And the moral of this story is??

[Zaster]

Enjoy: Hildo´s Harley vs Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade

[Steve.In.Atlanta]

American muscle, in a straight line it's a force to be reckoned with. Thrown in a curve and the race is lost.

[Zaster]

American muscle, in a straight line it's a force to be reckoned with. Thrown in a curve and the race is lost.

[drunkfatguy]

I think it was more of the young pup messing with the well experienced Rider, skill made all the difference in the world.

[Zaster]

I think it was more of the young pup messing with the well experienced Rider, skill made all the difference in the world.

Yep, all the youngen had to do is rev it up and dump the clutch (race start)....the short distance goes in favor of the V-twin

[Cloner]

The moral of the story is that if you spend twice or three times the price of a CBR on an HD motor it'll go faster in a straight line for the first 100 feet because it hooks up better? 

What do I win?

Rat does not equal cheap!

[Zaster]

The moral of the story is that if you spend twice or three times the price of a CBR on an HD motor it'll go faster in a straight line for the first 100 feet because it hooks up better? 

What do I win?

Rat does not equal cheap!

[ManaloEA]

The short race is always won by torque and hookup, which is why my little 696 can embarrass those Ninja's and CBR's around town. I know they will tear me up long distance, but if they are willing to make an idiot of themselves from stoplight to stoplight, I can work an ass-whoopin into my busy schedule.

[bikepilot]

Not really, not if the I4 guy knows how to use a clutch (luckily most don't).  Come up against a half-way decent rider on  even a CBR600RR and he'll blow you into the weeds.  Its easier to launch a bike with a wide power curve, low gearing and a bunch of low rpm pull, but its totally possible to launch a high-revving bike really hard as well, you've just gotta be good with the clutch.  Look at the 60' times for good riders on I4s sometime

[ManaloEA]

Yes it is possible but not likely. The guys on the sport bikes (at least around here) practice doing wheelies, not launches. And when you are riding in suburbia, three seconds you are coming up on traffic again. That's not to say that I will never get my ass handed to me with a case of humble pie, but I do enjoy a little advantage once in a while.