It'll take longer to reach top speed, but you'll [theoretically] get there. I say theoretically because on a bike, the passenger affects aerodynamics so you most probably will not reach the same speeds.
How Much HP?
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I don't recall any of my liter bikes being capable of doing 330km/h
If you ever happen to find yourself beside a Z06 on the highway, best of luck to you.... because you'll be out of steam long before it.
GrantH
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I did a quick check for my bike.
Ducati 900 SuperSport
Guys run between 11.35 and 12.3 1/4 mile runs.
These numbers are from bikes ranging from 1991 to 2002. The bikes HP varied from 75 to 90 in those years.
A C6 Z06 Corvette with 505 HP is tested at 11.8 sec.
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Ducati 900 SuperSport
Guys run between 11.35 and 12.3 1/4 mile runs.
These numbers are from bikes ranging from 1991 to 2002. The bikes HP varied from 75 to 90 in those years.
A C6 Z06 Corvette with 505 HP is tested at 11.8 sec.
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mma01
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I have access to both a C6 Z06 and a litre bike. The bike's top speed may be slower, but assuming, say, a 100kph start speed, it will pull so far ahead of the Z06 that there wont be enough room for the Z06 to catch back up. The Z06 will usually catch a 600, though.
Prince
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Here is a perfect example of your question:
As written here already, it's all about power to weight ratio.
Lamborghini vs Aprilia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ4tdGVBJts
Why did the Lamborghini win? It has four very wide tires planted on the tarmac..the driver can easily be reckless (as he is) throwing it into the corners. The bike however has two times two square inches of rubber on the tarmac and can't afford to veer off the racing line, or make a single mistake.
As written here already, it's all about power to weight ratio.
Lamborghini vs Aprilia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ4tdGVBJts
Why did the Lamborghini win? It has four very wide tires planted on the tarmac..the driver can easily be reckless (as he is) throwing it into the corners. The bike however has two times two square inches of rubber on the tarmac and can't afford to veer off the racing line, or make a single mistake.
you are comparing stock to modified.
ANY 600 with a couple of minor mods will easily get into the sub 10 sec 1/4 mile times.
Kibosh3
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mma01
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Its not hp thats typically holding back a sportbike on the drag strip - its the inability to put the power down. Mods are probably lowering straps and a lengthened swingarm.
A 600 SS would get obliterated by a C6 Z06 no contest. They have very similar 1/4 mile times and trap speeds, so on a highway roll it's without question. The 600 gets walked easily.
As for your comment about the Z06 not having enough room to catch up to a 1k... thats asinine. Top speed is top speed, and the Z06 has more of it than any production motorcycle. Ive never raced the two heads up so I can't comment at which speed you'd have to start a roll-on to have the Z06 stay ahead all the way... if I had to guess, maybe from around 170-180kmh?
superspud9
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now if only in physics they would give you examples like this to solve, instead of damn boxes and friction on ramps!
2500Express
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Top speed is also governed on all production bikes with the "gentlemans agreement"
yee_boys69
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Bigevildoer
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I don't recall any of my liter bikes being capable of doing 330km/h
Latest example of new ZX10 in SSB magazine. They could not get the bike to break 200 mph (321 kmh), even though there was tons of RPM and power left after their mods.
Why? The factory speed inhibitor. They took it to tuning specialists and everything, but couldn't break the inhibitor's coding. So, theoretically, the ZX10 with their mods would be able to walk away from the Z06 at top speed if they could break the encryption.
Sure, some people will squawk - it's a MODIFIED ZX10 vs. a STOCK Z06. What's the price difference? 5:1?
mma01
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You said "If you ever happen to find yourself beside a Z06 on the highway, best of luck to you...." How often are you cruising at 170-180 when you run into a Z06? Save your guessing and speculation... the top speed superiority of a stock z06 is simply not enough to make up for the bus lengths a litre bike will put on it in a real world situation (i.e. cruising on the highway at 100-140 kph) up to the bikes top speed.. unless you are racing from here to montreal.
you've never raced the two heads up? you didnt need to tell me that...its evident in your post.
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Thats right.
I have a 08 gsxr 1000 with: gp shift, taylor exhaust, stacks, iridium IX spark, ripped out SET, KN race filter, and a pc3. When I race my buddies, in a closed course of course , in there 50k+ cars, I always have such a lead I just stop and wait.
But I will tell you, the GTR's launch control will allow the bike to pull a 1/4 mile faster then heavier cars.
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i dont think price is the issue i'd "squawk" about. modified is modified, anything can be modified. hell, a car can be modified into a boat, but that doesnt mean that the boat car is in any way superior to an unmodified car.
if mods are allowed, then we should compare modded vehicles, in which case i would be willing to bet the z06 would annihilate the zx-10, no contest.
redridernl
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Once the vette reaches it's top speed, given enough time, it will catch the bike and "walk away" but until it reaches that point it will get beaten.
Prince
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Post #26 ...that's a "stock" Aprilia RSV4 smoking a modded Lamborghini in the 1/4 mile stretch.
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