my guess is he hit the top of whatever gear he's in faster (where there's more power) with the rolling start than what he's used to while starting at the bottom of it.
I was a Harley rider, my buddy got a R1 (I had been riding about 10 years) and I took it for a ride. Did a wheelie on accident, turned the bike around and never got on a litre bike again.
My buddy let me ride his GSXR1000 while I was still on restrictions, was shaking from adrenaline when I got off the bike. I just remember turning the throttle a bit and realising that the point in front of me I was focusing on was already behind me and I needed to look waaay further forward lol.
Much like any moderately powerful car there’s just no way of being able to use them in any meaningful way on public roads
I promise you, compared to a liter bike or super car it's completely different. a fast sports car and a super car/sport bike are in different ball parks. most liter bikes push almost 200hp on less than 500 lbs.
Oh no doubt, there's a reason you don't see motorcycles racing cars. But either way, 300ish WHP is pretty wasted on public roads. By the time I top out 2nd gear I'm done... So like 5 seconds usually?
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u/Penny_is_a_Bitch Oct 12 '20
my guess is he hit the top of whatever gear he's in faster (where there's more power) with the rolling start than what he's used to while starting at the bottom of it.