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MossRoad said:411 # and 162 HP!!! YIKES! That's scary... I thought my '77 RD400 at 390# ~60 HP was scary. I couldn't imagine another 100HP on it... I could turn mid 11's somewhere over red line in 6th. Your bike would be doing the 1/4 in about, what, 2nd or 3rd gear?
Sportrider magazine (thier online version is Sport Bikes, Motorcycle Accessories, Sportbikes, & Sport Bike Reviews - Sport Rider Magazine) (then tech) (then performance numbers) has the quarter mile listed as 9.78 seconds. I read the original (magazine) article when they did the run(s). They said they had such a hard time launching the bike they had to strap the front end to keep it down. Having put almost 6k miles on my bike before selling it, I can attest to that fact. With a slight flick of the wrist, it would become a unicycle in a heartbeat. I would have never been able to attain that kind of quarter mile speed on it. But, they are "pro's", or at least have more riding skills than me. Another thing to note is this: Their test bike was completely stock! Those numbers and weights are right off the showroom floor with no mods. Scary isn't it. For 11k, you can buy something that not too much will beat...either quarter mile or down the road...unless brought in on a trailer or some exotic.
I did get "schooled" one night by a guy on a Ford GT...not Mustang GT, the exotic GT. It was a beast. He beat me 3 times in roll ons. We'd start out at 70 and go...each time, when I reached top speed (mid 180's), he'd come by me. That car will do 205mph off the showroom floor...and only cost a measley 150k. He was heavily modded (as was my bike)...he was running dual turbochargers. He was somewhere over 1000hp to the wheels. He carried around the dyno run results in the car. I wasn't embarrassed though...it's not everyday you get to run something that costs that much.
I miss the bike, but didn't want my wife to be a widow and didn't want to go to jail. At 40, that dog just doesn't hunt for me anymore. Thus, the cruiser
Here is the video from inside Joe's Ford GT of the night back last April when he raced my buddy Harvey on his R-1 Yamaha. This WASN'T me, but he did me the same way!!!! I was at this race though, and was about a mile down from where they started the roll-on. When they went by me, Joe's GT was pulling hard on Harvey, then in a matter of a second or so, he passed him. It was unbelievable! For those unfamiliar with a Ford GT, google it. Impressive American machinery.
Go here: R1 vs. Ford GT
R1 vs. Ford GT - Google Video
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