Topgear for bikers

[lostboy]

Was thinking the other day that there are alot of bikers out there and was wondering what if there was a topgear for bikers would you watch it.

the show would run along the same sort of format as topgear (in my mind), or are there any 'consumer' bike shows out there that already do a similar sort of thing already.
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[Bigbaggiesbik...]

I love Top Gear as it is so would definately like to see a bike version.

The only thing is, in my opinion Top Gear is a little bit of a naff program if you take out Clarkson, Hammond and May who I think make the show so you would need some pretty big charectors to make a bike version watchable as I doubt you would get clarkson talking bikes!
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[lostboy]

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Have a search through the hundred and sixty three threads on the other subject.
Seeing that top gear isn't 'about' cars, I don't see how it'd work if it was about bikes specifically. They've done shows with two wheels in (ie the Thailand one); the vehicle isn't the important factor in it's success, but the scripts writers and the presenters ability to portray those scripts.

Also, it'd get tiring here too, being told that a GSXR600 was the fastest thing ever, when you know they tested an R1 last year - and watching them do stunts while pretending they're actually racing.

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[Skudd]

Imagine a star on a reasonably priced bike, mayhem.
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[lostboy]

The big questions are this....

1) would 'the hamster' end up dead? he can't drive a car without crashing.

2) who would be 'the stig'?

3) would james 'captain slow' may make bikers image into 'weirdy beardies'?

4) what would top the lap powerboard?

5) what would be the sub zero bike on the cool wall?

6) what would the bike be for star on the reasonably priced bike?
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[craigs23]

Wouldn't work.

My Mum, for example, enjoys TopGear - it's an entertainment show as much as a car show and I think that would be very difficult to replicate with different presenters (how every much of a script the 3 characters stick to anyway).

[Skudd]

[BanditJeff]

There used to be a bike spot on Top Gear that was always presented by Steve Berry. I remember that section of the show was cancelled temporarally when Berry had an off, but the spot never returned.

[Flip]

Top gear for bikes would be shit. Last week, we rode sports 600's. This week, we're riding the same model bikes in different colours.

No thanks.

[Mystery]

i have to say it would be good and i would watch but theres not really a massive amount of bikes on the market unless they went back to older bikes and done like quads, snowmobiles as well etc
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To be re-titled TOP ER after a few episodes.
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[cammy mack]

there was a programme years ago on men and motors. hammond presented it with another bloke. they reviewed different bikes and scooters, was a bit piss though

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[willis1337]

I was thinking the other day that I would write in to TopGear to suggest a test:

The top car on their laptime board, set head to head against a standard production bike, bought from a local bike dealer. The test could include a 1/4 mile drag race, a lap of the top gear track and a long haul across a country (France?). Points for speed, comfort and style?

Bet they wouldn't go for it as the bike would show up the car by being cheaper, faster, more fun and - most important of all - sub zero cool.

[Whosthedaddy]

A 600RR was beaten by 4 seconds by the Atom on the track. I'm sure that a hyper car would munch its way past said bike on a 1/4 mile drag and as for cross country jaunts? I'd rather have the Zonda thanks.
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[willis1337]

Okay put the Atom against a litre sports bike on the strip, track and across country. I bet the bike would win all three.

With teh Zonda the cross country part would have to include getting across a major city with speed humps, traffic etc. What about a Busa against the Zonda, or maybe 20x Busa's v one Zonda (if money were divvied out equally to either side).

I think Top Gear ignore bikes too much - it's like they are scared of them.

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[Mystery]

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If you mean the top gear one - why need a moto gp rider, unless it was an F1 driver at the wheel?
Irrelevant anyway, as the pace wasn't much faster than a just-passed-DAS rider would be riding, so not really worth shelling out for a moto-gp rider, then telling them to ride slowly.

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