote:
Ron Dodson <rdo...@msn.com> wrote:: I want "rich guys" liking our sport,
: 'cause they SPEND MONEY! This
: makes more products available, removes
: some of the "stigma" associated with
: our "crotch rockets", etc. If you love
: bikes, the Fortune article (in the big
: picture) was a good thing, as it exposes
: more folks to our thing. If somebody
: just wants to be a sport-bike rebel
: badass, then I guess it sucked.
The last damn thing we need is a bunch of overpaid yuppies ruining yet
another facet of life. Everywhere these people go, they screw up things
for the people who've been there for years. Why? Because they SPEND
MONEY! Stupidly! You want to see the sport-bike scene once the rich boys
have gotten into it? Look at the present Harley scene: Obscene prices
for everything, speculation on a staggering scale, snooty, swaggering
squids who hardly ride anywhere but sneer at whomever doesn't ride what
they do.Thanks but no thanks. This has nothing to do with being a "sport-bike
rebel badass" either. We can deal with testosterone-addled 20-year-olds,
but rich punks can and will ruin sportbikes.Later,
Steve W.
Steve Wassenich
TedJ101
In article <35757A...@lmco.9Rcom>, Rich <richard9R...@lmco.9Rcom>
writes:
>0 to 60 isn't commonly used for comparos. Unless you know nothing about
>bikes like Fortune Magazine.
Both Cycle World and Motorcycle Consumer News give 0-60 times in their bike
road tests...
Regards,
<<TED>>
Jeff
This thread reminds me of a time I was up at a local motorcycle
gathering spot and a guy rode up on a brand new Ducati 888 that
matched his brand new leathers. Before too long this guy was
talkin trash about how badass fast he was. I check his tires, not
much wear on the sides, but they could be new. Then I looked down
at his knee sliders and they were indeed very worn. However, they
were worn at an angle that would have been physically impossible
to do acheive while riding, (unless you're a contortionist).
Did this yahoo actually take a DA or a grinder to his knee sliders
to look cool? I dunno but it sure as hell looked like it to me.
Sheesh, some people just don't get it.
Jeff
Michael Guest
Steve Wassenich (wass...@dma.org) wrote:
: have gotten into it? Look at the present Harley scene: Obscene prices
: for everything, speculation on a staggering scale, snooty, swaggering
: squids who hardly ride anywhere but sneer at whomever doesn't ride what
: they do.
Course it depends on how many people you get involved...If you could sell
as many motorcycles as cars in this country, I guarantee the prices for
bikes and parts would fall...economies of scale and competition would do
it...*shrug* it's cheaper per unit to make 100,000 R1's than just 10,000
R1's....and believe me, the Japanese makers will build enough bikes to
meet demand (unlike Harley even tho they have been underproducing for
awhile now)...
Michael
'90 FZR 400
'88 FZR 400
'89 Hawk GT
and no need for a R1:)