VMAX-Bikes

[goodlife]

As a spinoff (not literally) from the "VMAX suggestions" thread, is a Bike-only VMAX feasable?

Just about to acquire a GSXR1000-K3 and put a few mods together so it becomes a bit more powerful than phatgixers

Could we have a show of hands on this thread to discover whether there are enough interested parties?

>>> Edited by goodlife on Monday 4th April 23:07

[BADAPPLE]

Id love too if I had a bike (another excuse to get a 749s now )

Must admit passing the timing beams & leaving the braking till the last minute would be a bit more scary than in the cars

[HarryW]

Remember one of the TVR days at Bruntithorpe when Ray from V8 Developments brought his jap sports bike, not sure what model, and pitted it against the fastest Tiv he'd put together. Twas a twin turbo Griff I think. The bike had run out of gears/revs by the mile point/half way, 178mph rings a bell, with the Griff well behind . Cars can be fast, but they will never out accelerate a top bike IMHO.

harry

[pesty]

I'd be interested. be nice to max out the bike without worrying about a year in prison

[pesty]

BADAPPLE said:

Id love too if I had a bike (another excuse to get a 749s now ) Must admit passing the timing beams & leaving the braking till the last minute would be a bit more scary than in the cars

maybe the timeing beems can be brought a little forward?

[stub]

I'd be interested, happy to move the timing beams from the last V-max too as I've done standing 1/4 in 10.4s @ 139 mph on my little 750, so entering the main runway at speed and a mile or so to get the ram air working should be ok.

Wonder what Jarod Frosts 'Busa could run down Brunters?

[ultra violent]

If I recall, Adam and the CTR showed a clean pair of heals to a sport bike at brunters....

[G Man]

HarryW said:

. Cars can be fast, but they will never out accelerate a top bike IMHO. harry

Cough

I'll give that a go ...

G Man

[HarryW]

G Man said:

HarryW said: . Cars can be fast, but they will never out accelerate a top bike IMHO. harry Cough I'll give that a go ... G Man

I don't doubt you will , funny how two of the top engine people in TVR circles, Dom at TVR Power and Ray at V8 developements drive bikes though .

harry

[adamt]

ultra violent said:

If I recall, Adam and the CTR showed a clean pair of heals to a sport bike at brunters....

Bikes are quick until 170mph or so then aerodynamics and bhp let them down. That is unless its a busa, because those things are just silly....

all the best
adam

[hazy]

stub said:

so entering the main runway at speed and a mile or so to get the ram air working should be ok.

Abike could probably exit that horrible bumpy slippy bottom bend at ooohh, lets see, 36mph.

At a push.