Horesepower needed to beat a bike

[Nawsad123]

Hey guys,

Serious question, in getting ready for next summer, how much hp does a car need to keep up with 600cc and 1000cc bikes. Currently pushing 680rwhp/850 to the crank...

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[K4fxd]

That will depend on the bike and the rider. It is power to weight ratio, and the ability to put that power to the ground.

A pro stock bike has a HP to weight ratio of 1.8

So assuming 4000 pounds for car and driver you would need close to 2300 HP to beat a pro stock motorcycle.

I know that is the extreme and no pro stock bike will live on the street, but that is the answer if you want to win every race.

 

[K4fxd]

The Kawasaki H2R: 1.663hp/kg there is 2.2 pounds to a kilogram so do the math.

That is without rider, so add about 180 Lbs to the equation.

 

[ice445]

4 digits.

 

[Vlad Soare]

A motorcycle is not limited by power, but by how fast its rider dares to ride. You just need a car with a higher maximum speed than that.

 

[wproctor411]

Traction. How is an 8 second street-able Mustang setup?

 

[IrishStallion]

Darwin award in the making....

 

[CJJon]

Traction. How is an 8 second street-able Mustang setup?

Slow in comparison to a hot sport bike.

 

[CJJon]

Short answer will always be "more".

 

[Adamone92]

The Kawasaki H2R: 1.663hp/kg there is 2.2 pounds to a kilogram so do the math.

That is without rider, so add about 180 Lbs to the equation.

Well the h2r isnt street legal and there is only 1. So you'd have to look at an h2

Op i have a 2016 bmw s1000rr. I sold my old 2010 s1000rr to my buddy. My 2018 mustang gt 10r80 with full bolt ons and an odin supercharger still doesn't keep up. We tried. Im willing to take my bike to the limit (around 200mph) so top speed is a no go as well. There are vids of maxx wrist beating 1k+ cars with his s1000rr and his old cbr1000. So itll take A LOT of hp... and at that point you probably won't get traction, even from a roll.

I do beat 600cc bikes frequently though. Those are easier, especially from a roll. Some older liter bikes you might could, but i doubt it

 

[Adamone92]

Yes, but one leaf on the road...

Haha. You'd think so! But its not too bad! I hit a (dead) rabbit going about 130ish not too long ago. Scared the shit out of me but it was stable.

A deer would kill me at much slower speeds though.

 

[Stang55]

Bikes are quick, My friend had a Road Glide Ultra (with the 103ci on it not the Milwaukee) and I was stock we were side by side the whole time from light to light. I think he had a stage 2 kit on it but very impressive for such a massive bike to be as fast as a Gen2 5.0 side by side. He had a 435i too but we never ran them together.

 

[Adamone92]

Bikes are quick, My friend had a Road Glide Ultra (with the 103ci on it not the Milwaukee) and I was stock we were side by side the whole time from light to light. I think he had a stage 2 kit on it but very impressive for such a massive bike to be as fast as a Gen2 5.0 side by side. He had a 435i too but we never ran them together.

Yeah they are. My s1000rr weighs nothing and has over 200hp. Lol

 

[Adamone92]

A friend of mine got hit by a deer. Not the other way around. It jumped into his passenger seat through the window. He was fine, but unsurprisingly crashed and totalled the car.

Deer are the worst. Unless on the dinner table.

 

[Strokerswild]

A deer would kill me at much slower speeds though.

You don't want to hit a deer on a bike, trust me. Been there, done that.

Takes a fast car to beat a stout bike.....

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