Performance

[Louis]

What does that mean in plain English?

Standing 1/4 mile
12.88 @ 102.27 mph

[Clint]

12.88 seconds, measured from the starting light to a timing light at the end of a quarter mile. The elapsed time, or E.T., is an indicator of horsepower per weight, and the mph, or trap speed, is an indicator of gearing, among other things. I hope I don't have those backward.

102.27 mph, measured by a set of timing lights set 60 feet apart centered at the end of the quarter mile. Thus, the final speed is actually an average of the speed over that 60 feet, and is slightly less than the actual speed at 1/4 mile.

Also, in plain English, those numbers mean you either have a fast car or a slow bike.

[RookWV]

Given that 12.88 beats a whole slew of production "high performance" cars, I wouldn't exactly call it slow.

And given that most 600class SS bikes are just a few tenths under 11secs it really depends on what kind of bike you're on.

[gsxrjeffro]

12.88 is fast for a cruiser or a production car. but slow for a sportbike. we have 600 sportbikes entering the high 10's now..

[Louis]

Those numbers are from a 550 cc bike, back in '84.

[owndjoo]

my talon ran a 12.6 on a stock 1g turbo. and my car DEFINITELY wasnt fast then.......now it's a lil different. it's weird, my car's prolly faster than the 600 i want.

[98G]

Originally Posted by owndjoo

my talon ran a 12.6 on a stock 1g turbo. and my car DEFINITELY wasnt fast then.......now it's a lil different. it's weird, my car's prolly faster than the 600 i want.

//You have a car that breaks into 10's? Not many of those around....

A had a chevelle SS that I got 12's out of with the normally aspirated 396 in it, and later had a built 350 in it with nitrous and still only got mid 11's....and this was with gears that wouldn't make it too terribly driveable on the street....

Random Thought: Today's crop of motorcycles are geared for high end speed, not quarter mile, and they still outperform cars that are geared for quarter mile. Motorcycles are truly the best bang for the buck there is. They outaccellerate, outcorner, and stop faster than anything on 4 wheels. And for 1/6 the cost or less.

98G

[owndjoo]

well, i'm sayin it'll be faster than what I can prolly get the bike to run. high 11's on low boost is what i am expecting with the new setup, stock internals can only handle soo much. i've always been told that 600's avg. mid 11's or so stock.

[RookWV]

Originally Posted by owndjoo

i've always been told that 600's avg. mid 11's or so stock.

The current crop is a few tenths under 11, high 10's.

[owndjoo]

damn. that is ofcourse, with a good rider who can launch it. what do they trap at??

[RookWV]

According to the May Motorcyclist mag.

Gixxer 600
0-60 = 3.13
0-100 = 6.71
1/4 mile = 10.77 @ 128.2
HP = 103.6 @ 14k
Torque = 48.9 @ 11k

Gixxer 1000
0-60 = 2.92
0-100 = 5.50
1/4mile = 10.10 @ 142.5
HP = 150.5 @ 11k
Torque = 77.2 @ 8250

[owndjoo]

DAMN! that's frickin nice. well, maybe i wont be stayin up with the 600's............yet.

[RookWV]

The Kawi liter bike shows an indicated 104mph in first gear banging on the rev limiter

[owndjoo]

goodness. i wish i had some better power to weight ratio, bt i like my AWD. i can hit 105ish in 3rd gear.......if that counts. oh and my 0-60 WAS 3.8 with my old setup.