0 to 60 in ?

[2ride4life7]

i was just wondering what the gs500 0 to 60 is as i havnt really had a go yet i have been told lots of different times but i just duno witch to belive any help would be appreciated cheers  

[Black Snowman]

I could only guestimate but I know I can get to about 80 down an onramp before I can merge. Sure it's downhill but it's also not very far and I have to start slow for the turn into it.

For comparison my old 6 speed 300ZX could get to 65 on the same ramp at the same spot.

[glenn9171]

Faster than a stock Camaro or Mustang.

How fast does it take to get to the top of 2nd gear?  I am above 60mph at redline in 2nd.

[Piper5177]

If it's stock, it will do it in around 5 seconds depending on the weight of the rider and wind.

[Black Snowman]

If it's stock, it will do it in around 5 seconds depending on the weight of the rider and wind.

Ya, in full gear I can add as much as 250 lbs to the bike

[TheGoodGuy]

its somewhere between 4.5 - 5.5 seconds..

[glenn9171]

If it's stock, it will do it in around 5 seconds depending on the weight of the rider and wind.

Ya, in full gear I can add as much as 250 lbs to the bike

Ditto.  

I doubt wind would be much of a factor in 0-60 times unless we are talking about a hurricane-type wind.

[mrslush50]

so 0=60 in 5sec. (aprox.)

does anyone know an average 1/4 mile time for a stock gs?

[2ride4life7]

thanks thats about what i thought i would be. all i can say there is nothing better than accelerating and seeing the cars behind getting smaller in your mirrors  :nana:. i ant a speed demon or anything .

[2ride4life7]

oh yeah if you do wana play with the acceleration make sure there is a nice straight clear road ahead and dont watch the cars in the mirrors dissapear to long.  Because safety is the most important thing of all


Ride safe

[QWKDTSN]

my old 6 speed 300ZX

You sure about that?

[glenn9171]

so 0=60 in 5sec. (aprox.)

does anyone know an average 1/4 mile time for a stock gs?

Different magazine articles over the years averaged about 13.5@95mph or so.  Some as good as 13.2@98mph.

[gsJack]

so 0=60 in 5sec. (aprox.)

does anyone know an average 1/4 mile time for a stock gs?

Here's a summary of all the tests on the GS I've found published over the years since 89.

http://members.aol.com:/jcprrp/GS500tests.txt

[mrslush50]

so despite better horse power and torque figures the '02 was almost a full second slower than the '01.

slow rider?

bad timing?

or is my '02 slower than every other year?

[Piper5177]

That's right!  :nana:  j/k  It had to be something else, my best friend has an 02, and I have an 01, they are identicle bikes.

[glenn9171]

so despite better horse power and torque figures the '02 was almost a full second slower than the '01.

slow rider?

bad timing?

or is my '02 slower than every other year?

Blue is scientifically proven to be the fastest color.  Something about refracting light a certain way and that interferes with the oncoming air flow.    

[mrslush50]

I hope you were joking, but just in case you weren't...

actually all colors move at the same speed.  the speed of light.  different colors do have different wavelengths, but the speed at which they move is the same.

also, while the earths atmosphere does refract light from the sun, light "waves" (they are not really waves but they are not really particles either) have no effect on the atmosphere, which is what would be required for a certain color of motorcycle to outperform another simply because of color.

[JasonB]

Well, what about the heat absorbed by certain colors and the effect it has on the air around it making the air thicker or thinner therefore making travel through said air to be faster or slower by color.

[mrslush50]

If that were true then black would be the fastest color not blue.  The color "black" is created when every wavelength of visible light is absorbed.  Black is actually the absence of any reflected light.  Therefore, by your above reasoning, the most heat would be created, thereby reducing the air pressure around the bike, and decreasing the friction created by air resistance.

Also, the difference in wavelengths between the shortest and longest colors of visible light is something like 300 nanometers.  Meaning the difference in heat would be so small as to be completely negligible.

This is all based on my own knowledge of basic physics.  I am by no means an expert.  Although one of my riding buddies is a physics graduate student at the University of Washington, and I'll ask him about it the next time I see him.  If you have some sort of article or study that proves that certain colors of motorcycles (or other moving objects) move faster than others, I would love to read it.  Otherwise, I think it's bogus.

[JasonB]

The difference in temps between a white and black surface is very noticable. I dont know if there is anything written on color and air density relating to speed.