[Argess]

I'm really not certain what type of bike it was....a green crotch rocket. 14 year old son identified it. He could be in error. 1/2 throttle.....well, at 1/2 throttle my front wheels are getting very light in the steering department and I get worried about the rear-end sliding out. Crane did a computer profile of my enigne and got 480 hp, but that's very optomistic since it assumes perfect ignition timing and perfect fuel delivery. All I can say, is that the story is true.

Oh, and I didn't hit the brakes, just let off the gas a tiny bit.

Anyway, the point is, I didn't race....I just surprised him.

The problem with racing on the street....when you meet at a light, etc., is that there is no upper limit....no identifiable end. If the idiot wants to hit max speed, things will go wrong. I've always thought the Cobra met my criteria of "It's not how fast you go, it's how fast you can get to the speed limit"

EDIT: I bet it may only have been a 650. Being curious, I found specs for a 650 are 71 hp and 401 lbs. Cobra is about 2500 lbs and 425 hp. That gives the Cobra a 0.17 power to weight ratio and the Ninja just under 0.18 (o.177)....only a 4% dis-advantage for the Cobra in theory, and then there's the factor of the drivers...... Doing the math again and adding 300 lbs for two passengers in the Cobra and 150 lbs for the motorcycle driver, we find the situation reversed and a 17% advantage for the Cobra.