Anyone else think the bikes not flat out? or would a 600bhp cossie make a bike look that slow?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfVNIZ0RKik

 

Bike does ok until a certain point but then the car is another league when rolling at high speed!

 

Its a Sierra, not a Escort

And yes, the bike was flat out.

 

Cossie sounds lush too

 

sorry didnt clock that how can u tell mate?

 

Looks like an old R1 which is only around 140-150bhp, so not as quick as the modern litre bikes, around the same sort of performance as a modern 600, so i can well believe the Cossie passes it like that, especially considering its a 600bhp'er!

 

Its been discussed plenty of times now... And I know the owner

 

Ahh ok, well hat off to your mate

 

5 years ago i could take on dead race with 600 bikes, no problem, my car had then about 350bhp, but today, no way, bikes are so much faster today, it´s crasy.
I DO know a 600bhp cossie is quick, but not THAT quick, it has to be an old bike

 

hahahahaha @ this comment on the vid....
...Omg!!! thats not even an R1!! wtf u on about?!?!? ur car can suck on my grandads ball sack!!

 

I remember this, cossie had stock gearbox also.

 

You can hear the R1 at one point scream its tits off.

 

Pretty sure it was a Tremec

The owner is a user on here...

 

Seen this video a few times and always puts a smile on my face

 

Just had a look at all the comments on youtube. Whats with all the "thats not fair, try it against a 2009 R1" comments? Whats fair then? I would say stick it up against a bike from the same year as the car, 1986

 

is the r1 streetfightered? he looks to sat up and ant see any plastics on the bike?

 

You're right my bad, I mixed the videos up. Was thinking of that other cossie vs r1 vid.

 

its rods car

 

haha, you are joking, you have to be lol They are on the right side of the road for a start and rod would have mentioned this alot if true

 

if it wasn't a rolling start the bike would of left it wouldn't it? obviously until the sierra got goin?

 

my mistake

 

the R1 has bottom end torque which helps its 0-60 but top aint tht good and will top out at about 170 ish but getting there aint tht good my mate owns one

 

You are taking the piss right ? there proper bonkers fast and will out accelerate 99% of things on the road

 

Yes

 

that will slow it down at higher speeds then

 

Have alook at the 09 R1,what a weapon that is!

 

One of the comments on youtube -
"Hey dude, could you pleas let me know what kind of a BOV you got? really sounds good man "

Oh dear...

 

Rossi said at Isle of Man it was as fast as his 04 moto gp bike

 

The car in the vid was in one of the UK mags a few months back. One of the best looking cossie engine bays out there too.

 

shit video this one but shows an r1 i think keeping up pretty well with the ruud racing saff..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX7bXOKe39E

 

bike beats it by the looks..

 

i timed my k6 gixer tho 0-170 took 17 secs but would not pull anymore what would a 600 bhp cossie do that in the cars fast but cause the bike is streetfightered that will slow it down loads the fairing makes a huge difference

 

R1's and GSX-R 1000's, and anything else like that are simply stupid fast, but on the road it is a different game as you have to take into account roads, weather, traffic etc, and it is a LOT easier to drive fast than ride fast!

 

not a problem if you spent the same amount of money on tuning the old bike as was spent on the cossie

 

start with a fairing

 

Pretty sure thats the same rider, might even be the same bike...

 

i would have thought joining the straight the bike would have dissapeared before the car caught and passed it but that didnt happen for whatever reason????

 

reminds of this cossie vs R1 vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLHd9...eature=related