From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: 0-60-0, cage vs. bike (was: More gasohol)
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 14:09:28 GMT

viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson) writes:
>kretz@remus.rutgers.edu (Kevin Kretz) writes:
>> viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson) writes:

>>] 	Sounds to me like you've never had the opportunity to drive a
>>] Shelby 427 Cobra of any year.  Gutless?  The only thing that comes close
>>] is a Dodge Viper, and you'd think 25 years of refinement would allow the
>>] Viper to cream it.  It doesn't.  It barely stays even.

>>So? It's a cage.  Bring the Viper, and the Cobra, and your life
>>savings to _my_ house.  Englishtown Raceway is only 12 minutes away.
>>I'll be the guy on the FJ1200. 

>	Are you kidding?  My life savings won't even buy me a new bike,
>let alone a Cobra or a Viper.  However, we can settle this in true DoD
>fashion: Calling the Keeper of the Stats!  Calling the Keeper of the Stats!

>	What's the 1/4mile time, 0-60, 0-100, and 0-60-0 times of the
>FJ1200 and the Shelby 427 Cobra?

>	I seem to recall 0-60-0 in the low 6 second range, possibly less.

I can't help with 0-60-0 times because none of the bike magazines use
that as a test. And braking results are posted in feet, not seconds, so
I'm no help there either, but here's acceleration stats for a variety of
bikes. Remember that the last time I did this, it killed the discussion,
so I cannot be held responsible for what happens to this discussion if
you read what follows.


Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning!

			***FACTS*** follow!

Ok, now you're going to have to kill me. Here's the roll-on data from
several issues of "Cycle", including the May 1991 comparison of the
ZX-11, CBR1000, FJ1200 and Katana 1100. Some of the data, and the format
is from Chuck Roger's "Performance Database From Hell". Sorted on top
gear roll on.

MODEL        Make Weight 1/4mile_t@v  0-60 45-70(3) 45-70(4) 45-70(5)
--------     ---- ------ ------------ ---- -------- -------- --------
FJ1200(89)   Yam  588.0w 11.03@123.67 2.95 2.4 @201 3.0 @254 3.7 @312
VMX12N(85)   Yam  618.5w 10.99@124.04 N/A  2.24@189 3.12@265 3.76@319
FJ1200(86)   Yam  579.0w 10.78@127.07 2.8  2.88@232 3.28@273 3.92@326
VMX12 (88)   Yam  624.0w 10.98@124.20 2.95 2.15@183 3.25@274 3.95@373
Kat1100(91)  Suz  599.5w 10.91@124.29 2.90 2.55@215 3.25@275 4.15@350
VMX12N(85)   Yam  618.5w 10.99@124.04 2.88 2.48@209 3.36@285 4.16@350
FJ1200(91)   Yam  596.5w 11.10@119.31 2.95 2.60@219 3.35@284 4.30@362
FJ1100(84)   Yam  571.0w 11.07@124.79 3.04 2.88@247 3.68@327 4.48@392
ZX11 *(90)   Kaw  575.5w 10.52@131.82 2.65 2.9 @244 3.8 @320 4.6 @390
R100GS(88)   BMW  491.0w 13.26@ 95.85 4.25 3.5 @300 4.2 @357 4.6 @392 
CBR1000*(91) Hon  600.0w 10.75@125.58 2.75 3.05@257 3.95@335 4.90@410
ZX-11 *(91)  Kaw  587.5w 10.51@132.21 2.65 3.40@286 4.25@358 5.10@430
ZX10 *(88)   Kaw  578.0w 10.71@128.62 2.65 3.1 @264 4.2 @352 5.1 @428

Where 0-60 is in seconds and 45-70 is in seconds@feet, in the top 3
gears (* means gears 4-6 on a 6 speed tranny, not 3-5 on a 5 speed).
-- 
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland  blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com  BIX:blaine_g
580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108           Favorite road signs:
Dumper of Dirtbikes #46             FJ1200   Winding Road Next 77 Miles
My other motorcycle is a Quadracer           Caution: Passing Areas Not Marked