Pic Of The Week: Hayabusa vs Radical
Two very different applications for Suzuki's fabulous Hayabusa engine, one very cool pic
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)
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C2HoCLMV5gI
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???
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C2HoCLMV5gI
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???
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
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C2HoCLMV5gI
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???
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 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.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Man0X0bf8vk
Dunc.
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
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