Bike v.s Car v.s Boat

[PitsVtec]

Found this on another site. Who do you think will win?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1914692207624681889&q=fifth+gear

[jcblitz]

boats are gay...and that just proved it.

[IrocRob]

Comparing apples, oranges, and peaches
makes for good TV, but that's about it.

[xstortion]

Looks pretty weak. Stupid race in my opinion

[Taz]

That was stupid. Boats can't win that kind of race.

[jcblitz]

Comparing apples, oranges, and peaches
makes for good TV, but that's about it.

apples to oranges would be a bike vs a tug boat. They were both "speed" machines, but yeah, they're not the same. It just depends on what level you want to compare them on.

But I'd love to see a katana vs a little bass fishing boat.

[soda7o]

apples to oranges would be a bike vs a tug boat. They were both "speed" machines, but yeah, they're not the same. It just depends on what level you want to compare them on.

But I'd love to see a katana vs a little bass fishing boat.


my 47lb thurst trolling moter would wipe that boat out.. :lol:

[JasonB]

That was didn't make any since. Entertaining tho

[PitsVtec]

That was didn't make any since. Entertaining tho


Kind of like what you typed here, :roflmao: huh?

[voteforguy]

shit, now i have to sell my bike and buy a formula 1 race car

[Cakes206]

F1 is no joke.

[Rev]

shit, now i have to sell my bike and buy a formula 1 race car

damn your bike made of diamonds? :boogie:

[CBRBob]

Definition of BOAT: A hole in the water you throw money into.

[soda7o]

shit, now i have to sell my bike and buy a formula 1 race car


the F1 would not last one block in NYC potholes..

[voteforguy]

the F1 would not last one block in NYC potholes..
I'll have to move to PA then...

nahh, nothing's worth that humiliation. :P

[High_Revs_17]

Title's the best, "Car vs Boat vs Bike"? Can they be a bit more descriptive? A car is what's sitting in my driveway, that's no car that's a F1 racing mahcine, what kinda bike? What kinda boat?

The boat won't reach over 140mph, and unless the bike's a top fuel drag bike there's no way it's gonna even touch that F1.

[Student Driver]

Notice they were all Honda's!
Bob, this makes 6!

[ffejtable]

Definition of BOAT: A hole in the water you throw money into.

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Didnt see the video yet, but boats are NOT fast....

[High_Revs_17]

Didnt see the video yet, but boats are NOT fast

Maybe not in this case but I was on a 29 foot skate (racing hull) a few years back with 3 outboard Mercs totaling 900 horsepower. Let me tell you 120mph is damn fast on the water. :wow:

[Commuta_Busa]

both the F1 & bike would sink in water

the F1 would not last one block in NYC potholes..

[voteforguy]

both the F1 & bike would sink in water
not with some modification they wouldn't ;)

[ffejtable]

Maybe not in this case but I was on a 29 foot skate (racing hull) a few years back with 3 outboard Mercs totaling 900 horsepower. Let me tell you 120mph is damn fast on the water. :wow:

well i had a nice reply all typed up, but something happened... anyway, the bottom line is boats are horribly slow, no matter how fast you think you are going... it always seems like you are giong 2x faster than you really are... i get asked all teh time how fast we are going when i take people out, and they are a little shocked when i tell them "about 40"...

[Commuta_Busa]

just imagine how slow the f1 or bike would go if they didn't have wheels and you had to drag them on the asphalt....

[Cakes206]

well i had a nice reply all typed up, but something happened... anyway, the bottom line is boats are horribly slow, no matter how fast you think you are going... it always seems like you are giong 2x faster than you really are... i get asked all teh time how fast we are going when i take people out, and they are a little shocked when i tell them "about 40"...

Say that to these guys

http://www.baymarine.com/36nortechcat_cyclone1.jpg

[ffejtable]

Say that to these guys

http://www.baymarine.com/36nortechcat_cyclone1.jpg

http://www.cartech.com/news/wr_news_boat.html

4500hp and the top speed is only 175mph...

A few bikes do better than that, stock...

Apples and Oranges.... mmm, im hungry now...

[Cakes206]

http://www.cartech.com/news/wr_news_boat.html

4500hp and the top speed is only 175mph...

A few bikes do better than that, stock...

Apples and Oranges.... mmm, im hungry now...


Do you know how hard it is and what it takes to actually be able to hit 175 on water. Take a moment and just fathom the idea. A bike sits ontop of the surface in which it rides on, has wheels wich roll pretty easy. A boat is big, heavy, and sits within its surface. Both have to battle aerodynamics, but a boat has alot more drag being in water. And holy crap, speaking of heavy, the boat in that link is +5 tons dry add 1000 gallons of fuel(1 fluid gallon = approx 8-9lbs. I think)...Those powerboats are the MotoGP of bikes. IMHO 175mph on water is pretty damn impressive.

[High_Revs_17]

no matter how fast you think you are going... it always seems like you are giong 2x faster than you really are... i get asked all teh time how fast we are going when i take people out, and they are a little shocked when i tell them "about 40"...

When the ripples in the water become a blur and you're staring at the analog speedo as it reads 120mph, then you glance back at the huge rooster tail kicking up about 15 feet and 30 feet back...you KNOW you're going that fast. :sweat:

Riding bitch always seems to be faster than it is due to lack of reference especially to non-riders. I've only ridden bitch a few times since I've been riding and it scared the crap outta me.

[High_Revs_17]

Do you know how hard it is and what it takes to actually be able to hit 175 on water. Take a moment and just fathom the idea. A boat is big, heavy, and sits within its surface. Both have to battle aerodynamics, but a boat has alot more drag being in water. And holy crap, speaking of heavy, the boat in that link is +5 tons dry add 1000 gallons of fuel(1 fluid gallon = approx 8-9lbs. I think)...Those powerboats are the MotoGP of bikes. IMHO 175mph on water is pretty damn impressive.

What's even more interesting is that unlike bikes at high speeds, supercats/skates like that one need that extra weight and drag as well to keep it from becoming a flying wing. :eek:

[ffejtable]

Do you know how hard it is and what it takes to actually be able to hit 175 on water. Take a moment and just fathom the idea. A bike sits ontop of the surface in which it rides on, has wheels wich roll pretty easy. A boat is big, heavy, and sits within its surface. Both have to battle aerodynamics, but a boat has alot more drag being in water. And holy crap, speaking of heavy, the boat in that link is +5 tons dry add 1000 gallons of fuel(1 fluid gallon = approx 8-9lbs. I think)...Those powerboats are the MotoGP of bikes. IMHO 175mph on water is pretty damn impressive.

I am not arguing that 175mph isn't impressive.. In fact its exactly what I am saying... However, relative to the car and bike that the boat was raced against, its pretty pathetic. My point is the original comparison had 2 land vehicles and a boat, and there simply is no comparison. Its just silly to even try to race the two, but the tv program did it anyway, because the average person doesnt know any better.

[PitsVtec]

Holy crap...I posted this for amusement, not a national debate....LOL... :banghead:

[Cakes206]

I am not arguing that 175mph isn't impressive.. In fact its exactly what I am saying... However, relative to the car and bike that the boat was raced against, its pretty pathetic. My point is the original comparison had 2 land vehicles and a boat, and there simply is no comparison. Its just silly to even try to race the two, but the tv program did it anyway, because the average person doesnt know any better.

True...it was a POS too :lol:

[Commuta_Busa]

when I think about the hp/lbs ratio of all three and then throw in the huge drag difference for the boat, all of a sudden I'm kinda impressed...