Caterham v. Hyper1100S

[Rob Hilding]

Looks like fun in/on either vehicle



autocar.tv: Caterham R500 vs Ducati

[Slide Panda]

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.

[Greg]

Saw a lot of Caterhams on my last trip to the UK 

Must take quite a bit of commitment to scrape the pegs on a Hypermotard

[z0mb1e_DUC]

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.

[He Man]

woudl be nice to see an SBK go against that! that car moves though

[TAftonomos]

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! 

[Statler]

for those who didn't see them last year, here's the follow-up:

Car vs Bike - Part 2

[psycledelic]

That had to be an edit.  Who jumps a car a foot off of the ground and says, "Oh my word."  Cool video.

[Rob Hilding]

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

[Monsterlover]

Awesome