Numbers fun.
Sport Rider's latest issue has a full test of the Y2K 9R. How much better does the 12R have to be to beat the busa? Here is a comparison of the Y2K 9R numbers with Sport Rider's 99 busa performance numbers.
top speed:
busa - 189.6
9R - 173.5
busa by 16.1 mph
1/4 mile
busa - 9.97/144.8
9R - 10.06/139
busa by .09 sec/5.8 mph
60-80 roll-on
busa - 3.28
9R - 3.13
9R by .15 sec
80-100 roll-on
busa - 3.47
9R - 3.52
busa by .05 sec
So, except for the top speed department, the 12R only has to be a hair better than the 9R to beat the busa mag numbers.
What does it all mean? It means that with a foot of snow on the ground you do some pretty dumb things to kill time.
Sport Rider's latest issue has a full test of the Y2K 9R. How much better does the 12R have to be to beat the busa? Here is a comparison of the Y2K 9R numbers with Sport Rider's 99 busa performance numbers.
top speed:
busa - 189.6
9R - 173.5
busa by 16.1 mph
1/4 mile
busa - 9.97/144.8
9R - 10.06/139
busa by .09 sec/5.8 mph
60-80 roll-on
busa - 3.28
9R - 3.13
9R by .15 sec
80-100 roll-on
busa - 3.47
9R - 3.52
busa by .05 sec
So, except for the top speed department, the 12R only has to be a hair better than the 9R to beat the busa mag numbers.
What does it all mean? It means that with a foot of snow on the ground you do some pretty dumb things to kill time.