Road vs Custom

[Santa]

so does your learning curve increase if you are standing on two feet or down on all fours?

[JPaul]

depends how you define better, actually



cornering on a bike is more fun IMO so i would say bikes are better at cornering.

so technically by numbers cars are better, but bikes are better fun

If there is a particular reason you object to me agreeing with you I would be interested to hear it.

Or are you just obstreperous with everyone you deal with.

[GepperRankins]

i don't know what you're saying

[Jon L. Obscene]

No, Jp you're missing my point, yes top whack cars corner better than top whack bikes generally, but a top whack bike will corner better than an every day car.
Therefor the statement "Cars corner better" is incorrect through generalisation.
Some cars corner better than some bikes, some bikes corner better than some cars.

And to back up geps argument, .......bikes are a hell of a lot more fun

Jonno

@Gep.... Yeah he does that to me

[DarthInsinuate]

...I've never heard of anyone spending 6 hours being cut out of a bike...

Jonno

isn't that because they're being scrapped off the road?

also, i would have thought bkes would handle better than cars, because they're far lighter

[Santa]

remember boys and girls
when going around a corner - slow down as there might be something coming faster the other way

[JPaul]

No, Jp you're missing my point, yes top whack cars corner better than top whack bikes generally, but a top whack bike will corner better than an every day car.

You're wrong, a decent car will out-corner a top whack bike.

Bikes just aren't very good at cornering, it's inherent in their design. They just feel and look better at it, apparently.

It's one of those things which people take to be true, because it "makes sense" but it isn't.

If your position is that a top of the range bike corners better than a bag of shite car, then I can't really argue with that, but it proves feck all.

[JPaul]

...I've never heard of anyone spending 6 hours being cut out of a bike...

Jonno

also, i would have thought bkes would handle better than cars, because they're far lighter

That gives them a better power to weight ratio. Handling has to do with traction (rubber on the road) and balance.

Four tyres, flat on the road, are much better than two tyres at a 45 degree angle.

[GepperRankins]

i'm beginning to wonder if the theory that cars corner better is right. bikes can accelerate out quicker and can use a larger turning radius

[JPaul]

i'm beginning to wonder if the theory that cars corner better is right. bikes can accelerate out quicker and can use a larger turning radius