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Moto Board => General Monster Forum => Topic started by: Rob Hilding on June 27, 2009, 06:52:53 AM

Title: Caterham v. Hyper1100S
Post by: Rob Hilding on June 27, 2009, 06:52:53 AM
Looks like fun in/on either vehicle [bacon]



autocar.tv: Caterham R500 vs Ducati (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfy1VO4ePlA#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: Caterham v. Hyper1100S
Post by: Slide Panda on June 27, 2009, 07:51:27 AM
Weeeee!  So want to drive a Caterham... never even seen one in person though.

Given the same pilot skill, in all but the tightest switchy back stuff, where the bike can falttern the curves that car can't, you've got to give it to the Caterham, so quick and so much grip, and so much more to brake with.  Like they said, the braking is where something like the Caterham will gobble up the bike. 

Either way... looked like fun.
Title: Re: Caterham v. Hyper1100S
Post by: Greg on June 27, 2009, 10:48:36 AM
Saw a lot of Caterhams on my last trip to the UK  ;D

Must take quite a bit of commitment to scrape the pegs on a Hypermotard
Title: Re: Caterham v. Hyper1100S
Post by: z0mb1e_DUC on June 27, 2009, 04:45:06 PM
I see one here in the Northeast every so often.  The main importer for the US is in Massachusetts.  There's also a couple of shops here about that specialize in them.
Title: Re: Caterham v. Hyper1100S
Post by: He Man on June 27, 2009, 05:02:00 PM
woudl be nice to see an SBK go against that! that car moves though
Title: Re: Caterham v. Hyper1100S
Post by: TAftonomos on June 27, 2009, 05:34:28 PM
More contact patches (car) = more grip to turn, accel, and brake.  Sure moto GP bikes haul ass, but they arn't pulling 5+ g's in the corners or under braking like an F1 car, which is why they arn't as fast.

Man that guy on the hyper can ride!  [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Caterham v. Hyper1100S
Post by: Statler on June 27, 2009, 06:08:36 PM
for those who didn't see them last year, here's the follow-up:

Car vs Bike - Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Man0X0bf8vk&feature=related#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: Caterham v. Hyper1100S
Post by: psycledelic on June 28, 2009, 03:54:27 AM
That had to be an edit.  Who jumps a car a foot off of the ground and says, "Oh my word."  Cool video.
Title: Re: Caterham v. Hyper1100S
Post by: Rob Hilding on June 28, 2009, 01:40:54 PM
Quote from: psycledelic on June 28, 2009, 03:54:27 AM
That had to be an edit.  Who jumps a car a foot off of the ground and says, "Oh my word."  Cool video.

A Brit - stiff upper lip and all that ;D ;D
Title: Re: Caterham v. Hyper1100S
Post by: Monsterlover on June 30, 2009, 05:22:03 PM
Awesome