I love Top Gear but some comments are better left unsaid.

brandon2286 · 01-31-2008, 10:06 PM

YouTube - Porsche 911 vs Yamaha R1

DealsGapR6 · 01-31-2008, 10:16 PM

Top Gear should never be taken seriously.

F4sSprintST · 01-31-2008, 10:27 PM

British. 'nuff said.

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Originally Posted by DealsGapR6

Top Gear should never be taken seriously.

F4sSprintST · 01-31-2008, 10:31 PM

run 20 laps and let's see who leads

brandon2286 · 01-31-2008, 10:31 PM

Triumph is British my friend

boner · 01-31-2008, 10:32 PM

why couldn't the r1 beat that carrera, the 1098 whooped some lambo ass in another episode.

F4sSprintST · 01-31-2008, 10:39 PM

It is???

I didn't get that memo!

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Originally Posted by brandon2286

Triumph is British my friend

DealsGapR6 · 01-31-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by boner

why couldn't the r1 beat that carrera, the 1098 whooped some lambo ass in another episode.

Because it's fake.

ZxHunteR · 01-31-2008, 10:54 PM

I like when the camera zooms in on the left clip on as if the guy is supposed to 'rev' it...

itch808 · 02-01-2008, 04:12 AM

Bah, who cares what's faster. Bikes are simply more involving and fun to ride.

/thread

R.Brosnan · 02-01-2008, 07:36 AM

As if the visuals weren't proof enough that the 'race' is completely fake (he never even gets a knee down), Clarkson says the R1 lapped Silverstone in 1:36 from a standing start. In last year's British 125 championship the fastest rider on the first lap turned a 1:37. Call me crazy but I'm pretty sure an R1 is more than 1 second faster than a 125; even an older one.

Jarod725 · 02-01-2008, 07:53 AM

It's a CAR show (which I LOVE btw) ... of course they can't let a bike beat the car!

brandon2286 · 02-01-2008, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Jarod725

It's a CAR show (which I LOVE btw) ... of course they can't let a bike beat the car!

theres another show called 5th gear and they test bikes, they even let one win haha

firefighter81 · 02-01-2008, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by R.Brosnan

As if the visuals weren't proof enough that the 'race' is completely fake (he never even gets a knee down), Clarkson says the R1 lapped Silverstone in 1:36 from a standing start. In last year's British 125 championship the fastest rider on the first lap turned a 1:37. Call me crazy but I'm pretty sure an R1 is more than 1 second faster than a 125; even an older one.

Ummmmmm, no.

Have you seen the lap times of 125GP bikes vs MotoGP bikes? There's only a difference of 10 seconds on average. The 125 2-strokes are QUICK, a little quicker than a stock R1 on a track (especially a track like Silverstone). Don't believe me? Look up the numbers.

I love when these cars vs bikes threads come up. I understand we are on a motorcycle forum and we are supposed to be biased towards bikes, but come on people, be real. Think about it, it's simple physics, cars have 4 big contact patches on the ground, motorcycles have 2 small ones. That alone makes cars faster than bikes on a track. Look at the Formula 1 times (fastest track cars in the world) vs MotoGP (fastest bikes), the F1 cars completely dominate them.

The fact is, a well prepped street car will with a good driver will beat a well prepped street bike with a good rider on the track. This test might not be accurate, but cars are still faster. Jeremy Clarkson hates motorcycles, so don't take him seriously, as much as I love the show, I don't listen to anything he says about bikes.

brandon2286 · 02-01-2008, 10:03 AM

"Im not going to ride the bike because im a heterosexual and dont like rubber trousers"