RE: Pic Of The Week: Hayabusa vs Radical

RE: Pic Of The Week: Hayabusa vs Radical

Friday 6th April 2012

Pic Of The Week: Hayabusa vs Radical

Two very different applications for Suzuki's fabulous Hayabusa engine, one very cool pic



This week's Pic Of The Week celebrates the classic speed junky question of which is quicker: car or bike?

PH2's Jon Urry chose to answer the question by pitting a Suzuki Hayabusa against Radical SR3 RS. The beauty of this wee comparison is that they share the same high-revving Suzuki engine - levelling the playing field slightly. The results are somewhat unsurprising; the bike dominated the straights, while the slick-shod Radical was superior on the brakes and through corners. Both, in their own way, are hugely impressive machines.

And whether you enjoy your kicks on four or two wheels, we think you will appreciate the commitment shown by both the guys in this snapshot of their day at Bruntingthorpe.

Traditional (4:3)
Computer widescreen (16:10)
TV widescreen (16:9)
Portrait (smartphone)

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RegMolehusband

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3,953 posts

256 months

Friday 6th April 2012
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Nice picture. I assume the Radical has to seriously back off not to run over the bike on that bend wink

fuchsiasteve

326 posts

205 months

Friday 6th April 2012
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Would be interesting to see the difference in lap times between them both.

Dave Hedgehog

14,541 posts

203 months

Friday 6th April 2012
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RegMolehusband said:
Nice picture. I assume the Radical has to seriously back off not to run over the bike on that bend wink
hes changing tune on his ipod as he goes past the bike tongue out

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 6th April 2012
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So who won?

y2blade

56,029 posts

214 months

Friday 6th April 2012
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Dave Hedgehog said:
RegMolehusband said:
Nice picture. I assume the Radical has to seriously back off not to run over the bike on that bend wink
hes changing tune on his ipod as he goes past the bike tongue out
hehe


DaveH23

3,230 posts

169 months

Friday 6th April 2012
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Dave Hedgehog

14,541 posts

203 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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DaveH23 said:
fixed the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2HoCLMV5gI

i thought radicals where fast in a straight line, the bike destroyed it as thou it was parked???


RegMolehusband

Original Poster:

3,953 posts

256 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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Impressive acceleration on the bike of course but I'd say the Radical is keeping a safe distance under braking and cornering and so its exit speeds are being compromised.

Edited by RegMolehusband on Saturday 7th April 09:30

B'stard Child

28,282 posts

245 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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Dave Hedgehog said:
DaveH23 said:
fixed the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2HoCLMV5gI

i thought radicals where fast in a straight line, the bike destroyed it as thou it was parked???
I'd like to know the comparative lap times for the two (especially if the radical did any laps without a passenger)

As the video graphically shows in the later section the bike was holding up the radical but I'm not sure the corner speed would make up for the domination the bike had down the straights

Dave Hedgehog

14,541 posts

203 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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B'stard Child said:
Dave Hedgehog said:
DaveH23 said:
fixed the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2HoCLMV5gI

i thought radicals where fast in a straight line, the bike destroyed it as thou it was parked???
I'd like to know the comparative lap times for the two (especially if the radical did any laps without a passenger)

As the video graphically shows in the later section the bike was holding up the radical but I'm not sure the corner speed would make up for the domination the bike had down the straights
I did a track day back end of last year with some very fast track toy road cars, the radicals where racing there at the weekend and a lot had come to practise before the race. The radicals where pissing past everything like it was parked so gawd knows how fast that bike is.


obscene

5,174 posts

184 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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I'm pretty sure a 1000cc sports would be a touch faster than a Busa too. God knows it'd handle better. smile

Conian

8,030 posts

200 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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Same engine levels the playing field...
Like racing a Porsche 924 against a VW LT van?

nellyleelephant

2,705 posts

233 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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Slight difference in acceleration...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRX3KZjQmK0&fea...

mrmr96

13,736 posts

203 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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B'stard Child said:
I'm not sure the corner speed would make up for the domination the bike had down the straights
Evidently the braking and cornering of the car DOES make up for the domination of the bike on the straights - this is demonstrated by the fact that despite the healthy lead built on the straight, the car always caught the bike in the corner. (i.e. it made the gap back up in one braking zone)

I think if the bike would lap faster than the car then over the course of the video you'd have seen it pull away into the distance and disappear. However it didn't do that.

If the car was faster over a full lap then it would stay in touch with the bike, rather than fall off the back of it. The car would have pulled into the lead if the bike didn't hold it up in the corners. (I.e. the bike was never held up, but couldn't pull away enough that it wasn't caught back up under brakes each time. The car was held up.)

I think the video demonstrates that this car, with this driver was lapping that particular track on that day, faster than that bike with that rider.

Fort Jefferson

8,237 posts

221 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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Slick shod racing car, faster around corners than a bog standard 6 grand Busa. Who'd have thought it.

Simon says

18,925 posts

220 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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obscene said:
I'm pretty sure a 1000cc sports would be a touch faster than a Busa too. God knows it'd handle better. smile
yes

dunc_sx

1,605 posts

196 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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Always thought this was a fairer test as it's got a sporty bike in it:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Man0X0bf8vk

Dunc.

jason61c

5,978 posts

173 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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Fort Jefferson said:
Slick shod racing car, faster around corners than a bog standard 6 grand Busa. Who'd have thought it.
£60k slick shod radical faster than a 6k busa. A 1000cc sportsbike would lap a couple of seconds faster than the hayabusa..

bamberwell

1,266 posts

161 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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radical - track day special/racing car, 'busa - fast tourer......... same engine means fk all
lotus elise s1 vs rover hmmmmmmmmmm

LordFlathead

9,641 posts

257 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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Well let's have a think about that.. what the does the Radical weigh to the Busa?

The Radical has to drag all the extra weight but the engine was not designed to be torquey, rather it develops a load of hp all at peak revs.

The Radical corners better.. no st! It has at least four times the contact patch, no doubt with slicks or soft compound so it can stop faster and corner quicker.

The bike leaves it standing on the straights - of course it does, that engine was designed to go in that frame.

Great video but did not expect to see anything really smile