Gotta love empty posts....

 

Unless it's pedal power....... no freak'n way.

 

Ah, the site was going so slow.

Anyways, the bike is a Kawasaki Ninja 500R. 60 HP with a weight of 388 lbs. The rider is probably 165 lbs. with gear on. Our weight:power ratios are within 0.2 of each other and thats with me estimating my cars weight on the higher end of the scale.

I have Nitto drag radials now and lots of torque (V8). He got the bike a month ago and I seriously doubt he'll launch it aggressively.

Any ideas on the outcome?

 

Is he an experienced driver?

I'm afraid that he may be feeling some bravado, but doesn't have enough experience to handle the bike.

Have you thought this through?

 

I think it'll be close but I'll edge him out. If I can get the launch, once I get into 3rd it should be over.

At least thats what I think.... and hope will happen.

 

lol i raced a bike before in my 300zx turbo and the bike jump hard off the line and once he hit second he was just gone! i did it cause one of my friends wanted to c the out come i tolled hhim it would be ugly. i had a fast 300 and would kill alot of stuff out there. the funnest was 5.0 that thought there car was the **** and i would smash them in a import and then they would ask me questions. the bike will win

 

Here's the specifics of the pre-94 EX500

Performance
Standing start 1/4 mile 12.73 sec. @ 102.21 mph
Acceleration, 0-60 mph 3.76 sec.
Maximum speed in gears @ engine redline (1) 44 (2) 63 (3) 82 (4) 101 (5) 118 (6) 133
Braking, 60-0 mph 115 ft.
Average fuel consumption rate 48 mpg (20.4 km/l)
Cruising range (main/reserve) 202/29 mi (237/46 km)

Chassis
Double-downtube, full-cradle perimeter frame: box section steel swing arm
Wheelbase 56.6 in.
Rake/trail 27.5ƒ/3.5 in. (89mm)
Seat height 30.3 in (770mm)
Ground clearance 4.9 in (124mm)
Fuel capacity (main/reserve) 4.2 (0.6)gals. (15.9/2.2l)
Curb weight (full tank) 408.5 lbs (185kg)

Brakes
Front - hydraulic, single-disc with dual-piston caliper
Rear - rod-actuated, single-leading shoe drum

Wheels
Front - cast, 2.15 x 16 - tire 100/90-16
Rear - cast, 2.5 x 16 - tire 120/90-16

Suspension
Front - center-axle fork with 36mm tubes and 5.5 in. (140mm) of travel
Rear (1) shock absorber, adjustable for spring preload, with 3.9 in. (100mm) of rear-wheel travel.

Speedometer error
30mph indicated, actual 29.50
60 mph indicated, actual 57.53

Engine
Four-stroke, parallel twin; liquid-cooled with two chain- driven overhead camshafts; four valves per cylinder
Displacement 498cc (19.6 cu. in.)
Bore and stroke 74.0 x 58.0mm (2.91 x 2.28 in.)
Compression ratio 10.8:1
51.72bhp @ 9500rpm
30.86ft-lbs @ 8000rpm
Carburation (2) 34mm Keihin constant-vacuum
Exhaust system two-into-two
Ignition - battery-powered, inductive magnetically triggered
Oil capacity 3.6 qts. (3.4l) including oil filter capacity

Transmission
Six-speed, constant mesh, wet-clutch
Primary drive straight cut gear: 23/61, 2.662
Final drive #520 chain; 42/16 sprockets, 2.625
Gear ratios (transmission) (1) 36/14, 2.571 (2) 32/18, 1.78 (3) 29/21, 1.38 (4) 27/24, 1.12 (5) 25/26, 0.96 (6) 23/27, 0.85
Gear ratios (overall) (1) 17.87 (2) 12.37 (3) 9.60 (4) 7.83 (5) 6.88 (6) 5.92

Electrical
AC Alternator
Charge control solid-state voltage regulator
Headlight beams (high/low) 60/55 watts
Tail/stoplights 8/27 watts
Battery 12V 14AH

This is the bike the 500R replaced ... make your own mind up who will win

 

Hmmmm, 12.73 seconds in the 1/4. I know my car isn't that fast, I think I'm gonna lose now. Although, he isn't a pro-rider. I "could" run low 13's.

Either way, it'll be a good one.

 

Just go do it and find out. There is never any shame in loseing to street bikes anyways.

 

0-60 in less than 4 seconds? I cant imagine that. That is litterly twice as fast as my car does it...

~T.J.

 

but T.J., think of the weight differences

Your car = 2400-2800lbs depending on package and weight redux... and you have 110-135 HP

the bike is 400lbs and a rider is 160, that's 560lbs max... and it has as much horsepower as my '81 Honda prelude.... that's pretty sad on my car's account and pretty damn fast on the bike's account.

Those bikes are meant for speed....

Our cars are meant for a balanced ride, speed, and power...

Basically bikes are in their own class.... ever try racing a Harley in your car?... haha... try it, it's fuuuun...

Bikes race bikes, cars race cars... that's how I look at it.

 

Yeah, good point .

~T.J.