Gallardo Superleggera vs Ducati 1098 on fifth gear.

[Graham Gooch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD-laKq_fSc

For those that didn't watch it.

Interesting viewing

 

[Dan 172]

Great to watch.

Hasslam can sure ride and the 1098 is awesome.

They seem to use Castle Combe alot now.

 

[Graham Gooch]

Yeah Leon Haslam is a top rider!

1098 is one fine looking bike, superleggera is fast though!

 

[Dan 172]

I think that would be my ideal combination of having a car and a bike.

 

[Graham Gooch]

Yeah pretty good lol.

 

[Christopher]

brilliant vid!

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Pitty they didnt use a decent superbike, would have really shown up the Superleggera.

 

[Graham Gooch]

Lol! Behave.

 

[JD]

did you watch the part with the girls in the back of the bentley? f me they were lookers, nice birds eye view and all

im not a lech

jamie

 

[Scutch]

Shuperb

 

[.GAZ.]

watched it last night.. nice wheelie 2 rub tiffs nose in it lol

 

[Bloooor]

lol was a good vid I have to say

 

[The Hoff]

Ah nice.

Good watch, Like to see how a 10R or Gixxer thou would of got on mind, none of this girly twin malarky!

 

[Graham Gooch]

Pfft.

Lol, 10R would of been wobbling its bars all down the straight LOL.

I heard the rest of the show was pretty good as well although I missed it.

 

[ollie]

Mint bike, I want it :'(

 

[Graham Gooch]

Ducati Finance. Live the dream lol.

 

[The Hoff]

Episode can be found here:

http://www.finalgear.com/shows/fifthgear/12/3/

Which links to download from here:

http://www.mininova.org/tor/894436

 

[Graham Gooch]

Thank you Hoffmeister.

 

[Fred@BTM]

Yeah Leon Haslam is a top rider!

his bird is mint too IIRC, the bugger!

 

[DH_GTI]

nice vid !!!

 

[Ian_182]

Good vid.Wish they had done it with a veyron

 

[Graham Gooch]

What would of that proven lol.

That you have to spend a £1,000,000 instead of £150,000 if you want to beat a bike lol.

 

[Ian_182]

Oh shut up ralph

 

[Graham Gooch]

No, why should I?

 

[ollie]

Luke

 

[Graham Gooch]

Ollie.

 

[Ian_182]

Sorry mate im tired.

I would just love to see the best car and bike together.Not an italian exotic against a real quick bike.
The price does'nt come into it for me.There too far appart to compare.
I'd like to see a hot lap with a veyron and say an R1 if thats still the fastest bike on the road.
Dont forget the superbike championship machines only lap at the same times as the porsche cup racers,so i'd like to see that.

 

[Graham Gooch]

The test would only be fair with the MV Augusta F4CC which is £70,000 lol.

Which is kinda the same sort of price scaling as the Veyron. MInd you I'd like to see that as I've never seen one moving ever lol.

 

[Ian_182]

Have you not seen the R1 vid with the veyron,or do you mean the MV augusta

 

[Graham Gooch]

Yeah I've seen the R1 get blown away top end by a Veyron.

The MV would too, its 'only' does 195mph.

Only bike I know that can 'could' match those speeds lives in Northern Ireland. Its a Busa turbo that achieved a GPS speed of 254mph, then again it has 750bhp LOL!!!!

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Pfft.

Lol, 10R would of been wobbling its bars all down the straight LOL.

I heard the rest of the show was pretty good as well although I missed it.

Only because its front wheel would be in the air around the whole lap.

No tankslappers on mine with Ohilns

 

[Graham Gooch]

Yeah, I'd love an 10R. Totally insane bike. Was blown away by one the other day, jesus it was flying......literally LOL.

 

[DougClio16v]

An excellent vid!!!

 

[Graham Gooch]

Fifth gear has been vastly improved this series tbh, its actually watchable, as was the last series.

 

[TeZ]

Veyron Vs Motogp bike?( 990 2006spec) that would be good.

 

[stewart reeves]

Great vid wasn't it. But Leon had far more speed, he was showboating so they would stay in the same shot. Having said that (and I have both cars and bikes) you can shape the debate anyway your want. If you take outright circuit lap records F1 takes everything including MotoGP (that's downforce and cornerspeed for you), although up to a certain speed a MotoGP bike can accelerate with an F1 car. Then look at Superbike vs say Touring Car (much closer) and so on.

Out on the road, unless like track conditions most bikes are real world faster;smaller, better power to weight etc. But if it rains!

What we need are some more head to heads on 5th Gear; how about, say Takuma Sato in a Nissan Skyline vs Nori Haga on the original R1, and what about going back a few years; RS Cosworth vs Fireblade anyone. Gentleman start your engines!

And finally here's a shout for VBH!

 

[Graham Gooch]

I find its all about picking the right line tbh.

I go round a certain bend on the way home from work, and tbh I can now corner it as fast as I can in the 182, I mean I am virtually touching the ground but taking the right line means I am much more confident in carrying speed into the turn.

 

[stewart reeves]

Agreed. Best money spent on going quicker on the bike is on a trackday or Keith Code school type tuition. Helps in the car too. Best thing I've ever learned (a worth sticking too when you have 'a moment') is that you will go where you look. So no glances at that ditch straight ahead as the corner tightens!

 

[Ian_182]

Veyron Vs Motogp bike?( 990 2006spec) that would be good.

Thats a bit much.

You would have to be fair and have moto GP v's F1 car

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Veyron Vs Motogp bike?( 990 2006spec) that would be good.

Thats a bit much.

You would have to be fair and have moto GP v's F1 car

Thats hardly fair now is it.

600kgs 800bhp vs 160kgs and 200bhp

1000kgs down force vs no downforce.

Clearly an F1 car would lap, accelerate, brake, corner much quicker than the Moto GP bike, thats what it does.

Superbikes vs touring cars make a better comparison, mostly with the superbikes lapping quicker.

Nurgburgring times are another good comparison with modern sportsbikes in road trim lapping at 7min 30 sec BTG