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Just kidding man. Nice kill...sorta
Just kidding man. Nice kill...sorta
Ran a Sport bike
Ok, I got good news and bad news.
The Bad,
Let me say first, I do have a show coming up, that is at night, and this will also help me at HIN.
Well last Sunday, I installed a full underbody lighting kit on my Z. I know it Screams RICE, But I used the top of the line LED Kit (Varad ULX300) and it really looks good :helpsmilie: Tonight was only the 2nd time I have driven the Z since the install and the First time I drove with it on (don't kill me, it was after 4am).
The Good,
I was on my way to the house (around 4am) With the LED kit on. I was just cruising about 65mph on 114 in Dallas. When I see a single HID coming up fast. Oh yeah a sport bike to play with!! ( it seems like sport bikes, LS1's, and Jaysen are the only things that will try me these days) So he jumps in front of me as I exit on to 121 north. For anybody that doesn't know that area, its a long sweeping turn to the right that gets very sharp at the end. I can normally take the turn at 80+, till the end at the sharp part, then I have to tap the breaks. Well the Bike was right in front of me, Maybe a 1/2 car ahead. I was doing right around 70 when we cleared the turn. There where a few cars and an 18 wheeler in front of us in the right 2 lanes on 121.
So I down shifted into 4th and slammed on the Gas. :shiftdrive: The revs jumped (I think I got the jump on him) as I moved all the way over to the left lane (121 is 5 lanes wide at this point). As I was switching lanes, he hit it, and popped a wheelie. Then He Pulled into the lane I was in, about a car length ahead of me, dropped back to two wheels and tucked down. I red lined it 4th, power shifted into 5th (not sure where I shifted out of 5th) then into 6th. At this time I was on his ass. I let off around 140mph with him about 10 feet in front of me (and I was slowly gaining). He slowed down as I did, got to my Passenger side window, lifted his helmet, and asked if I had a Twin Turbos!! I said No. He acted like He did not believe me, but gave me a thumbs up anyways, and got of at the next exit.
I just cruised the rest of the way home thinking, **** I thought he would smoke me. I can't believe I almost had him. The ricers are right!!! LED Lights do make you faster!!! :doh: [attachmentid=8113]
The Bad,
Let me say first, I do have a show coming up, that is at night, and this will also help me at HIN.
Well last Sunday, I installed a full underbody lighting kit on my Z. I know it Screams RICE, But I used the top of the line LED Kit (Varad ULX300) and it really looks good :helpsmilie: Tonight was only the 2nd time I have driven the Z since the install and the First time I drove with it on (don't kill me, it was after 4am).
The Good,
I was on my way to the house (around 4am) With the LED kit on. I was just cruising about 65mph on 114 in Dallas. When I see a single HID coming up fast. Oh yeah a sport bike to play with!! ( it seems like sport bikes, LS1's, and Jaysen are the only things that will try me these days) So he jumps in front of me as I exit on to 121 north. For anybody that doesn't know that area, its a long sweeping turn to the right that gets very sharp at the end. I can normally take the turn at 80+, till the end at the sharp part, then I have to tap the breaks. Well the Bike was right in front of me, Maybe a 1/2 car ahead. I was doing right around 70 when we cleared the turn. There where a few cars and an 18 wheeler in front of us in the right 2 lanes on 121.
So I down shifted into 4th and slammed on the Gas. :shiftdrive: The revs jumped (I think I got the jump on him) as I moved all the way over to the left lane (121 is 5 lanes wide at this point). As I was switching lanes, he hit it, and popped a wheelie. Then He Pulled into the lane I was in, about a car length ahead of me, dropped back to two wheels and tucked down. I red lined it 4th, power shifted into 5th (not sure where I shifted out of 5th) then into 6th. At this time I was on his ass. I let off around 140mph with him about 10 feet in front of me (and I was slowly gaining). He slowed down as I did, got to my Passenger side window, lifted his helmet, and asked if I had a Twin Turbos!! I said No. He acted like He did not believe me, but gave me a thumbs up anyways, and got of at the next exit.
I just cruised the rest of the way home thinking, **** I thought he would smoke me. I can't believe I almost had him. The ricers are right!!! LED Lights do make you faster!!! :doh: [attachmentid=8113]
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Well The Bike had HID headlights and LED rear and turn lights, So I'm guessing it was kind of new. It was dark so I did not get a really good look at the bike, **** I don't know much about them anyway.
The guy seemed to be pretty good size, I would Say 5'10 or 6' and about 175-190lbs So I would guess at lest a 600cc???? He might not have been on it all the way, but I could tell by the way he asked if I had TT that he was surprised how easily I stayed up with him. He started it, so I would think he would want to put me in my place
what I thought a bike would do to me on the Highway
Well The Bike had HID headlights and LED rear and turn lights, So I'm guessing it was kind of new. It was dark so I did not get a really good look at the bike, **** I don't know much about them anyway.
The guy seemed to be pretty good size, I would Say 5'10 or 6' and about 175-190lbs So I would guess at lest a 600cc???? He might not have been on it all the way, but I could tell by the way he asked if I had TT that he was surprised how easily I stayed up with him. He started it, so I would think he would want to put me in my place
what I thought a bike would do to me on the Highway
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As a past owner of 7 sport bikes including the most powerful and the fastest ever made, the Hayabusa, I can tell you that no bike 600cc and up will lose to a Z unless the rider is not trying or the roadway/traffic does not allow it. A stock Hayabusa (1300cc) does in fact run 10 second qtrs as does an R1, ZX10, GSXR1000, and CBR1000RR. No 600 is near that fast but still way fast enough to toast anything but a HIGHLY modified car - certainly not a stock Z or Vette or anything else for that matter.
Power to weight ratio cannot be overlooked. Newer liter bikes easily have around 150 HP but weigh around 500 lbs or 0.3 HP/lb. A Z has around 240 WHP but weighs 3400 lbs or 0.07 HP/lb. Not even in the same ball park folks. Fa' get a' bout it!
I love my Z and it rocks but I know better than to race a bike and anyone who does with the intention of beating it is not in the know and waiting to have his ass handed to him.
But good job anyhow. You outgunned some idiot. Maybe he will tell his friends and the Z rep will grow
Power to weight ratio cannot be overlooked. Newer liter bikes easily have around 150 HP but weigh around 500 lbs or 0.3 HP/lb. A Z has around 240 WHP but weighs 3400 lbs or 0.07 HP/lb. Not even in the same ball park folks. Fa' get a' bout it!
I love my Z and it rocks but I know better than to race a bike and anyone who does with the intention of beating it is not in the know and waiting to have his ass handed to him.
But good job anyhow. You outgunned some idiot. Maybe he will tell his friends and the Z rep will grow
All hail the SmoothZ
Here was my baby. It almost matched my Z too.
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