Top Gear stuff - Ariel Atom and the Honda CBR600RR

[superchoward]

I thought by the many replies etc on the other thread about the Atom and the CBR i would post some clips of it. Enjoy

Ariel Atom vs. Honda CBR600RR

Jeremy Clarkson Review the Ariel Atom

Stig Races the Ariel Atom Around the Top Gear Test Track

I can only upload at 44k/s so dont all try at once

Chris

[binge]

I watched the CBR600 Race and I hav to watch it again, It was awsome!

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[divuk83]

Cheers Chris, I have seen so many threads about this on loads of forums, but as I don't watch TV I haven't really seen any of the stuff about it.

Cheers

Dave

[Wave2k]

thats one hell of a car, i like clarksons face on the straight LOL
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[superchoward]

Yeah i liked it when he went from going slow to really fast and his fac e gradually got more messed up. Great car

[loply]

I hate car vs bike tests though!
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[paulthewitt]

anyone else notice how the bike rider was a good few inches from knee down on all the bends. the program is catering for a car driving audience so of course it won, in reality, the gap would probly be about 1-2 secs, not 4.

put it up against a 750 tho.....
or even a litre bike!!!

my 2p's worth!!
Paul

[haGGard]

Its TOP GEAR

The bike will NEVER win

[G]

As I mentioned in another thread; the bike tyres were probably cold. That is a major failing of bikes in such situations whilch clarkson is obviously happy to capitalise on.

[BLOFLY 636]

[G]

The rider was holding his knee out however if I remember correctly, it's just he wasn't leant over enough to get it down.

Note my comment about the cold tyres... either he couldn't push it because of that or his was a slow rider.

I know my 'warm up' laps are usually a lot more than 4seconds longer than my faster laps; but then I'm trying to push it on the warm up laps.

[DM]

[G]

That would be me*, while I'm not very skilled in the grand scheme of things, I can ride a bike to a moderately acceptable standard.

*I think, though I doubt I made comments about the showing off, as I do think it's a useful method for riding amd improving your riding.

The point was... hanging off will allow you to go faster, getting your knee down won't.
Getting your knee down will give you more confidence to go faster, but won't change anything speedwise.

It's just an extra 'sense', rather than

[Silver]

[G]

[Silver]

Should have t-boned him at the next corner...!

Apparently he gets a bit pissed off when knocked off/forced into a mistake (thinking back to his battle with Foggy, where he ended up in the gravel on the last lap).

[BLOFLY 636]

no G you didn't say anything about showing off by getting your knee down but others have is it a matter that they secretly want to get their knee down too? but just pretend that they don't want to? cmon people it's time to ask for help, we're here for you REACH OUT and touch someone .....or that tarmac! but on a serious note the main thing I learnt by getting my knee down is that the amount of steering response gained by hanging off a bit is enormous it is so much more stable and the feedback is fantastic OH and it's bloody great fun!
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[Josh]

I haven't got my knee down yet but hanging off is just so much more fun and allows me to corner faster/more stable than usual which is a bonus, I just haven't found anywhere good to plant it down this winter, badly surfaced roads with crap all over them
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