Will a 2 stroke sports 125 beat many cars from lights?

[Marc_Buck]

Nsr125 or rs125? will they beat many cars away from traffic lights?

[Laura]

Yes.
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[Marc_Buck]

So they will pull up next to me, hear my 2 stroke rev, they will laugh and race me, i will beat them and they will not be laughing!

[Frost]

yes but your limited to a small band of speed at which they will win. up to 10mph a car does very wheel due to high mechanical grip and engine torque. much past that and the weight of the car combined with the way a cars engine doesnt rev very well will give a bike a big advantage. much past about 60mph and the bike will start to struggle as its lack of power begins to punish it.

So long as you have space to get up to around 30-40mph but not much more then you should win. sort blasts or long drags you will find tough.

[Marc_Buck]

I would never race a car on a long length, unless it was slow!
of course if the road was bendy i would give it all i have got, probably beating most cars/drivers unless they have a fast car or are a good driver?

[Frost]

you have the weight advantage on the corners, but thats it. Cars have the grip advantage over superbikes, and especially a 125.

Alot of standard cars when cornerd hard will keep with a superbike on the twistys (quicker turn in and can carry higher corner speed). So expect the car to be breathing down your next on the twistys. the only great advantage a bike has is the mid range pick up coming out of corners where the car is struggling to find a gear and some power whilst the bike has the drive to just pull away from it. On a 125 you wont have this advantage unless its a seriously tight corner.

For now just stick to thrashing peb boys and keeping your licence clean ready for insurance on something a bit more tasty

[Marc_Buck]

Ok i will only thrash ped boys

[Syfoon]

Nah, off the lights or coming off a roundabout you'll knock chav-boy cars right out.

I find great pleasure in riding down to CMK on Saturday night and beating all the modded Novas, Fiestas, Pugs and Corsas off the traffic lights there

Putting the old broken L-plate on the back just makes it even more insulting
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[Marc_Buck]

[Kickstart]

[mr.z]

Ive beaten a porche from the lights, my bike is a 20 year old 250kg tank of a thing, but people in cars only see a motorbike..
It would be rude not to make them feel stupid for attempting, the fact mine is regarded as a slow old hack make it all the more funny (i don't break the speed limit, but it dosen't mention anywhere how fast you get to 60 does it? )
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[Keith]

I find racing cars from a red light very fun, mainly because i always beat them. The RS has much more power than my 15 year old NS but the NS could also smoke anything from a red light.

You wont have any problems beating cars on a derestricted 125
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[billy whizz]

You never grow out of blowing cars off the lights. I just pick on faster cars now!
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[Bojje]

I'm sure that you'll blow a Golf 3 VR6 (174 hp) up to 100 km/h...

I've seen it.

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[ace2004k]

yer but thing is about the VR6, they wont even try and race ya coz they prbly cant be arsed, the ones that will attempt to race r the nova's, saxo's that have the hollowed out coke can attached to their exhaust, and an rs will beat them everyday! i know ive been tried at least 4 times and come off FAR FAR SUPERIOR! ive even gone to a car cruise and saxo's,novas have tried it on! they soon gve up and hide and the blonde bimbo in the passenger seat says to the driver 'no head for u 2nite'! LOL

[Syfoon]

[Kickstart]

Hi

I had a Nova once try it on against me on the 1200 Bandit. Didn't notice until I short shifted into second and heard his engine screaming. Actually bothered to give it some throttle in 2nd and left him behind.

All the best

Keith
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[Mr C]

nobody ever races me off the lights
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[Syfoon]

[Mr C]

I only ever sit there quietly as well


I dunno



maybe they do







try
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[JonB]

I beat a 125 at the lights yesterday on my 50cc ped...well only up to about 25 mph
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[ace2004k]

[quote]I beat a 125 at the lights yesterday on my 50cc ped...well only up to about 25 mph


LOL he obviously werent trying m8

[Frost]

nah auto box and clutch = nail the throttle and your gone. 125 guy had to worry about power, clutch, gears etc.

Peds are quick off the mark, they just quickly run out of steam