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Old 04-19-2013, 08:11 PM   #59 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
The average motorbike copes even better, due to its good power to weight ratio.
Going up the mountain - YES.

Going down the mountain where braking power as applied to surface contact area - NO.

Several examples of this come to mind, one where a sports car is pitted against a much faster motorcycle on the track. The motorcycle was ahead until the first turn where rapid deceleration was required.

Sport cars can out brake sport bikes, it's that simple.
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