Car vs. bike conrnering speeds

Fookin 'ell, you guys like discussing topics! ;o)

I was wondering the same thing the other day... The only thing I would say
is that it depends on how 'curved' the turn is. And how the road surface is.
On my way to work there are a few roundabouts, which are chambered and a bit
bit bumpy throughout the whole roundabout. I wouldn't risk my skin going
round 'em too fast, there is just to much risk low siding. but give me my
Peogeot 306(biggish-old-shape) and I go screamin round 'em....

Zeroaxe

 

Haven't found any bike v car tests on the web but this is amusing:

http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~scoobydoo/imprezaweb/reviews/handling.htm

306 beats 911 in one test!

 

Ben Blaney wrote

It's not at all relevant, well, apart from pilot ability, but I
spanked the arse [1] of an Elise at a recent traffic light grand-prix
[2]. It was wet and greasy, he dumped the clutch and sat there
spinning his wheels.

The MX-6 was in the sunset, and he was humiliated [3]

Cheers,

Paul.

[1] No-one was more surprised than me ..
[2] No, I don't make a habit of it ;-)
[3] -ish ..

 

Heh. I had a clown in a VX220 Turbo try and kill himself and as many
people around him whilst on the A54 near Winsford on the way to Oulton the
other weekend.

Given that we were fully laden with supplies and stuff, I was quite
pleased to have held him off for as long as I did[1] but he went for an
overtake that simply did not exist forcing other motorists to dive
hedgeward, etc.

It was one of those "see it happening in slow-motion" moments, Suze and I
saw it developing and it caused me to back off and trail the middle pedal,
ready to bury it if it went pear-shaped.

He pissed off but we quickly caught him up in Winsford itself; there was a
set of lights at red and he was in the left-hand lane (still
dual-carriageway) as we approached. I drew alongside and we both looked
out the passenger side at him.

He turned to meet our gaze wearing a 40-something smugness that I was
fully anticipating; we both caught his attention for /just/ the right
amount of time before giving him the "wanker" sign, me mouthing the word
lest there be any doubt.

He performed a classic double-take and despite the our windows being wound
up, he could clearly be heard to exclaim "What?!" as the lights changed
and we drove on, leaving him in the queue.

[1] Not long...
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LOL