matt777

I should probably keep this to myself. I was at the lights last night lined up with a Harley. I thought I would take off quick and get in front of him for my next turn. Wrong. While I wasn't quite at full throttle I wasn't getting past him. Those things are quick and he had some gal on the back too. I'm pretty sure he had a smirk on his face.

mcpiaseczny

Never race a bike with anything other than a supercar, otherwise it's a guaranteed fail.

tjangi

It wasn't one of these guys?

No HTwo O

Pounds/HP was not in your favor.

I've found Harley owners very friendy with us air cooled Porsche owners. I always give them the low "V" wave.

matt777

Its was hard to tell because the b*%tch was still on.

cdmdriver

I have ridden a Road King for years. Most Harley are not stock. Because they are sooo much cheaper to work on, most engines are improved, some substantially. Almost instantly, the stock exhaust is replaced, along with the air filters, etc. Then comes the big bore and cam replacement modifications. The real impressive thing with the twin cam Harley motor though is the low end torque. Very fast off the line.

dcdude

I'm not aware of any 911s that are good drag racers. Maybe a current turbo?

zizu

+ 1

timothymoffat

Any newer, PDK equipped Porsche (Cayman, Panamera, and 911) is super-quick of the line. 7 speeds with very short 1st and close ratios adds up to a quick car that even my 89-year-old grandmother could post good times in. Latest Turbo S (PDK standard) is posting 11.0 1/4 miles (one even reported sub 11). Crazy.

600RR

Sport bike 0-60 in about 3.0 ... tough to stick with a bike.

ilko

Love the show!!!

Cemoto

"Sport bike 0-60 in about 3.0 ... tough to stick with a bike."

+1

Yes, my six-speed Yamaha is rated at 0-60 in 3.1, and red lines at 11 grand.

The "fun factor" is huge.......

Bob Rouleau

Harley's - even modified ones are not very powerful. Sportbikes are another story. Doing a laucnh control start on a public street does't seem like a good idea to me.

Slow Guy

No Harley is going to compete with a sport bike.

theporscheguy

Saw on CNN today that Harley is going to start building bikes in India.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapc...iref=allsearch

Maybe they will start to be a little slower.