I'm not hung up on magazine times, I was using them as verifiable info and that I wasn't just making up creative numbers. I also said that whether IEATVETS took the bike wasn't in question. He said he took it, and I take his word for it. I even gave a kudos for it.
2mantoys, I didn't go nuts, I just said it was surprising.
Like someone here said, I'm sure that somewhere around here there are vipers that will give long and humbling views of taillights fading into the distance as it cruises merrily away. I'm also guessing that there is at least one within 30 miles of here, either one of Sean Roes' personal cars or one of his customer cars. I just haven't been lucky enough to play against one.
Andy, I have to agree with you. IT depends a lot on the rider.
Superbar, thanks for coming up with the Video I'd seen it before but couldn't find it again. My bike would be about equal performance wise with the stock bike shown, mainly due to being about 100lbs lighter than a hayabusa.
I never said anything derogatory about the Vipers, yes I wish that I had one in my garage. They offer stellar performance. In thinking about it more, if he was messing around with an older 750 (they've been around since the late 80's) even with a decent rider he probably could have beaten him pretty easily. Say a 98-99 or older model. I just equated his statement with a new or near new bike, so on that score MY Apologies. Since in the last 3 or 4 years the performance level of the bikes have improved tremendously.
Short of a few cars at multiples of a new Vipers price, there isn't many things on the road that will make a reasonable showing against a modern litre class or bigger motorcycle.
I guess my intent was to show that the modern large displacement motorcycle is significantly quicker than some folks imagine.
IEATVETS, if you thought I was trying to bust your chops, or whatever you wish to call it, I offer my apologies.
