What are some stats for a stock gs500e, any year. I just got my first bike (I love it!) I told my friend that my bike can probably beat his GTO (no I'm not gonna race him) just based on power to weight ratio. I know the gs500 isn't fast but isn't it light enough to beat his GTO? How can something so light get beat by a stock car?

I say definately from 0-60, probably in 1/4-mile as well.......just don't do it...racing cars with motorcycles is not a good habbit to get into, first of all you are almost always faster, so it's not that much fun, second if one of you looses control almost always the rider will get hurt worse....practice, then go to the race track, leave the roadracing to fools 

With Roadstergal on it, the GS 500 has the same power to weight ratio as the BMW E46.

And it should be most any car.  1-60 times I think are like right over 4.5 seconds.

But I've been known to totally pull a statistic out of me arse. 

Only car that ever gave me a run for my money was a late 90's Mustang Cobra.

-ash

What year of GTO is it?

And if this is your first time ridding a motorcycle, I don't know if you could beat him...yet

Quote from: Jake D on January 23, 2006, 03:22:47 PM

And it should be most any car.  1-60 times I think are like right over 4.5 seconds.

 

Are 1-60 times measured from a rolling start? 

dont go claming any thing yet . these bikes ( modles that is)  stock sayyy there supose to run 14.6's 1/4 i'v had mine to a 14.41   and i was getting better as the night went . but there pretty fast for there size .. but up any thing like that . i'm not so sure .. the new GT mustang runs 13.9's  but i'v heard of ppl running lower times.

if you want to beat him you better start modding!

I suggest a turbo, with oversized pistions, NOS, and afew of those rocket bosters.  then you've got a chance

You have no chance unless he's got a broken GTO.  You'll take him off the line, like just about any other car, but as soon as he wraps up first gear he'd reel you in.  The people who brag about beating sports cars on their bikes are typically racing v6 mustangs and compacts...not ones that'll run out 160mph without fussing too much.

http://www.fast-autos.net/pontiac/04pontiacgto.html

specs say 5.3s 0-60
and 13.9 through the quarter

so you could probabely take him to 60 then shortly after he would start to pull away

It might be close race if he's knows what he's doing but the GTO would most likely win.  A stock GS 0-60 is only 5.7 with a 1/4 in 14.48 http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/mikecronis/images/pg2.jpg so it would take a good launch just to keep it a good race.  One thing I've noticed it that a lot of people think a GS can beat most any car but that's just not true.  I love my GS but I'm not living in any dream world.  When it comes to speed it's just a fast car and nothing more.  But it has so many other perks like 50 mpg, really cheep insurance, and it's a bike.

wow...the GS will keep up with my Titan...now just gotta find out how to race them against each other(i wont let anyone drive my shaZam!) 

13.9 is not fast at all really.  My old honda CRX ran 13.2s with intake and exhaust only..

well whats a gs running with intake and exhaust mods?

how about something as highly modded as dgyver's GS555R? I think that could take most any car.

i dont know take a bike with exhaust on it and a K&N.  cant make toooo much of a difference. 

Quote from: SofieTheBear on January 23, 2006, 08:27:19 PM
One thing I've noticed it that a lot of people think a GS can beat most any car but that's just not true.  I love my GS but I'm not living in any dream world. 

<chuckle> yeah I get a kick out of that...It's not GS people specific.  It's pretty common to hear "I put a K&N on my <whatevervehicle> and now I can beat that Corvette".  My favorite is when somebody puts new Splitfires in or something like that...(usually this is a car that has 50 lbs of McDonald's wrappers, CD's, and various other crap in the trunk).  Better look out now - he's running four-dollar spark plugs! 

I used to have this guy talk smack to me TO NO END when he got his new V6 Camaro.  Yeah buddy - I bet those twin 4" chrome exhaust tips are going to put you MANY car lengths ahead of my V8 NITROUS'D DRAG CAR...  geeez...

Not knocking the original post in any way - I just happened to be listening to someone earlier tell me how fast their turbo PT Cruiser was and they laughed when I said I drove a Pinto so I had to rant 

Quote from: that_guy on January 23, 2006, 08:43:18 PM
13.9 is not fast at all really.  My old honda CRX ran 13.2s with intake and exhaust only..

The 13.9 he is quoting is the 1/4 mile time, not the 0-60.  

How the hell do you get a CRX to do 13.2 in the 1/4 mile with only an intake and exhaust mod?  That's in musclecar territory.

^If it was a 3800 with a 5spd and an open exhaust it's not exactly a "slow" car...lol.  Ungoverned I've seen a 3800 Firebird ('94) roll off 163mph.  Dyno'ed something like 228rwhp and 245lb/tq.  Crazy car...just an opened up intake, a full exhaust and the obvious chip...crazy car...

It's easy to get stupid fast times with CRX's and Si's.  Sure it's muscle car territory but you don't take into account that muscle cars weigh 4000lbs...a gutted CRX weighs 1750lbs.

However...no way a stock motor CRX ran a 13 pass.

Yeah, that's ridiculous, the fastest I've ever run my S2000 was 14.2, there's no way in hell you're pulling that out of an old CRX without some serious work.  Check those time slips, an 18.2 second run can look like a 13.2