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Originally Posted by gscx  i dont really know of any dirtbikes that will accelerate to 60mph in 3 secs, which is what the average 600 can do today if there is a good rider on board. but i am talking about the supersport bikes like the gsxrs, and zxs. i dont doubt that a yz250 will accelerate just as hard as a F4i though |
His bike is i believe an 02 or 03, the first year of fuel injection on the honda 600.
I garuntee it did, not just once, but on multiple pulls... Keep in mind rolling start, no clutching the 600 to get it in its power.
But I promise you would be amazed at the result if you grabbed a 600 and a 450 and did it.
If you can ride a that 600 zero to sixty in three seconds, I would be so amazed...I think his bike needed one shift to do it, although i may be wrong about that.
Id say most mortals can do it in 4, and like i said, rolling start no clutch...it is a dog until it gets on power.
My point wasn't to prove a 450 "faster" than a street bike, just to throw out there how fast dirt bikes really are in their intended speed range. With their SIGNIFICANTLY less weight, and that is everything with bikes...and extremely quick gearing, they are faster than snot to 60.
On the dirt....in an mx setting...they are plenty fast