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Fastest 0-60 circa 2000
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:58 am
by grahamvtr100026
I have read that 'a motorcycle magazine' said the storm was te fastest 0-60 bike in the world, does any body know what magazine it was????
(Go to wiki page on the firestorm)
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:39 pm
by sirch345
I don't know which magazine printed that, but have a look at this
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech ... ith-video-
Chris.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:23 pm
by Kitch
I'm not sure what magazine that would ever have been in, considering:
Hayabusa, ZX12, GSXR1000, R1, FireBlade, SP1, 996, ZX9R and a host of others are faster to 60 in the year 2000/1.
The Storm hits 60 in 3.9, all the above are 3.5 or better with the GSXR being the daddy of that time with 2.7.
Any of those bikes will also do a 10 second (most will do 9's) 1/4 mile whereas the Storm manages 11's
11.090 being the fastest Storm I can find.
9.940 for a 2000 model Blade.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:42 pm
by Jbrebel
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:35 pm
by storminateacup
Timbo wrote:I have been told that due to it's torque and power it is the fastest bike out of a corner, i would not know as i am a sensible rider
Now come on Timbo you know it's because it's BLACK
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:12 pm
by grahamvtr100026
just for info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_VTR1000F
in the first paragraph, no reference to go with it
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:15 pm
by grahamvtr100026
nothing gets near the firestorm 60-80 time!!!
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:08 pm
by LotusSevenMan
Ummmm
Check out the Caterham
R500's 0 - 60mph time here:-
http://www.stevecarter.com/R500/R500main.htm#2
Not bad for a car made 6 years ago eh? 
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:14 pm
by Seeker 77
grahamvtr100026 wrote:
nothing gets near the firestorm 60-80 time!!!
Cough!
GSX-R1000 ('05) 5/05, 12/05, 8/05 9.79 @ 148.4
2.46 2.48 n/a
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:10 am
by thumper
GSX1400 0-62 MPH 2.54 SECS
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:11 pm
by grahamvtr100026
Timbo wrote:grahamvtr100026 wrote:
nothing gets near the firestorm 60-80 time!!!
Just had a quick glance and immediately the 60-80 time is trashed by the ZX10R.
Just nipping out to my local Kwak dealer
I should read it properly shouldnt i !!!
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:17 pm
by sirch345
IMHO the Storm's performance isn't that bad for a design that's been basically unchanged for almost TWELVE YEARS
Chris.
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:39 pm
by Beamish
Come on guys! I would not have bought the Storm if I was after top performance figures, an old FZR1000 genesis would be a bloody good match! Its the look/sound/price and feel I went for.
0 -60
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:11 pm
by stevevtr1
But could you get one of these for 2K? plus you'd still be stuck in traffic.
Sure i bet they're a ball on a trackday,watched a Top Dear episode the other week where Clarkston pitched an Ariel Atom against a CBR600RR.stating you don't need a bike for performance.Why then did he pitch the 29K supercharged against a 7K 600,a Fireblade would have given a better comparison(not sure it would have beaten the Atom),but you could still buy 3 of them to one Ariel.
Cheers
Steve[/u]