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Timpo · 12-05-2014, 05:55 PM

I have some questions to people who have ridden supersport bikes (YZF-R1, Panigale, CBR1000RR, etc) and some race cars (Indy 500, LM style cars, or any open wheeler and/or LeMans looking cars)

Street cars such as Toyota Corolla, Lamborghini Aventador, Honda Civic, Bugatti Veyron, etc.. are all classified as "Passenger Vehicle"
They can typically pull 1g on corners and braking.

"Competition Vehicle" on the other hand, can pull 2+g sometimes up to approx 5+g during braking and cornering.
Much faster accelration too, something like 5 times faster than Veyron(IIRC) after 100km/h when downforce puts the car on the ground.

Superbikes can go much faster than exotics for 1/10 of price.

Anyways, my question is, after riding supersport or driving race cars, did your perception towards street cars change?
I noticed that people tend to say how spending so much money on street car is so silly now and when they see Ferrari and Lambo on the street, they don't get the same buzz anymore. They say how they don't care about getting loud exhaust on their Mustang or nice rims on BMW M5 and all that. They pretty much get much less excited about fast cars. People usually buy a superbikes or racing car for weekend fun and just buy a beater/econo box for daily driving. Did anyone else notice this?

12-05-2014, 05:55 PM	#1
Timpo I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: ... Posts: 20,300 Thanked 4,525 Times in 1,357 Posts Failed 4,505 Times in 971 Posts	Thoughts on fast street cars after riding superbikes and/or race cars? I have some questions to people who have ridden supersport bikes (YZF-R1, Panigale, CBR1000RR, etc) and some race cars (Indy 500, LM style cars, or any open wheeler and/or LeMans looking cars) Street cars such as Toyota Corolla, Lamborghini Aventador, Honda Civic, Bugatti Veyron, etc.. are all classified as "Passenger Vehicle" They can typically pull 1g on corners and braking. "Competition Vehicle" on the other hand, can pull 2+g sometimes up to approx 5+g during braking and cornering. Much faster accelration too, something like 5 times faster than Veyron(IIRC) after 100km/h when downforce puts the car on the ground. Superbikes can go much faster than exotics for 1/10 of price. Anyways, my question is, after riding supersport or driving race cars, did your perception towards street cars change? I noticed that people tend to say how spending so much money on street car is so silly now and when they see Ferrari and Lambo on the street, they don't get the same buzz anymore. They say how they don't care about getting loud exhaust on their Mustang or nice rims on BMW M5 and all that. They pretty much get much less excited about fast cars. People usually buy a superbikes or racing car for weekend fun and just buy a beater/econo box for daily driving. Did anyone else notice this?