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...give a skilled rider on a scooter a curvy track and he/she can hang with the cc abundant. I suspect the Mio may be kitted but this is still some impressive riding. The only place the bikes can really close on him is in the short straight in front of the stands.

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That's awesome!!!! Very skilled.
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wonder if this went through any of the big bike guys heads.
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Funny to me because I easily kept up with sport bike riders in the hills above Los Gatos. Unless it was a straightaway, then I was of course dropped.

It really surprised me as well. Gotta love a Vespa!
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Those other bike were not 1000cc or they had throttle limiters because they should have be going much faster in the straights than they were. They should have been walking/running away from the scoot in the straights. I bet the bikes are 250's
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bendcyclist wrote:
Funny to me because I easily kept up with sport bike riders in the hills. Unless it was a straightaway, then I was of course dropped.

Gotta love a Vespa!
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thank s so much for this video. My work mates both ride Victory 1700cc bikes. They love to poke fun at me. They sent me a little picture that shows a scooter on the top of the page with the words. "I get 75 MPG, what do you get!" The bottom of the picture shows a sports bike with the word above it that says "Laid!"

They think they are quite funny. This video shall be my triumph!
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Light & quick has the advantage on a small track. Nice riding by the scooter guy.
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Those other bike were not 1000cc or they had throttle limiters because they should have be going much faster in the straights than they were. They should have been walking/running away from the scoot in the straights. I bet the bikes are 250's
listen to the bike bikes engines, defiantly not 250's. 1000's just start to get going on the straights before they have to shut them down. they probably don't get out of 2nd gear on that short tight track.
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WEB-Tech wrote:
Those other bike were not 1000cc or they had throttle limiters because they should have be going much faster in the straights than they were. They should have been walking/running away from the scoot in the straights. I bet the bikes are 250's
listen to the bike bikes engines, defiantly not 250's. 1000's just start to get going on the straights before they have to shut them down. they probably don't get out of 2nd gear on that short tight track.
Yeah short tight track plus rider skill are the factors. Though I do have to give the rider on the white bike credit. Started last and outside and ended up in the front eventually. I don't think scooterboy would have caught him again but the rest of the pack was not catching scooterboy either.
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My last track car was an '08 Shelby GT500 that was putting 598 hp to the rear wheels. It had all the appropriate suspension and braking upgrades but was a complete handful trying to get a drive out of corners that I had previously had to severally brake for due to speed and the weight of the car. On a short tight track I had trouble getting around and away from Miatas. One of the tracks I ran, my top speed was 147 mph and my brakes and tires would last 8 days doing five 30 minute enduros a day. I took the car to Road America which is a much longer track and could pass about anything on the track and my top speed increased to 168 mph, but I was cording my front tires and smoking my brakes on a daily basis. Weight and power are a hindrance on a tight track. It takes longer to slow down and it's harder to get a good drive out of corners when you're dealing with extreme hp and mass. The video doesn't surprise me, especially if you have a well tuned scoot. I've pretty much done the same thing when riding with a friends Harley contingency. I can run off and hide from them on my gts on curvy backroads.
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stickyfrog wrote:
old as dirt wrote:
WEB-Tech wrote:
Those other bike were not 1000cc or they had throttle limiters because they should have be going much faster in the straights than they were. They should have been walking/running away from the scoot in the straights. I bet the bikes are 250's
listen to the bike bikes engines, defiantly not 250's. 1000's just start to get going on the straights before they have to shut them down. they probably don't get out of 2nd gear on that short tight track.
Yeah short tight track plus rider skill are the factors. Though I do have to give the rider on the white bike credit. Started last and outside and ended up in the front eventually. I don't think scooterboy would have caught him again but the rest of the pack was not catching scooterboy either.
The sport bike riders were not very confident, they were not doing the COW maneuver, and in some cases they were leaning the bike instead of leaning with the bike.
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Yeah some of them seemed not up to it. But still better than me I think.
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Love this video. I showed a couple of people at work. Just the motorcycle riders who like to tease me.
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I like it too - but it's obviously an instructor going out with a novice group to show them the ropes.

One of the guys at Brands Hatch did similar on a 125 dirt bike on my first track day. No knees-down from him either.
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